European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EC) N° 1905/20061(OJ L 378 of 27 December 2006, pp.41-71). This Regulation applies from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 and establishes a financing instrument for development cooperation (hereafter referred to as the DCI Regulation) and forms the legal basis for the Commission to manage certain budget lines/items related to the implementation of certain external relations geographical and thematic programmes. This DCI Regulation was amended by the Regulation (EU) Nº 1339/2011 of 13 December 2011.
The Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy (ENRTP) helps developing countries and partner organisations to address environmental and natural resource management issues. This programme complements targeted actions from geographical programmes by focusing on actions that foster innovation, stimulate cross country experience sharing and target EU policy priorities.
The ENRTP is part of the EU’s response to help countries tackle the increasing environmental challenges and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal on environment.
Through the ENRTP, the EU has dedicated resources to help developing countries and partner organisations address environmental and natural resource management issues and meet their obligations under Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) and to take international policy leadership
The present call will focus on themes that fall under two Priority areas of the Thematic Strategy ENRTP referred to below:
The ENRTP is part of the EU’s response to help countries tackle the increasing environmental challenges and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal on environment.
Through the ENRTP, the EU has dedicated resources to help developing countries and partner organisations address environmental and natural resource management issues and meet their obligations under Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) and to take international policy leadership
The present call will focus on themes that fall under two Priority areas of the Thematic Strategy ENRTP referred to below:
- ENRTP Priority 1: Climate change and sustainable energy
- ENRTP Priority 2: Environment for development
In the ENRTP Priority 1, only one theme is open under this call for proposals (one lot).
In the ENRTP Priority 2, two themes are open under this call for proposals (two lots).
Type of actions eligible for financing:
The purpose of the ENRTP 2012 biodiversity lot is to foster institutional and private frameworks to enable
sustainable financing of terrestrial and marine protected areas.
Actions proposed should complement on-going efforts to strengthen support for biodiversity conservation to
the benefit of local populations in protected areas, their buffer zones and their interconnected network of
biological corridors. Proposals shall indicate the way in which the action will foster national biodiversity
strategies and will complement on-going projects.
Proposals that foster cross-country experience sharing and develop approaches to work at national scale will
be accepted.
Type of actions eligible for financing include:
In the ENRTP Priority 2, two themes are open under this call for proposals (two lots).
Type of actions eligible for financing:
The purpose of the ENRTP 2012 biodiversity lot is to foster institutional and private frameworks to enable
sustainable financing of terrestrial and marine protected areas.
Actions proposed should complement on-going efforts to strengthen support for biodiversity conservation to
the benefit of local populations in protected areas, their buffer zones and their interconnected network of
biological corridors. Proposals shall indicate the way in which the action will foster national biodiversity
strategies and will complement on-going projects.
Proposals that foster cross-country experience sharing and develop approaches to work at national scale will
be accepted.
Type of actions eligible for financing include:
- Developing legal, policy and institutional frameworks to enable sustainable financing of parks agencies.
- Developing Public-Private-Partnerships or community-run management plans to ensure the long
term financial stability of protected areas and green infrastructures. - Mobilizing private funding through innovative financial mechanisms by fostering biodiversity entrepreneurship and enabling biodiversity entrepreneurs to experiment, invest and expand creative economic activities such as Payment for Ecosystem Services, markets for green products, businessbiodiversity partnerships, ecotourism and new forms of charity.
- Developing Access and Benefit-Sharing Policy for Protected Areas to help managers maximise the potential gains from biodiversity research and prospecting.
- Guidelines for grant applicants
- Annex A - Grant Application Form
- Annex B - Budget
- Annex C - Logical Framework
- Annex I - Information on the tax regime
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