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Up to €100,000 BESTLIFE2030 Biodiversity Grant

  • Organization: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), coordinator of BESTLIFE2030, co-funded by the European Union LIFE Programme
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: December 8, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

BESTLIFE2030 is the IUCN-coordinated, EU-funded grant scheme for biodiversity in Europe's outermost regions and Overseas Countries and Territories, from French Guiana and Reunion to French Polynesia, the Dutch Caribbean, Macaronesia and Greenland. Its third call funds locally led conservation projects on the ground, with up to €100,000 per project over 18 to 36 months. Local NGOs, community groups, small businesses, municipalities and local research organisations registered in these territories can apply, starting with a concept note. **What you get:** - A grant of up to €100,000 per project, paid to the organisation - Funding for 18 to 36 months of conservation work, with projects starting between July and September 2027 - Guidance from a BESTLIFE2030 regional hub while you prepare your application **What you'll do:** - Submit an eligibility check and a concept note through the IUCN Grant Management System, in English or French - If shortlisted, develop a full proposal with a logical framework, detailed budget and due diligence documents - Deliver tangible, measurable conservation work: restoring habitats, protecting threatened species, controlling invasive species or creating and managing protected areas **Key dates:** - Call opened 7 October 2026, 14:00 Brussels time - Last day to send questions about concept notes: 3 December 2026, 14:00 CET - Concept notes close 8 December 2026, 14:00 CET (Brussels time) - Invitations to submit a full proposal: February 2027 (indicative) - Full proposals due: April 2027 (indicative) - Results and grant agreements: June 2027 (indicative) - Projects start between July and September 2027 **More information:** - Guidelines for applicants, templates and the FAQ are on the BESTLIFE2030 applicants page, in English and French - Questions go to your regional hub, copying bestlife2030@iucn.org

Apply for Up to €100,000 BESTLIFE2030 Biodiversity Grant

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), coordinator of BESTLIFE2030, co-funded by the European Union LIFE ProgrammeGrant

Up to €100,000 BESTLIFE2030 Biodiversity Grant

Dec 08, 2026 14:00:00 Europe/Brussels
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Dec 08, 2026 14:00:00 Europe/Brussels

About this opportunity

BESTLIFE2030 is the IUCN-coordinated, EU-funded grant scheme for biodiversity in Europe's outermost regions and Overseas Countries and Territories, from French Guiana and Reunion to French Polynesia, the Dutch Caribbean, Macaronesia and Greenland. Its third call funds locally led conservation projects on the ground, with up to €100,000 per project over 18 to 36 months. Local NGOs, community groups, small businesses, municipalities and local research organisations registered in these territories can apply, starting with a concept note.

What you get:

  • A grant of up to €100,000 per project, paid to the organisation
  • Funding for 18 to 36 months of conservation work, with projects starting between July and September 2027
  • Guidance from a BESTLIFE2030 regional hub while you prepare your application

What you'll do:

  • Submit an eligibility check and a concept note through the IUCN Grant Management System, in English or French
  • If shortlisted, develop a full proposal with a logical framework, detailed budget and due diligence documents
  • Deliver tangible, measurable conservation work: restoring habitats, protecting threatened species, controlling invasive species or creating and managing protected areas

Key dates:

  • Call opened 7 October 2026, 14:00 Brussels time
  • Last day to send questions about concept notes: 3 December 2026, 14:00 CET
  • Concept notes close 8 December 2026, 14:00 CET (Brussels time)
  • Invitations to submit a full proposal: February 2027 (indicative)
  • Full proposals due: April 2027 (indicative)
  • Results and grant agreements: June 2027 (indicative)
  • Projects start between July and September 2027

More information:

  • Guidelines for applicants, templates and the FAQ are on the BESTLIFE2030 applicants page, in English and French
  • Questions go to your regional hub, copying bestlife2030@iucn.org

Who can apply

  • The lead applicant must be a private or public legal entity registered in an EU outermost region or Overseas Country or Territory covered by BESTLIFE2030
  • Eligible territories: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Reunion, Mayotte, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Scattered Islands, Austral Islands, Adelie Land), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Greenland
  • Individuals, individual consultants, sole traders and international organisations cannot apply; organisations based in third countries are not eligible
  • Organisations registered in an EU Member State can join only as co-applicants, with the support of the territory's authorities
  • Regional and territorial governments can apply only alongside a local NGO, community organisation, SME, municipality or research institute, except in uninhabited or low-population territories
  • The organisation needs a bank account in its own name where it is established or where the project runs
  • At least 5% of the total project budget must be co-funded from the organisation's own resources or other funders
  • Projects must take place in one or more of the territories and deliver on-the-ground conservation results; research cannot be the main activity
  • An organisation can be part of at most two proposals per call

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Good to know

  • +Grants of up to €100,000 per project for local biodiversity work
  • +Run by IUCN with European Union LIFE funding, with regional hubs that help applicants
  • +A short concept note comes first, in English or French; only shortlisted groups write a full proposal
  • +No fee to apply

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only organisations registered in one of 22 EU outermost regions or overseas countries and territories can lead a project, such as French Polynesia, New Caledonia, the Dutch Caribbean, the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Greenland. Individuals cannot apply
  • !UK Overseas Territories are not eligible
  • !Your organisation must find at least 5% of the project budget itself or from other funders
  • !Concept notes close at 14:00 Brussels time on 8 December 2026, not at midnight
  • !You must pick the right one of seven regional calls in the IUCN portal; an application cannot be moved between regions

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Up to €100,000 BESTLIFE2030 Biodiversity Grant
Dec 08, 2026 14:00:00 Europe/Brussels