Allocations under the civil society call for proposals – NICFI
29 organisations are awarded support under the call for proposals Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) Civil Society – Stage 2. Norway has allocated up to NOK 500 million per year over three years for projects that will help achieve NICFI’s main objective: reduced and reversed loss of tropical forests.
Read the call for proposal: Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) Civil Society - Stage 2 (by invitation only)
Name of grant recipient: Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN)
Title of the application: Strengthening Indigenous Governance, Human Rights and Forest Protection
Grant amount, NOK: 45 000 000 / 15 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: Amazon Conservation Association (ACA)
Title of the application: Combating Forest Crime and Strengthening Sustainable Supply Chains in the Amazon
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Reduced forest crime
Country of implementation: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Regional (Amazon)
Name of grant recipient: Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (IMAZON)
Title of the application: Data, Law, Market and Citizens for conserving and restoring the Amazon
Grant amount, NOK: 45 000 000 / 15 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions
Country of implementation: Brazil
Name of grant recipient: Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira
Title of the application: Mobilizing and Harmonising Ambitious Action to Halt Deforestation
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Brazil, Global
Name of grant recipient: Basel Institute on Governance
Title of the application: Leveraging Partnerships to Tackle Forestry-related Corruption and Crime
Grant amount, NOK: 90 000 000 / 30 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Reduced forest crime
Country of implementation: Global, Indonesia, Peru
Name of grant recipient: BBC Media Action
Title of the application: Roots of Sustainability
Grant amount, NOK: 21 000 000 / 7 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions, with strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: Deutsche Umwelthilfe
Title of the application: Reducing deforestation through improved corporate legal compliance
Grant amount, NOK: 45 000 000 / 15 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Global, Brazil, Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E)
Title of the application: Deforestation free HR based transport energy transition
Grant amount, NOK: 39 000 000 / 13 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Global, Brazil, Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: Farm Africa
Title of the application: Forest Policy and Community-based Natural Resource Management in Ethiopia
Grant amount, NOK: 60 000 000 / 20 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions
Country of implementation: Ethiopia
Name of grant recipient: Fundacion EcoCiencia
Title of the application: Supporting Forest Policy and IPLC Rights in Ecuadorian Amazonia
Grant amount, NOK: 27 000 000 / 9 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions
Country of implementation: Ecuador
Name of grant recipient: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
Title of the application: From roots to enrichment: a global response to forest crime
Grant amount, NOK: 120 000 000 / 40 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Reduced forest crime
Country of implementation: Global, Regional, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: Global Witness
Title of the application: Protecting IPLC Rights and Exposing Deforestation-linked Supply Chains
Grant amount, NOK: 45 000 000 / 15 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Global, Colombia, Brazil
Name of grant recipient: Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL)
Title of the application: Securing Forests & Livelihoods: Policy & Tenure Reform In Indonesia
Grant amount, NOK: 27 000 000 / 9 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions
Country of implementation: Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Title of the application: Forest Policy and Sustainable Agroforestry in Ethiopia
Grant amount, NOK: 40 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 4 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and subnational jurisdictions
Country of implementation: Ethiopia
Name of grant recipient: Menneskerettighetsfondet
Title of the application: IPLCs Defending Forest and Human Rights in Colombia
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Colombia (the agreement is signed with the Norwegian Embassy in Colombia)
Name of grant recipient: Mighty Earth Inc
Title of the application: Breaking the Link: Ending Deforestation from Commodity Supply Chains
Grant amount, NOK: 66 000 000 / 22 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Bolivia, Global
Name of grant recipient: Mongabay
Title of the application: Informing Actions to Protect Tropical Forests through Journalism
Grant amount, NOK: 24 000 000 / 8 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and states, reduced forest crime, strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries, deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Global/regional, Brazil, Latin America, Indonesia, Congo Basin
Name of grant recipient: Perkumpulan Institut Samdhana
Title of the application: Strengthening Indigenous Led Climate Resilience and Forest Governance in Indonesia
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Title of the application: Protecting rainforests through journalism and civic engagement
Grant amount, NOK: 60 000 000 / 20 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and states, reduced forest crime, deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance, strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Global, regional, the Amazon region, Central Africa, Southeast Asia
Name of grant recipient: Rainforest Action Network
Title of the application: Catalyzing Market Transformation for Forests, Rights and Biodiversity
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Indonesia, Global
Name of grant recipient: Rainforest Foundation UK
Title of the application: IP&LC land rights and civil society action for forest protection and sustainable development
Grant amount, NOK: 39 000 000 / 13 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Name of grant recipient: Regnskogsfondet
Title of the application: Rainforest solutions: securing rights, finance and sustainable action
Grant amount, NOK: 90 000 000 / 45 000 000 per year over 2 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Global, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia
Name of grant recipient: Stiftelsen WWF Verdens naturfond Norge
Title of the application: Sustaining and Securing Tropical Forests for Climate, Nature and People
Grant amount, NOK: 66 000 000 / 22 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Brazil, China, Colombia, Global
Name of grant recipient: Stiftelsen Stockholm Environment Institute (the TRASE consortium)
Title of the application: TRASE: Intelligence for Sustainable Trade
Grant amount, NOK: 45 000 000 / 15 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Global, Indonesia, Brazil
Name of grant recipient: Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA)
Title of the application: Strengthening IPLC Rights and Forest Governance in Peru and the Amazon Region
Grant amount, NOK: 39 000 000 / 13 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Regional, Peru, Colombia
Name of grant recipient: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Title of the application: Science Panels for the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Borneo
Grant amount, NOK: 30 000 000 / 10 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Adopted and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land management in tropical forest countries and states
Country of implementation: Amazon region, Congo Basin, Borneo
Name of grant recipient: Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Title of the application: Making Nature and Deforestation Material to Financial Decision-making
Grant amount, NOK: 9 700 000 / 4 850 000 per year over 2 years
Thematic area for the project: Deforestation-free commodity production, trade and finance
Country of implementation: Global
Name of grant recipient: The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
Title of the application: Backing the Guardians: Protecting Forests by Investing in Secure Tenure
Grant amount, NOK: 150 000 000 / 50 000 000 per year over 3 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Global, Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Peru
Name of grant recipient: The Development Fund (Utviklingsfondet)
Title of the application: Strengthening IPLC Resilience and Forest-based Livelihoods in Ethiopia
Grant amount, NOK: 70 000 000 / 14 000 000 per year over 5 years
Thematic area for the project: Strengthened rights and improved livelihoods for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries
Country of implementation: Ethiopia