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Understand Environmental Impact Assessment requirements under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement Grant

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

All open opportunities from UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

In context

This call is open to non-profits, large companies and small and medium-sized businesses and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom and any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

Biodiversity and Nature grants

Summary

This is guidance and assessment support for organizations to understand whether Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) environmental impact assessment requirements apply to their activities. It is not a traditional grant funding opportunity but rather a compliance/advisory resource from Defra to help stakeholders navigate BBNJ obligations.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 12 Aug 2026Accurate?

About this grant

Find out whether BBNJ environmental impact assessment requirements may apply to your activity.

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Key requirements

✓Activity must potentially fall under BBNJ Agreement scope (areas beyond national jurisdiction)
✓Organization must need to assess whether environmental impact assessment requirements apply
✓Applicant should be engaged in marine or ocean-based activities that could trigger BBNJ EIA obligations

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Understand Environmental Impact Assessment requirements under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement?: Eligibility covers organisations in GB, GLOBAL; nonprofit, large-company, sme, research-institution, local-authority.

Relevant sectors

Biodiversity grants

How this compares

Compared with 135 similar grants (biodiversity in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
Similar grants that state a value range from $6k to $75m, with a median of $469k (19 grants).
The same organisation listed 5 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.

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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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