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Small Grants Fund - call for nominations 2009 (02/02/09)

Greetings. Each year the Ramsar Small Grants Fund provides support of up to 40,000 Swiss francs (US$ 35,000) for a number of small projects for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and circulates a fundraising portfolio of evaluated proposals for which we ourselves have insufficient funding to support. Parties from eligible developing countries are encouraged to submit proposals for the 2009 period, and NGOs and others may also apply as long as their proposals have the endorsement of the Ramsar Administrative Authorities (i.e., national focal points) in their countries. The SGF "Operational Guidelines" are presently being revised for approval by the 40th meeting of the Standing Committee in May 2009, but in the meantime interested persons should continue to use the 2006-2008 forms, as the revisions will not significantly affect their proposals.

The forms in English, French, and Spanish and the current OECD eligibility list can be found at caxref:2187. The last deadline for submission of proposals is 30 June 2009, but the deadline for sending draft proposals to receive advice from the Convention's Senior Regional Advisors is 30 April 2009. The portfolio of 2008 project proposals that is presently being circulated amongst donor organizations seeking their direct support can be seen at http://www.ramsar.org/sgf/sgf_portfolio_2008.pdf.

Best regards, Dwight Peck, Communications Officer, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Sandra Hails, CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 999 0176; Fax: +41 22 999 0169
E-mail: hails@ramsar.org
Web Site: http://ramsar.org
CEPA mini-Web site: http://ramsar.org/outreach_index.htm

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