This report provides an overview and assesses funding sources that are relevant for local non-profit organizations implementing ecosystem restoration activities in Central America and Africa (Kenya, Cameroon, Malawi, Rwanda).

The report was commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as part of the project ”Support for the Design and Implementation of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration“ (DEER), which GIZ implements on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) with funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI).

The report was written by Unique land use.

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Policy Paper: Funding options for local non-profit ecosystem restoration implementers

This special paper summarizes the main findings of the related study “Funding options for ecosystem restoration in Central America and Africa” written by Unique land use GmbH. This paper and the study were commissioned by the GIZ project “Support for the Design and Implementation of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration“ (DEER). The complete study can be found here.

Authors: Jacinto Coello and Laura Frey (Unique land use GmbH); Lena Green and Jan Philipp Laurinat (GIZ)