Grant for Environmental and Social Impact ($15 000)

Deadline: December 18th 2023 | Grant For Environmental And Social Impact ($15 000)

Title:	Grant For Environmental And Social Impact ($15 000)
Organisation:	World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Fund/Grant:	$15 000
Deadline:	December 18th 2023
Eligible countries;	Malaysia, Tanzania, and Kenya).

Proposals for collaborative capacity building related to the environmental and social impacts and risks of development projects on ecosystems and their services, as well as for improving inclusive conservation and sustainable development, are being invited by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as part of its Russell E Train Education for Nature (EFN) Programme.

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With an emphasis on local communities and local practitioners, the Environmental and Social Impact Grant seeks to offer competitive financial support to teams and institutions operating in Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar with the goal of strengthening capacities to address needs for environmental and social impact assessment capacity building.

With initiatives that thoroughly address environmental and social challenges, the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Grant, funded by Charlotte Bingham, aims to empower communities and increase their capacity to accomplish development goals and inclusive conservation. Collaboration at the local level between people involved in development, conservation, and environmental and social impact assessment is crucial, according to Charlotte, in order to achieve inclusive conservation and sustainable development.

A variety of audiences engaged in addressing social and environmental issues related to the implementation and administration of conservation and development initiatives should be the target audience for the proposals, with a special emphasis on the major objectives of WWF, which include climate, food, forests, freshwater, oceans, and wildlife.

Emphasis Areas

• The following should be prioritised in proposals as they aim to involve a variety of industries and groups:
• Establishing standards, best practises, and competencies. In order to achieve sustainable development, these should include practical exercises and case studies that directly address the institutional gaps and challenges in understanding and mitigating the potential risks and social and environmental impacts of development programmes and projects, as well as opportunities to improve inclusive conservation goals.
• Including a variety of stakeholders, such as local and indigenous populations and mainstreaming gender issues.
• Promoting the development of a professional network with a focus on cooperation and information sharing between people and organisations. Proposals aiming at enhancing cooperation with regional organisations and local groups (such as environmental journalists, urban and regional planners, impact assessment specialists, conservationists, or environmental lawyers) will be given precedence.
• Enhancing the knowledge and experience of people and communities to achieve impact assessment and conservation outcomes collaboratively, including attention to cumulative effects, strategic level cooperation, and the use of nature-based solutions to environmental impacts and risks. enhancing institutional capacities to address governance challenges related to conservation, development, and infrastructure projects.

Financial Details

• The suggested actions must be finished by August 2025, and applicants may ask for up to $15,000 with convincing financial arguments.

Qualification Standards

• In order to be evaluated for a grant, applicants must fulfil each of the following eligibility requirements:
• The organisation needs to be duly registered in one of the three qualifying nations (Malaysia, Tanzania, and Kenya).
• Teams or organisations must have a history of developing capacity in relation to the effects on the environment and society, applying that capability to regional conservation and development initiatives, and being able to track outcomes.
• The organisation has until the application deadline to provide all necessary paperwork.
• Before August 2025, the organisation must finish all grant-related operations.
• Active learning, components of practical skills, mentoring, and/or field-based learning activities that enhance the knowledge and abilities of regional stakeholders, organisations, and networks must all be included in the submissions. Local groups that tackle development-related issues that impact ecosystems and their services, as well as those that promote sustainable development and conservation, are given precedence.
• Organisations are required to pledge to demonstrate how they will achieve the desired results in accordance with national policies about the COVID-19 pandemic.
• In order to achieve WWF’s six ambitious goals—climate, food, forests, freshwater, oceans, and wildlife—organizations must pledge to support this work.

For more information, visit World Wildlife Fund.