Call For Proposal 2015 - NICFI: Climate and Forest Funding for Civil Society 2016-2020
Monday, December 1, 2014
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Closing Date: January 6,2015.
The Norwegian Forest and Climate
Initiative (NICFI) is currently accepting grant proposals under its Funding
Scheme for Civil Society. Through this funding scheme Civil
society organizations working on Climate and Forest issues are supported to
enhance their role in reaching the overarching goals of contributing to the
establishment of a global regime for REDD+, reduced CO2 emissions from
deforestation and forest and peat degradation, sustainable development and human
rights. This funding scheme will run from 2016-2020.
The applying organisations are
invited to present proposals that can contribute to one or several of the
following outcomes for the grant scheme:
1.
Incentives to achieve REDD+ efforts are
established through the new international climate regime and/or other climate,
environment and development funding streams.
2.
Governments in targeted developing countries
have implemented REDD+ related policies, measures and safeguards, such as
policies for green growth, sustainable livelihoods, and land use-planning, the
rights of indigenous peoples and local communities and women’s rights.
3.
Private sector actors have implemented social
and environmental policies and practices that reduce the pressure on forests,
and are engaged in global public private partnerships to reduce deforestation.
Four thematic areas
In order to achieve these
outcomes, four thematic areas are of particular importance. Therefore,
applicants are asked to submit proposals within the following thematic areas:
1.
Indigenous and Other Forest-dependent
Populations’ Rights and Interests
2.
Commodity Supply Chains and Green Growth
3.
Legality, Transparency and Governance
4.
International Consensus on REDD+
Eligibility Criteria:
§
Applicants can be civil society actors
working within the field of reduced deforestation and forest degradation in
targeted developing countries. Independent competence centers or think tanks
with an idealistic, non-commercial purpose and inter-governmental organizations
outside UN may also apply.
§ Applicant must demonstrate significant relevance
and competence to one main thematic priority, but cross-thematic proposals may
also be considered.
§
Concept notes must
describe which of the outcomes it will contribute to and how.
§
All projects must demonstrate an added value to
REDD+ in the relevant country or region and relate to national REDD+ policies
and programs when relevant.
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