IUCN Call For Proposals For Projects for CSOs and NGOs

IUCN Call For Proposals For Projects for CSOs and NGOs

Deadline: 15-Nov-2024

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched the Projects on Seagrass Conservation, Restoration and the Regenerative Blue Economy.

These locally impactful projects will create a network of transformative seagrass action and leadership in the Western Indian Ocean region.

Themes

• The project must address at least one of the following themes:
  • Integrating seagrass meadows in marine protected areas (MPAs) and Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs);
  • Restoring degraded meadows;
  • Implementing protection and regeneration measures for seagrass meadows;
  • Contribute to the protection of emblematic species such as dugong, turtles, seahorses;
  • Developing regenerative blue economy activities
  • Supporting the extension and/or creation of new conservation areas that target seagrass ecosystems

Funding Information

• Portfolio 1 
  • Between $50,000 – $100,000 (1 per country)
  • Universities, research institutions, councils, civil society orgs; not-for-profits and non-government organisations
• Portfolio 2
  • Between $20,000 – $40,000 (10 grants)
  • Civil society organisations, not for profit organisations, non-government organisations, LMMA practitioners, cooperatives etc.

Geographic Focus

• Comoros, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique

For more information, visit IUCN.