Rainforest Trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement and donor support.
Key details
Grant type
Project-based Funding
Application submission type
Multiple Annual Rounds
Eligibility
Categories
Public and Societal BenefitEnvironment and Animals
Target beneficiaries
Nature and Environment
Areas of focus
Environmental ProtectionRehabilitationSustainable Development
Grant conditions & requirements
Project Grant Applications should meet the following criteria:
- Clear focus on creating a new protected area or the expansion of existing protected areas.
* This can be through land purchase, designation as a National Park or other officially recognised protected area, conversion of logging concessions to reserve, long-term land lease, or land-titling or other mechanism of providing for indigenous ownership and management with the formal stipulation that the indigenous or community lands will be managed for conservation.
- Proposed sites must be currently unprotected. Use IUCN’s World Database of Protected Areas to determine if the area is already recognized as protected (category 1-6). Exceptions: We do not consider Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Sites or RAMSAR Reserves to be officially protected by virtue of these designations.
- Projects should have endorsement from project stakeholders, especially local communities.
- All projects are expected to obtain Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of any impacted communities.
- Projects should seek to develop sustainable financing mechanisms for long-term management of the proposed protected area.
