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DARWIN INITIATIVE

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps conserve biodiversity and support the communities that live alongside it through locally led projects worldwide.

 
 
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Applications for Darwin Initiative Extra are currently closed.

 
Darwin Initiative Extra grants, ranging from £800,000 to £5 million, are intended for projects that are on a clear scaling pathway: building on good evidence from smaller projects and demonstrating the potential to scale further by completion, delivering strong results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction within its lifetime. Projects should last between 2 to 5 years maximum.


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Applications for Darwin Initiative Main are currently closed.


Darwin Initiative Main grants, ranging from £100,000 to £800,000, are expected to deliver strong results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction based on good evidence, and strongly demonstrate the potential to scale further. Projects should last between 1 to 5 years maximum.

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Applications for Darwin Initiative Innovation are currently closed.


Darwin Initiative Innovation grants, ranging from £10,000 to £200,000, are aimed at projects intending to test and evaluate novel approaches that, if proven, could scale to deliver results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction. Projects should last between 1 to 2 years maximum.

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Applications for Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity are currently closed.


Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity grants, ranging from £50,000 to £200,000, are for projects that focus on developing the capability and capacity of identified local and national and local organisations (civil society, research institutes and public bodies) to efficiently deliver effective and successful biodiversity conservation - multidimensional poverty reduction projects. Projects should last 1 to 2 years maximum.

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New Chair for Darwin Expert Committee announced
Noëlle Kümpel brings over 25 years of experience in conservation research, project / programme management, and policy to the role.
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Darwin Initiative Funding Update
Defra has confirmation of funding available for Round 31 projects and is communicating with shortlisted applicants.
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Challenging gender norms in conservation
Discover what happened when two community conservancies explore equitable alternatives to conservation leadership and governance in Kenya.
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