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Ecosystem Grants Programme - IUCN (01/02/07)

Good afternoon everyone:

Here's a message from the IUCN Netherlands Ecosystem Grants Programme that I am sure will be of interest to some of you or to your colleagues. Full details are available on their web site here http://www.iucn.nl/english/funds/egp/english/criteria.htm so please follow their application instructions.

With best wishes, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat
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Ecosystem Grants Programme

The IUCN NL/ Ecosystem Grants Programme (EGP) is a small grants fund for projects of local organizations in the South that link nature conservation and poverty issues.

This website can be used to submit a pre-proposal. On the left you will find a menu where you can find all necessary information.
You can also download here all the information on IUCN NL/EGP in Word or in PDF

Summary of main points

* Only NGOs can submit proposals

* Proposals have to contribute to the overall goal of EGP: The sustainable use and conservation of ecosystems.

* Deadline for pre-proposals is 1 March 2007 12.00 GMT

* ALL proposals, including pre-proposals, MUST use the EGP format to be considered for funding

* Maximum grant award is Euro 85,000

* Proposals must comply with administrative and general criteria

* Geographic coverage for the 1 March 2007 deadline:

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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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