What is EGP

The Ecosystem Grants Programme (EGP) is part of the ‘Ecosystems and Human Well-being programme’ developed in cooperation with the Dutch IUCN members and Government and in alignment with the IUCN Global Program. EGP financed projects are developed and implemented by local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Until 2006, the IUCN NL managed three ecosystem-based programmes: one for tropical rainforests (TRP), one for wetlands (SWP), and one for dry ecosystems (DAS). The EGP replaces these three programmes and also includes the sector-related Tourism & Biodiversity Fund (TBF).

The EGP is directly related to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 (‘eliminate extreme poverty and hunger’), and to MDG 7 (‘ensure environmental sustainability’). The programme is based on the Ecosystem Approach as adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The EGP contributes to the following overall goal:
‘To reverse trends of ecosystem degradation and loss in the South, and the subsequent impoverishment of vulnerable groups in society, through the sustainable use and conservation of ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations.’

Application deadlines will be announced on the IUCN NL web site. Both general and specific criteria for funding apply.

Maximum grant size is Euro 85,000 (there is no minimum).