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Title
Dates
Locations
Round
Round
28
DAREX004
Partnering for a biodiverse, prosperous and resilient Tarangire Ecosystem landscape
(£4,659,153)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
01/04/2022 - 31/03/2026
Tanzania
Round
Round
28
DAREX003
Climate resilience, food and livelihood security for agro-pastoralists in Somalia
(£2,276,561)
Development Fund
01/04/2022 - 31/03/2027
Somalia
Round
Round
27
28-026
Himalayan plants for people: sustainable trade for biodiversity and development
(£0)
TRAFFIC International
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2024
Nepal
Round
Round
27
28-017
Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
(£347,626)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
01/10/2021 - 31/12/2024
Kenya
Round
Round
27
28-013
African wild dogs and African people – Conservation through Coexistence
(£393,675)
Mpala Research Centre
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024
Kenya
Round
Round
27
28-012
Native grass forage management to feed people and protect forests
(£454,221)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew)
01/11/2021 - 31/03/2025
Madagascar
Round
Round
27
28-006
Protecting Mongolia’s Gobi Desert for wild camels and herder communities
(£497,046)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2024
Mongolia
Round
Round
27
28-002
Pioneering sustainable grazing for plants and livelihoods in Cape Verde
(£341,546)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/10/2021 - 31/12/2024
Cabo Verde
Round
Round
26
27-016
Responsible exchange of plant genetic resources for research and development
(£326,530)
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2023
Uganda, Ethiopia
Round
Round
26
27-013
Conserving Myanmar’s wetland biodiversity through sustainable rice standards
(£0)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/09/2020 - 31/03/2023
Burma (Myanmar)
Round
Round
26
27-008
Rangeland Guardians: women entrepreneurs for rangeland restoration
(£379,432)
University of York - Biology
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2023
Tanzania
Round
Round
26
27-001
Conserving High Atlas agrobiodiversity to improve Amazigh livelihoods in Morocco
(£362,686)
Global Diversity Foundation (GDF)
01/06/2020 - 31/05/2023
Morocco
Round
Round
25
26-023
Bridging agriculture and environment: Southern African crop-wild-relative regional network
(£477,004)
Bioversity International
01/04/2019 - 31/03/2022
Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
Round
Round
25
26-021
Biodiversity conservation, vicuña health and local livelihoods in Apolobamba, Bolivia
(£292,302)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2019 - 31/03/2022
Bolivia
Round
Round
25
26-020
Securing wild tulips and pastoral communities in the Kyrgyz mountains
(£309,374)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2019 - 31/10/2022
Kyrgyzstan
Round
Round
25
26-016
Lion Carbon: creating biodiversity value and sustainable management through REDD+
(£341,170)
University of Oxford - grants
01/05/2019 - 31/10/2021
Zambia
Round
Round
25
26-007
Enhancing Tanzanian human-wildlife coexistence through corridor restoration and livelihood projects
(£241,796)
Southern Tanzania Elephant Program (STEP)
01/04/2019 - 31/03/2022
Tanzania
Round
Round
25
26-006
Conserving Tsavo’s wildlife by building community resilience and fostering coexistence
(£328,888)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/06/2019 - 31/05/2022
Kenya
Round
Round
25
26-001
Community livelihood and capacity support for securing Zimbabwe’s wetland biodiversity
(£295,610)
Birdlife - Zimbabwe
01/06/2019 - 31/03/2022
Zimbabwe
Round
Round
24
25-030
Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development in Al-Makhrour Valley in Bethlehem, Palestine
(£287,343)
Bethlehem University
01/07/2018 - 30/04/2021
Palestine
Round
Round
24
25-003
Conservation social networking, ecotourism and land-use planning in Maputaland
(£294,449)
University of Kent - Registry
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2022
Mozambique, eSwatini
Round
Round
23
24-028
Future-proofing Cambodian Wildlife-Friendly farming: securing conservation and livelihoods
(£303,658)
Sansom Mlup Prey (SMP)
01/05/2017 - 31/03/2021
Cambodia
Round
Round
23
24-002
Cattle, water and wildlife: enhancing socio-ecological resilience in Laikipia
(£399,382)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2021
Kenya
Round
Round
22
23-030
Harmonizing land use in Save Valley Conservancy, south-eastern Zimbabwe
(£267,882)
Save the Rhino International
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2020
Zimbabwe
Round
Round
22
23-022
Developing Long-term Stakeholder Capacity for Elephant Conservation in Mali
(£300,000)
WILD Foundation
01/07/2016 - 31/03/2019
Burkina Faso, Mali
Round
Round
22
23-018
Alleviating rural poverty through conflict mitigation and improved crop yields
(£318,827)
University of Oxford - WildCRU
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Botswana, Zimbabwe
Round
Round
22
23-017
Building resilient landscapes and livelihoods in Burkina Faso’s shea parklands
(£302,995)
Birdlife International
01/04/2016 - 20/04/2019
Burkina Faso
Round
Round
22
23-009
Sustainable rangeland management to protect red pandas and herder livelihoods
(£290,000)
Charles Sturt University
01/05/2016 - 30/04/2019
Bhutan
Round
Round
22
23-007
Safeguarding Mesoamerican crop wild relatives
(£297,400)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
01/08/2016 - 31/07/2019
Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala
Round
Round
22
23-005
Promoting the use of plant resources in research and development
(£268,475)
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Ethiopia
Round
Round
22
23-002
Important Plant Areas in Guinea-Conakry
(£291,413)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew)
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Guinea
Round
Round
22
23-001
Strengthening Cameroon’s capacity to implement CITES
(£310,857)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Cameroon
Round
Round
21
22-015
Sustainable management of an Ethiopian rangeland for biodiversity and pastoralists
(£285,490)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2015 - 30/09/2018
Ethiopia
Round
Round
21
22-013
Conserving pine woodland biodiversity in Belize through community fire management
(£298,998)
University of Edinburgh - Geog
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Belize
Round
Round
21
22-009
Securing Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve's grasslands and wellbeing of local communities
(£284,417)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Nepal
Round
Round
21
22-004
Collaborative conflict management for community livelihoods and conservation
(£265,914)
University of Aberdeen - Plants
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Pakistan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan
Round
Round
20
21-008
Reciprocal Watershed Agreements: conserving Bolivia's Chaco through improved livelihoods
(£262,600)
Fundación Natura Bolivia
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Bolivia
Round
Round
20
21-004
Sustainable ranching and participatory land use planning in Bolivia and Paraguay
(£297,274)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Bolivia, Paraguay
Round
Round
19
EIDPO043
Participatory management and sustainable use of walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan
(£0)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2015
Kyrgyzstan
Round
Round
18
19-024
Enhancing the relationship between people and pollinators in Eastern India
(£271,258)
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
India
Round
Round
18
19-015
Equitable access to pasture use for beekeepers in Kyrgyz Republic
(£149,646)
Bees for Development - UK
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2014
Kyrgyzstan
Round
Round
18
19-012
Saving the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper from global extinction
(£295,437)
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2012 - 30/04/2015
Burma (Myanmar), Russia
Round
Round
18
19-011
Conserving the critically endangered Bengal Florican - a Terai flagship species
(£290,417)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/10/2012 - 30/09/2016
Nepal, India
Round
Round
18
19-010
Developing long-term stakeholder capacity for elephant conservation in Mali
(£240,600)
Wilderness Foundation UK
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Mali
Round
Round
18
19-006
The CUT plan for large carnivore management in Tanzania
(£299,090)
Institute of Zoology (IoZ) - UK
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Tanzania
Round
Round
17
18-015
Addressing the illegal trade in the critically endangered Ustyurt Saiga
(£194,535)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Round
Round
17
18-004
Altyn Dala: supporting ecosystem-scale conservation in Kazakhstan
(£298,883)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Kazakhstan
Round
Round
16
17-028
Conserving the Ruipa Corridor: facilitating cohesive management between diverse stakeholders.
(£128,735)
Society for Environmental Exploration/Frontier (SEE)
01/07/2009 - 30/06/2012
Tanzania
Round
Round
16
17-022
Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize
(£287,951)
University of Edinburgh - Geog
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Belize
Round
Round
15
16-009
Crisis to Biological Management: rhinoceros, grassland and public engagement
(£233,087)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/05/2007 - 30/04/2010
Nepal
Round
Round
15
16-004
Conservation of the Cerrados of Eastern Bolivia
(£265,405)
University of Oxford - Biology
01/05/2007 - 31/05/2010
Bolivia, Brazil
Round
Round
14
15-040
Building Capacity to Alleviate Human-Elephant Conflict in North Kenya
(£260,909)
University of Cambridge - Geog
01/10/2006 - 30/09/2009
Kenya
Round
Round
14
15-017
Implementing a Recovery Plan for the Critically Endangered Pygmy Hog in Assam
(£187,000)
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT)
01/04/2006 - 31/03/2010
India
Round
Round
14
15-008
ADEPT - Agricultural Development and Environmental Protection in Transylvania
(£292,800)
Fundatia Adept Ltd
01/05/2006 - 31/03/2009
Romania
Round
Round
13
14-055
Developing a National Conservation Action Plan for the Mammals of Tanzania
(£214,051)
Institute of Zoology (IoZ) - UK
01/07/2005 - 31/10/2008
Tanzania
Round
Round
13
14-024
Afro-Asian Elephant Community Conservation Network
(£188,188)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/06/2005 - 30/04/2008
Thailand
Round
Round
12
EIDPO005
Building capacity for the recovery of critically endangered Gyps spp. vultures in India
(£0)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/07/2004 - 30/06/2007
India, Nepal
Round
Round
11
EIDPO002
The role of tourism in the sustainable use of big cats
(£0)
University of Oxford - WildCRU
01/10/2003 - 30/09/2005
Zimbabwe
Round
Round
9
10-003
Community-driven conservation and ecotourism in the Mara ecosystem, Kenya
(£0)
University of Kent - DICE
01/05/2001 - 31/10/2003
Kenya
Round
Round
9
10-002
People and Plants - Training Darwin mentors in India
(£0)
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
01/04/2001 - 31/03/2003
India