Small Grant Funds
Several organizations provide opportunities for Partners to access grants of small amounts of money to conduct projects on conservation of waterbirds and/or their habitats. These “Small Grants Funds” can be helpful to undertake an activity or create materials for Flyway Network Sites in a country, to cover the costs of developing a major project, or to serve as seed money that will attract co-funding. The East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership does not act as a provider of small funds but can assist Partners to contact existing Small Grants Funds.
The following summaries and links should enable Partners to make their own inquiries. Please note that the timeframes and other operational requirements vary between the Funds, typically as determined by particular national regulations. Also be aware that competition for grants may be strong and that waterbirds may be only one of the many subjects that the Fund addresses.
Information on other Funds may be added to this site in the future.
The Ramsar Small Grants Fund
The Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use (SGF) was established by the Conference of the Contracting Parties in 1990, and it provides financial assistance for wetland conservation projects in the form of small grants (maximum Swiss francs 40,000 per project) for projects in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. More Information »
Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund of WWF - Hong kong
The Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund was established to provide financial support to waterbird conservation projects in the East Asia – Australasian Flyway. Priority is given to projects that lead to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their important wetland habitats, as well as those which bring socio-economic benefits to the local community at the site. Each year WWF makes a single call for applications to the Fund with the deadline of 31 October. More Information »
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is a significant philanthropic endowment established to do the following:
Provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives
Recognize leaders in the field of species conservation; and
Elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. More Information »
Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund
The Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF) was authorized as a public trust by the Ministry of Environment Japan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 2000. The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. was selected as the Trustee of the Fund. After its establishment in April 2000, a lot of corporations (mainly Nippon Keidanren member corporations) and the general public have been contributing donations to the Fund on the approval of KNCF. The KNCF has supported projects every year with about the total amount of 150 million (JPY). The KNCF raises applicants for the Fund on its Web Page every fiscal year, and the Project Selection Committee has assumed the rigid responsibility of appraising and selecting supported projects among submitted applications. More Information »
Japan Fund for Global Environment
We are now faced with environmental problems that are occurring on a global scale: global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, and destruction of tropical rain forests. Regardless of whether we live in developed or developing countries, the economic activities that support our societies have not only caused an abuse of resources but have also made a large impact on the environment, the foundation for our livelihoods. Moreover these problems not only influence our local environment but also they cross national borders into neighboring countries and are connected to the destruction of the environment on a global scale. Environmental problems cannot be solved only by the power of one nation, one region, one company, nor one individual alone. To alleviate the global environmental crisis and to create a sustainable society, it becomes essential to collaborate internationally. More Information »
The Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia
The RRC-EA wetland fund is a fund that is comparable with the Ramsar Small Grant Fund. The purpose of the RRC-EA WF is to provide funding to East-Southeast Asian Nations for the purpose of wetland conservation and wetland education programs. The grant is open to all applicants, but the project fund cannot exceed 12,000,000KRW. The grant is established with the purpose of assisting countries in the enhancement of conservation and protection of wetlands in the Asian Region.
Project proposals need to be submitted by the deadline for consideration in the award process. A group of professional wetland experts and the RRC-EA staff evaluates the proposals. Successful proposals will exhibit sound knowledge of wetland processes, and management protocols as well as an innovative approach to the research being performed. More Information »
Future for Nature Award
The goal of the Future for Nature Foundation is to protect species of wild animals and plants. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation has established the Future for Nature Award. The prize rewards and funds individuals for their internationally outstanding species protection efforts. The Future for Nature Awards is awarded annually during the Future for Nature Conference at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands. A sponsor market for species protection will accompany the annual conference. More Information »