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IKI Small Grants projects at the UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024

Two impactful projects supported by IKI Small Grants were prominently featured at the recent UN Ocean Conference, highlighting innovative approaches to biodiversity conservation and community em…

5th Call for Proposals now ready for applications until 13 March 2024

Small organisations in ODA-eligible countries can apply for funding for climate and biodiversity projects. The IKI Small Grants call for proposals is open until 13 March 2024. This international…

Values & responsibilities

IKI Small Grants, just like the overarching IKI itself, operates within the global framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Di…

5th call in planning

As the planning for the 5th call for IKI Small Grants moves ahead, small organisations in ODA-eligible countries are encouraged to review the application guidelines for funding climate and biodivers…

Launching of three IKI Small Grants projects in Tanzania

On 4/5 April 2023, IKI Small Grants officially launched three projects in Dar-es-Salaam. Their activities will contribute to the efforts of addressing biodiversity loss and climate change in Ta…

Capacity development

Capacity development is a core element of IKI Small Grants: In addition to financing local projects, IKI Small Grants strengthens more than 200 climate and biodiversity actors worldwide in increasin…

Projects

Be0Gas: Conversion from Firewood to Biogas

Laikipia County is predominantly inhabited by the Maasai community. The collection of firewood for domestic use is one of the main traditional activities. 85.8 per cent of households use firewood as…

Operational Plans for Climate-Resilient Ejidos Communities

The mountainous Valle de Bravo-Amanalco region, part of the Cutzamala water system supplying Mexico City, faces biodiversity loss and water scarcity due to rising temperatures, forest fires,…

Community Whale Watching in a Community-Managed Marine Protected Area on Colombia’s Pacific Coast

The Community Managed Gulf of Tribugá – Cabo Corrientes Marine Protected Area is an important breeding ground for humpback whales in Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Whale watching tourism is one of the…

Landscape of procejt region in Mongolia with mountains

Protection of the Snow Leopard through Community Management while Improving Rural Climate Resilience

This IKI Small Grants project addresses biodiversity conservation and climate resilience in Western and Southern Mongolia, which is home to the second largest population of snow leopards in the…

Babatana tropical rainforest landscape

Community-Based Rainforest Protection through Payments for Ecosystem Services

The Babatana Rainforest on the Solomon Islands is a region where logging and land-clearing are constant threats for biodiversity and local communities. The communities suffer from the effects of…

Cloud Forest View from the gorge of Caotepec

From Seeds to Forests: Innovative System for Reforestation in Cloud Forests with Native Tree Species

The mountain cloud forest in Veracruz, Mexico, is an ecosystem of great value for its biodiversity and hydrological role. In recent years, it has been progressively degraded because of human…

Landscape

Sustainable Land Use Management and Farmer Field Schools for Forest Protection

One of the last forests in the eastern mountain range of the Andes is in the province of Carchi in northern Ecuador. Its ecosystem is severely endangered by various interests of use, such as the…

Coral Restoration Toolkit for Community-Based Action at the East Coast of Sabah

Sabah in Malaysia is located within the Coral Triangle, a region with one of the highest densities of marine biodiversity in the world. For decades, corals are threatened by destructive fishing…

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Strengthening Youth and Women’s Actions for the Sustainable Protection of the Guma Water Catchment

The Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve is one of Sierra Leone’s eight biodiversity hot spots and hosts about 90 per cent of Sierra Leone’s terrestrial biodiversity. It also houses the Guma Water…

People walking through mangrove roots

Community-Based Strategies for the Conservation of Mangroves and Improvement of Rural Livelihoods

Mangroves are powerful carbon sinks. They can store carbon dioxide in their roots, branches, and sediments. They store up to ten times more carbon than other forests. Along the Colombian Pacific…

Concrete walls were constructed around selected villages to reduce erosion induced by strong waves. © GIZ

Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Community Life in the Haor Region of Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s flood-prone Haor region, communities face recurring flash floods that endanger lives, homes, and livelihoods. Supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) through the IKI…

Tree Corridors as a Voluntary Conservation Initiative in Guatemala

The southern coast and eastern regions of Guatemala are of ecological importance and provide relevant ecosystem services. To ensure the sustainable use of these ecosystems, actions involving multiple…

Forest Voices: Raising Awareness on Tropical Dry Forest through Arts and Culture

The municipality El Carmen de Bolívar in northern Colombia is highly affected by deforestation and biodiversity loss. It is home to the tropical dry forest which is one of the most fragile ecosystems…

Chilime village where a hydropower radically changed the livestyle, still animal husbandy in those highlands is common

Linking Eco Villages and Community Water Management in Langtang Region

Nepal is lacking financial resources for wildlife conservation and addressing the needs of marginal communities residing in the edges of forests. As a result, wildlife depredates crops and decimate…

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