Deadline: 6-May-25
The European Commission is accepting proposals to promote an approach that integrates environmental protection and the development of sustainable, inclusive and gender-sensitive value chains.
Priorities
- The action must respond to the 2 main outputs expected from the programme, namely:
- The regulatory framework and natural resource management systems for strengthening the protection of the environment and biodiversity (including the promotion of human rights and gender equality) are consolidated.
- Development of sustainable, inclusive and high-quality tourism, targeting especially women and young people, based on ecosystem services, and based on:
- sustainable and responsible tourism offering green, decent and gender-sensitive jobs for communities in protected areas and their peripheral areas,
- vocational training for private stakeholders in the tourism sector (eco and agro-tourism, cultural tourism, scientific tourism), in accordance with the gender perspective and the guiding principles on business and human rights.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 3.500.000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
- Size of grants
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 3.400.000
- maximum amount: EUR 3.500.000
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 36 months nor exceed 42 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation and
- be effectively established in a country eligible for NDICI : a) EU member states ; b) IAP III beneficiaries; c) European Economic Area countries; d) developing countries and territories (as listed by the OECD DAC as ODA recipients) that are not members of the G20, namely: 1- least developed countries (LDCs), 2- other low-income countries, 3- lower middle-income countries and territories, 4- upper middle-income countries and territories; e) overseas countries and territories (OCTs); f) OECD Member States; h) neighbourhood partner countries, and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
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