CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank.
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En español: 12 Consejos para recibir financiamiento para su idea de proyecto
In total, CEPF’s grant directors have reviewed some 5,000 letters of inquiry (LOIs). They recently reflected on what makes a proposal stand out, and what makes it miss the mark. Here’s their advice:
CEPF recently announced it will reinvest in the Caribbean. As we wrap up our initial, six-year, investment in the hotspot, we take a look at some of CEPF grantees’ greatest achievements thus far.
In 2010, CEPF began its investment in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, a biodiversity hotspot located in southern Mozambique, eastern Swaziland, and two provinces in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
The timing aligned with a South African government-subsidized green jobs initiative, and CEPF developed its strategy for the region with this in mind.
In 2006, Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) in Belize consisted of a handful of volunteers implementing a few isolated environmental activities like tree planting and clean-up campaigns. But when the organization applied for CEPF funding to improve management of the Chiquibul-Maya Mountains in the Mesoamerica Biodiversity Hotspot, Grant Director Michele Zador saw potential.
CEPF held its second Regional Implementation Team (RIT) Exchange last month in Athens, Greece. Twenty-eight RIT members, along with six Secretariat staff, came together for three days to share ideas, challenges and solutions. All nine active biodiversity hotspots were represented.
The CEPF model works, in large part, because of these teams, which are located in or near each active biodiversity hotspot at host organizations. They work on the ground directly with CEPF’s grantees, helping to build local capacity and implement CEPF’s strategy in the hotspot.
