MAVA is seeking to support
activities that strengthen nature conservation in the immediate recovery phase
and the mid-term (re)construction phase of the COVID crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed our vulnerabilities even further
and brought to light our broken relationship with nature. There are more voices
in all spheres asking to “build back better”, to ‘reset’ the economy and to
redirect our economic and financial systems to take better account of our
natural capital, whose erosion is compromising the survival of many species,
including human beings.
This call for proposals seeks to support
activities that strengthen nature conservation in the immediate recovery phase
and the mid-term (re)construction phase of the COVID crisis. They are seeking
innovative ideas to better promote nature in the (post)-COVID-19 world that is
currently being shaped.
As economic and financial systems are rebooted,
they are aiming for ideas for actions in a broad range of areas and sectors
that can translate into tangible impacts for nature and biodiversity
conservation. With this call for proposals, MAVA Foundation will provide
funding to successful applicants, for:
- Supporting / influencing the
formulation of recovery plans or other initiatives to:
- Increase recovery spending for
nature conservation (immediate recovery);
- Ensure that nature and
environmental sustainability are solidly embedded in the economic rebuild
and associated future spending (beyond immediate recovery);
- Use current stimulus spending
for structural reform in economic or financial systems for more nature;
- Ensure that the conditions
attached to receiving funding from recovery plans are met and include
nature.
- Promoting / negotiating
debt-for-nature swaps in MAVA regions.
- Other ideas for greening the
post-COVID recovery dynamics in line with MAVA’s mission and vision.
Funding Information
- The overall budget available
for this call is CHF 2 000 000. The maximum grant duration has been
fixed to 18 months (maximum end date is 31 July 2022).
- They expect the typical grant
size to be between CHF 400’000 and CHF 500’000. However, budgets between
CHF 100,000 and CHF 700,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- The geographical scope of the
propositions can either be global or target more specifically one or more
of MAVA regions, namely: the Mediterranean, Coastal West Africa,
Switzerland, and the EU countries.
- The proposals should have an
emphasis on the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable
use of its components. Proposals targeting only climate change mitigation
are excluded.
Post Date - 06-Oct-2020