South Pole invites NGOs to Develop Nature-based Climate Action Projects

To be considered projects must meet either of the following minimum requirements:

• Ecosystem protection projects – minimum 10,000 ha of standing forest or larger than 5,000 hectares of carbon rich ecosystems, such as peat land or mangroves.
• Restoration projects – must have the potential to restore at least 1,200 hectares

REDD+ (Forest Protection & Conservation)

• The focus is mid and large scale project areas >10,000 hectares of standing forest); or more than 5,000 hectares in carbon rich environments such as peat or mangroves)
• Has a well defined and existing management plan for the area (or willing to work with others to develop one if they do not have the technical capacity to do so)
• Have well established and positive relationships with communities in the immediate area of the project

General Requirements

• Clear understanding of socioeconomic and biophysical drivers of deforestation
• Demonstrable capacity to address these drivers
• Demonstrable understanding of local and regional ecology
• Land tenure and carbon rights are secured or demonstrable understanding of process to secure
  • Please note: Maps of the project area (maps file types: .kml, .kmz, or .shp) are required

Desirable: The activities will create/protect habitat of endangered species