Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, community groups and local authorities and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant supports community-based sustainable forest management projects that increase forest resources, mitigate climate change, and develop non-timber forest products. It is administered by the GEF Small Grants Programme and targets grassroots and community organizations working on forest conservation and sustainable use.
About this grant
The GEF Small Grants Programme, established in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, provides financial and technical support to community-based projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods. The programme operates on the principle of 'thinking globally, acting locally' and demonstrates that community action can maintain the balance between human needs and environmental imperatives. SGP works across multiple focal areas including Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land Degradation, Sustainable Forest Management, International Waters, and Chemicals. The programme supports projects that address sustainable development challenges through community empowerment and participation, capacity development, poverty reduction, indigenous peoples' engagement, and youth participation.
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Key requirements
- ✓Community-based or grassroots organization focus
- ✓Sustainable forest management as primary objective
- ✓Climate mitigation and/or biodiversity conservation outcomes
- ✓Non-timber forest product development component (where applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, community-group, local-authority, indigenous-community, social-enterprise.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.
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