Biodiversity grants help to sustain the environment.
Biodiversity grants are awarded to independent researchers and research institutes to support a variety of projects and initiatives that address and aim to promote a sustainable ecological environment. Issues such as sustainable land use, energy preservation or projects for developing biofuels are some examples of initiatives that receive biodiversity funding. Prospective applicants should follow specific eligibility criteria and guidelines provided by each funding organization.
MacArthur Foundation
Based in Chicago, the MacArthur Foundation is an independent and privately-owned organization. The foundation provides grants for projects that examine the threats of climate change towards biodiversity. The objective of the funding is to solicit proposals for initiatives that evaluate the potential damages of climate change and approaches for mitigating this threat to animals and wildlife. In particular, the grant seeks proposals that examine the impact of climate change on species that are located in the most diverse ecosystems around the world. The geographic regions specified for this grant will be tropical ecosystems that are home to the world’s most diverse plant and animal life such as Madagascar, Eastern Himalayas, the Caribbean and South Andes. Grant recipients for the MacArthur Foundation’s Climate Change Threat Fund include the University of California Berkeley, the World Conservation Union (WCU), and the Secretariat of the American Geophysical Union.
MacArthur Foundation
Office of Grants Management
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
312-726-8000
macfound.org
New York State Museum
Through its Biodiversity Grants Program, the Biodiversity Research Institute at New York State Museum provides funding to state agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities and private consultants. The institute is based in Albany and solicits proposals and contributions that address a variety of themes related to biodiversity in northeastern United States. Theme highlights include bird conservation, Hudson River Estuary Watershed Planning, and northeastern amphibian and reptile conservation. In addition, the institute also promotes educational initiatives that inform the general public on issues of biodiversity. The Northeast Natural History Conference is sponsored by the research institute; the conference theme focuses on a variety of topics that relate to natural history in northeastern United States with an emphasis on anthropology, biology and geology.
New York State Museum
Cultural Education Center
Albany, New York 12230
518-474-5812
nysm.nysed.gov
Small Grants Programme--SGP
Small Grants Programme partners with various communities around the world to provide technical support around vital issues to help sustain the environment. By supporting community-based and non-governmental organizations worldwide, the organization helps to endorse key issues such as climate change, adaptation, biodiversity, international waters, persistent organic pollutants and land degradation. SGP accepts proposals from around the world; grants are made directly to community based organizations or non-governmental organizations.
Small Grants Programme--SGP
304 East 45th Street, FF-956
New York, NY, 10017
212-906-6028
sgp.undp.org
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