Call Two: Territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs)
in Maldives

Introduction

The Global Support Initiative to Indigenous Peoples and Community-Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCA-GSI) is funded by the Government of Germany, through its Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and delivered by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). 

Objectives

Phase 2 of the Global ICCA Support Initiative (GSI) has been extended to provide support to territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs), with a focus on forty-five (45) countries participating in the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The ICCA GSI is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

In alignment with the SGP Country Programme Strategy (CPS) in Maldives for the SGP 7th Operational Phase (OP7) running from 2020-2024, applications from qualified organisations are invited to respond to the call. National and local civil society organisations (including community-based organisations, NGOs, and Indigenous Peoples organisations) are encouraged to apply based on the list of eligible criteria presented below.

Criteria

Civil society organizations (CSOs) wishing to apply to the ICCA initiative will be expected to submit an application in line with the prevailing socio-economic, cultural and political reality of the country. Individual ICCA projects will be expected to last for a duration up to 12 months and to have a maximum budget of US$35,000. All proposals will be reviewed and approved by the SGP National Steering Committee (NSC). The organisation will compile a plan of action to contribute to the recognition and support to ICCAs in the Maldives. As part of the submission, the applicant must include the following elements:

a. A work plan and justified budget about when and how it will take action to fulfil an appropriate combination of activities, indicating but not limited to: (i) overall context on the specific ICCA, or group of ICCAs; (ii) information on previous grants and partnerships to strengthen the ICCAs; (iii) proposed activities to be undertaken.

b. The list of expected activities and timing of delivery for a period of up to 12 months, starting 2022 through to mid-2023, should be in line with and respond to the SGP OP7 Country Programme Strategy in Maldives. The applicant will be expected to work closely with the SGP National Coordinator (NC) in Maldives, as well as other partners such as the national ICCA network and/or global ICCA Consortium.

c. Details on the specific experience and capacities of the applicant civil society organisation, including with respect to (i) community based conservation; (ii) facilitation of networks and joint learning; (iii) monitoring and evaluation of conservation and/or governance initiatives; and (iv) capacity to work with spatial and monitoring data.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to protect and defend territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs);
• Knowledge and awareness of biodiversity conservation efforts at the national level;
• Experience in organizing and hosting consultations and capacity development activities with indigenous peoples and local communities;
• Capacity to produce high quality written reports according to deadlines;
• Familiarity with key issues related to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), especially as they relate to indigenous peoples and local communities, considered an advantage

Note: Video concept will also be accepted. Please ensure to address all the sections of the concept paper in the video.

Deadline: 30th July 2022, Saturday 00:00 Hrs