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This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and research institutions and 3 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country and Global-South. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

Summary

This grant promotes environmental sustainability in Italian development cooperation projects, funding interventions in water resources, desertification, biodiversity, climate, and ocean conservation aligned with the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement. It targets organizations working on environmental sustainability in developing countries partnered with Italian development cooperation.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 10 Aug 2026Accurate?

About this grant

This grant supports environmental sustainability projects within development cooperation frameworks, targeting climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, water resource management, desertification control and ocean health. Projects must align with the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement commitments. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, charities, universities, research institutions, local authorities and consortia. Projects may be based anywhere globally, with particular focus on Africa, Asia and Latin America. Applicants must be part of the Italian development cooperation framework or otherwise eligible implementing organisations. Early-stage initiatives are welcome. Grants are available through the call to organisations demonstrating explicit environmental and climate outcomes within their development projects. Assessment prioritises alignment with international sustainability and climate commitments alongside demonstrated capacity to deliver environmental impact in partner countries.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Alignment with 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement climate/environmental commitments
  • ✓Focus on one or more of: water resources, desertification, biodiversity, climate, or ocean conservation
  • ✓Integration with Italian development cooperation framework and partner countries
  • ✓Environmental sustainability as primary project objective

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Environment and Land Use?
Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL, GLOBAL-SOUTH; nonprofit, charity, research-institution, university, local-authority, consortium.

About this sector

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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Sourcefunder-discovery
EligibilityGLOBAL, GLOBAL-SOUTH
Org typesnonprofit, charity, research-institution, university, local-authority, consortium
Last verified10 Aug 2026

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