Posted on June, 27 2008

The Amphibian Conservation Action Fund is currently inviting proposals for sustainable, long-term amphibian conservation efforts in the Caucasus.  A total of $17,000 is available for grants, and therefore proposals cannot exceed this amount. Proposals must be received by July 11, 2008.

We encourage you to consider a number of conservation actions for your proposal, such as:
(a) The management of amphibian habitats, and the creation and management of buffer zones around critical sites.
(b) The promotion of forestry and agricultural practices that allow amphibians to survive in human-modified habitats.
(c) The creation of protected habitat corridors linking sites of critical importance.
(d) Local efforts to curb the collection of endangered species for the global pet trade where this activity is known to be a direct threat to wild populations.
(e) Setting up captive populations of threatened species.
(f) The control and/or elimination of introduced fishes and other species that threaten amphibian populations.
(g) Training workshops and other education forums to establish standardized field and analytical procedures and good practices with regard to preventing disease spread.

Your project should have some quantifiable outcomes; e.g. extinctions avoided or sites protected. In determining species outcomes, CEPF aims to stabilize and improve the conservation status of species.

Please include in your proposal: background/rationale (why is this project important?), what you plan to do, methods (including timeframe), expected outcomes and a budget.

Please send inquiries, or email completed proposals to Dr. Robin Moore at asg@conservation.org by July 11, 2008.

Also, in case of any additional technical questions, you can contact Mr. Nugzar Zazanashvili, Conservation Director of WWF Caucasus Programme Office based in Tbilisi, Georgia: e-mail: nzazanashvili@wwfcaucasus.ge; tel: (995 32) 33 02 54  / 55; Fax: (995 32) 33 01 90.


To find out more about amphibian conservation initiatives around the world please visit www.amphibians.org.