COMDEKS: Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative, supporting landscape approaches to… Grant
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This call is open to non-profits, community groups and Indigenous communities and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South, Asia and Africa and 1 other.
This GEF Small Grants Programme funds community-based projects that integrate biodiversity conservation with sustainable livelihoods using landscape-level approaches, particularly under the Satoyama Initiative framework. Eligible applicants are community organizations, NGOs, and local groups working on nature-based solutions in developing regions.
About this grant
This grant funds community-based projects that combine biodiversity conservation with sustainable livelihoods through landscape-level approaches aligned with the Satoyama Initiative framework. Projects should integrate nature-based solutions, engage local stakeholders meaningfully, and document outcomes to support learning and knowledge exchange across regions. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, community groups, indigenous communities, local authorities and social enterprises operating in the Global South, Asia, Africa or Latin America. Projects at any stage from early research and development through to prototype and pilot are welcome. Applicants must demonstrate how their work aligns with Satoyama Initiative principles and broader biodiversity and land-use objectives, with a clear landscape-level perspective that connects conservation to livelihood improvements for communities.
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Key requirements
- ✓Community-based project design with local stakeholder engagement
- ✓Landscape-level approach integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods
- ✓Alignment with Satoyama Initiative principles and GEF biodiversity/land-use objectives
- ✓Knowledge management and documentation of outcomes for learning exchange
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for COMDEKS: Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative, supporting landscape approaches to…?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, ASIA, AFRICA, LATAM; nonprofit, community-group, indigenous-community, local-authority, social-enterprise.
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Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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