IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature),
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), and the Critical Ecosystem
Partnership Fund (CEPF) have issued a call for proposals for projects in
the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
The call for Letters of Inquiry (LoIs) is open for applicants
from non-government organisations, community groups, private companies
and other civil society organisations, for projects in Cambodia, China,
Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. A separate call for proposals covering
Myanmar will be issued at a later date.
The Indo-Burma Hotspot comprises all non-marine parts of Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam, plus parts of southern China.
With its high levels of plant and animal endemism, and limited remaining
natural habitat, Indo-Burma ranks among the top 10 biodiversity
hotspots for irreplaceability and the top five for threat.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is designed to
safeguard Earth’s biologically richest and most threatened regions,
known as biodiversity hotspots. CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence
Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European
Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank, and
is also supported by the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation in the
Indo-Burma hotspot. A fundamental goal of CEPF is to ensure civil
society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
