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Under the Tropical Rainforests programme, preference will be given to initiatives working to protect tropical rainforests for their value to the climate, communities and biodiversity, principally through avoided deforestation. TWF will consider both practical local projects, and strategic initiatives.
Local projects
Applications for practical local projects that TWF will consider would typically be working on a specified tropical rainforest area, defined in hectares. TWF will generally only accept applications for the protection of areas larger than 10,000 hectares. Applicants will need to demonstrate how their project involves:
- Exposing, addressing and overcoming the local drivers of deforestation
- Management of the specified area
- Methods to measure and monitor the protected area
- Sustainable livelihoods for forest-dependent communities
- Securing land rights or management rights for forest-dependent communities
Click here for examples of local projects TWF has funded through the Tropical Rainforests programme.
Tropical Rainforests - The 2 deadlines for applications to the Tropical Rainforests programme fall on the following dates every year:
- 1st June
- 1st November
The Programme does not have an application form, so applicants are free to formulate their proposal as they wish. However, when applying to the Environment Fund, please follow these guidelines:
- Limit the proposal to approximately 2-3 sides of A4, and send it as an attachment to an email to [email protected]. Applications sent anywhere else will not be counted.
- State that you are applying under the Environment programme, and state which programme you are applying to – Marine or Tropical Rainforests. Please also let us know how you heard about this particular funding programme.
- Supply basic information on your organisation – name, address, aim, charitable status, annual income and expenditure, website address and contact details.
- Provide the title of your project
- Briefly describe the project or purpose for which you are seeking funding. You must outline how this meets the priorities of the programme you are applying to.
- Briefly outline the anticipated project outcomes and how these will be measured, including any post-implementation studies you plan to undertake.
- Please provide a brief outline of the need for this particular intervention. Do reference any statistics, data or research that you use as justification.
- Provide brief project details such as cost, timescales and activities. TWF doesn't need to see the full project plan or budget at this stage.
- Provide evidence that your previous projects have led to successful outcomes and sustained impact.
TWF may ask at a later stage to see a full copy of the supporting data and evaluation.
Deadline
Each year TWF has 2 deadlines per programme for applications to the Environment Fund. They aim to process all the applications they receive within 6 months of the deadline date.
Tropical Rainforests - The 2 deadlines for applications to the Tropical Rainforests programme fall on the following dates every year:
- 1st June
- 1st November