ELIGIBILITY
Businesses can apply for a grant, a loan or both.
An applicant/business must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a community-based enterprise
- Be in or close to a World Heritage site where the COMPACT program is implemented
- Have been identified by the local COMPACT coordinator
- Be legally registered and have a formal business structure and board
- Generate sales and/or have good relationships with supply chain buyers.
- Support biodiversity conservation
- Address rural poverty
- Have demonstrated a willingness to grow and learn
Some examples of eligible businesses include:
- Agroforestry: Shade-grown and sustainable agriculture buffering biologically important protected areas
- Ecotourism: Tourism products and services that protect biodiversity while providing employment and income for communities living near protected areas
- Wild-harvest products: Businesses that develop and promote oils, nuts, fruit, plants, fibers and other natural materials sustainably harvested near protected areas
APPLY
Phase I (July 2009 - October 2010)
The forms are also available on the Small Grants Programme and UNF Community Based Enterprises Web sites.
Phase II (October 2010 - October 2011)
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Phase I (July 2009 - October 2010)
- Mexico: Sept. 30, 2009
- Belize: Sept. 30, 2009
- Kenya: Oct. 30, 2009
- Tanzania: Oct. 30 2009
Phase II (July 2009 - October 2010)
- Belize – August 30, 2010
- Dominica – August 30, 2010
- Philippines – August 30, 2010
- Madagascar – August 30, 2010