The Small grants for Wetlands Programme (SWP) is managed
by the Netherlands Committee for IUCN (NC-IUCN) with funds from the Dutch Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. The SWP financially supports small-scale wetland conservation
and sustainable management projects that are designed and implemented by local
NGOs in developing countries. The list of eligible countries has been considerably
extended and now includes some 130 countries. This new phase of 3 years enables to plan new rounds for the selection of projects
to be financially supported by SWP. The next deadline for the submission of
project proposals by local NGOs to SWP is now set on 1st September 2004. For
2005 deadlines will be on 1st February and 1st September, but interested NGOs
are strongly advised to check the website for confirmation.
Please refer to www.wetlands.nl
or contact wetlands@wetlands.nl for further information on the current criteria
for funding (including the list of eligible countries) and the latest version
of the format for project proposals.