The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation. CEPF provides strategic assistance to NGOs, community groups and other civil society partners to help safeguard biodiversity hotspots. This conservation investment is guided by region-specific investment strategies, developed with inputs and in consultation with diverse stakeholders. The Ecosystem Profile for the Western Ghats was developed by conservation and scientific institutions, with inputs from civil society, to guide the strategic and catalytic conservation investment in the Western Ghats.
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) in partnership with CEPF. They will provide grants to civil society organizations to work towards safeguarding globally threatened species and critical sites in the Western Ghats.
The grants program has two main objectives:
- To enable action by diverse communities and partnerships to ensure conservation of key biodiversity areas and enhance connectivity in the corridors.
- To improve the conservation of globally threatened species of the Western Ghats through systematic conservation planning and action.
Eligibility:
Projects must address at least one of the specific issues outlined in the call for proposals, above. Projects are restricted to the boundaries of the Western Ghats Region, within the states of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Non-governmental organisations, community groups, universities, private enterprises and other civil society applicants may apply for funding.
Each application has to be supported / endorsed by 2 referees/experts closely matching the context of the proposal. Last date to send the filled application is 31st May 2011.
Download the below attachment for application form
Contact Details:
Dr Bhaskar Acharya,
Project Co-ordinator,
CEPF-Western Ghats Regional Implementation Team,
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment,
Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore - 560064
Tel: (080) 23540639
Email: cepfwghats@atree.org
Website: http://www.atree.org/cepf_wghats
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