Waterloo Foundation- Grants for Tropical Forests Conservation

The Waterloo Foundation supports projects to manage and conserve tropical rainforests. Under our Tropical Rainforests programme, preference will be given to initiatives working to protect tropical rainforests for their value to the climate, communities and biodiversity, principally through avoided deforestation. We will consider both practical local projects, and strategic initiatives. Therefore, applications are invited from UK charities in partnerships with local organizations in the developing world, and from non-UK organizations that can provide suitable references in the UK.

What we will support:

1.Local projects

Applications for practical local projects that we will consider would typically be working on a specified tropical rainforest area, defined in hectares. We will generally only accept applications for the protection of areas larger than 10,000 hectares. Applicants will need to demonstrate how their project involves:

  • Exposing, addressing and overcoming the local drivers of deforestation
  • Management of the specified area
  • Methods to measure and monitor the protected area
  • Sustainable livelihoods for forest-dependent communities
  • Securing land rights or management rights for forest-dependent communities

2.Strategic projects

We will consider applications for strategic projects that are working on addressing the drivers of deforestation on a wider or international scale. These could include:

  • Working on international or regional forest policy
  • Campaigning for improved practices in commerce
  • Innovative ways of reducing deforestation e.g. financial systems or solutions based on the value of forest ecosystem services

Strategic project applicants will have to provide the following information:

  • Evidence of previous successful strategic programmes e.g. an attributable change in policy or improved supply chain. We may ask to see a full copy of the supporting data and evaluation at a later stage;
  • For your proposed programme, the specific measurable outcomes that you expect the programme to achieve, and the methods you will use to monitor these outcomes;
  • The strategy put in place to ensure the sustainability of the programme’s objectives for the long term.

What is not funded

We are not able to offer funding for:

  • Tree planting projects
  • Projects focused solely on the use of fuel-efficient stoves
  • Projects with animal conservation as the sole focus
  • Research projects
  • Projects focusing on environmental education
  • We are currently not accepting proposals for REDD and carbon finance projects
  • Projects based in countries that are not secure and politically stable. We are therefore unlikely to support projects in conflict-affected areas such as within DRC and CAR.
  • In addition, we only consider proposals from US-based organizations under exceptional circumstances, due to the higher availability of environmental funding in the US compared to the UK.

Applying for Funding

If you think that you are eligible for funding, please see the Environment – Application Guidelines page for guidance about how to submit a funding application.

For all details visit: http://www.waterloofoundation.org.uk/EnvironmentTropicalRainforests.html

Current Deadlines

Marine – The deadline for applications to our Marine programme:1st September

Tropical Rainforests – The deadline for applications to our Tropical Rainforests programme: 1st December

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