The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and BirdLife International, as an implementation team regional (RIT) for the hotspot, solicit proposals in the form of letters of inquiry for small grants at destination non-governmental organizations, community groups, private companies, universities and other social organizations civil (CSO).

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is an initiative joint of the French Agency for Development, Conservation International, the European Union, the Environment Fund World Bank, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. An objective fundamental of CEPF is to enable civil society to engage in conservation of biodiversity.

The Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot is the second largest hotspot in the world and the largest of the five regions with a Mediterranean climate world. CEPF's investment in the Mediterranean was formulated through a participatory process that involved civil society, donors and parties government stakeholders across the region.

Funding Information

• Budget: US $ 5,000 to US $ 20,000

Eligible Activities

The focus of this call is limited to sites and activities in Algeria, falling under Strategic Directions 1 and 4.

• Strategic direction 1 - Protection of coastal areas
• Strategic direction 4 - Plant conservation

Eligibility Criteria

• Non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private companies can apply for funding. The individuals should work with civil society organizations to make an application rather than making a request directly.
• Organizations must have their own bank accounts and must be legally entitled to receive grants.
• Companies and public institutions are only eligible on condition of prove that the company or institution:
  • is a legal entity independent of any agency or actor government;
  • has the authority to request and receive private funds;
  • cannot claim sovereign immunity.
• Grants cannot be used for:
  • the purchase of land, the forced displacement of people, or activities that have adverse effects on cultural resources, particularly those that are important to local communities;
  • activities that harm indigenous peoples or that are not not widely supported by these communities;
  • the withdrawal or modification of physical cultural property (in particular sites of archaeological importance, paleontological, historical, religious or natural)

For more information, visit Small Grants.