Recent Grants
Environment & Social Risk Management for Financial Institutions in East Asia and the Pacific
Organization
International Finance Corporation
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\Other
Description
To support the development of improved environmental and social risk management standards for the Chinese banking sector and disseminate to other Asian financial institutions.
Support for the designation and sustainable management of major rainforest conservation areas in the Ucayali Region, Peru
Organization
Nature and Culture International
Website
http://www.natureandculture.org
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Peru
Description
To support preservation of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest by establishing a protected area in the eastern Ucayali Region of Peru.
Healthy Rivers Initiative
Organization
Virginia Conservation Network
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
United States
Description
To support a strong Chesapeake Bay TMDL program by carrying out research, performance assessments, consulting and public education on water quality issues in Virginia.
Appalachian Water Watch Alert System
Organization
SkyTruth
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support the creation of tools for the rapid mobilization and targeting of citizen water quality monitoring activities in Appalachian Voices' Appalachian Water Watch program.
Strengthening Local and Regional Food Value Chains through the Central Appalachian Network
Organization
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support capacity building for the advancement of sustainable food and agricultural economies in central Appalachia.
Harnessing community support to improve water quality in the Rivanna River watershed
Organization
Rivanna Conservation Society
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support a targeted restoration of a section the Rivanna River watershed as a tool to raise awareness of and engage the local community and landowners in water quality issues.
U.S. China Cooperation on Power Grids and Energy Efficiency Finance
Organization
Energy Transition Institute
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\China
Description
To support the transition of China's power sector to sustainable energy through analytical tool and financial mechanism development.
Protecting the Peruvian amazon heritage through governance, effective management and public awareness.
Organization
Peruvian Society for Environmental Law
Website
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Peru
Description
To support the consolidation of national, regional, private and community based protected areas, improve protected area managment, and develop a framework for environmental management in Peruvian Amazon.
Fostering environmentally and economically sustainable food systems in Chesapeake-Appalachia
Organization
Center for Rural Affairs
Website
http://sustainableagriculture.net/
Date Awarded
June 27, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support environmental protection and sustainable food systems in the Chesapeake Bay and Appalachia by making USDA conservation programs stronger and more effective; supporting small and mid-sized sustainable family farms and increasing the number of beginning farmers; and building and strengthening local and regional food systems in this region.
Increasing Transparency and Civil Society Participation in Infrastructure Decision Making in the Amazon
Organization
Bank Information Center
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Bolivia
Description
To support transparency and greater civil society participation in infrastructure decision making in the Amazon basin
Protection of isolated and uncontacted groups in Colombia's Pur
Organization
The Amazon Conservation Team
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Other
Description
To suppoert protection of nearly 19 million acres of contiguous forest in the Colombian eastern Amazon by protecting the region's vulnerable indigenous communities
Market Oriented Institutional Reform for Power Sector in the PRC
Organization
China Energy Research Society
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\China
Description
To support market reforms in China's energy sector that will reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Biochar Material Certification Program for Global Deployment of Biochar Systems
Organization
International Biochar Initiative
Website
http://www.biochar-international.org
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Global
Description
To support growth and certainity in the biochar market by supporting the development and implementation of the IBI Biochar Certification Program
Study Tour of United States for China Biochar Experts
Organization
International Biochar Initiative
Website
http://www.biochar-international.org
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\China
Description
To support a biochar study tour to the United States for Chinese experts.
Linking sustainable agriculture and land use for improved water quality in the Shenandoah Valley region
Organization
Valley Conservation Council
Website
http://www.valleyconservation.org
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support improved water quality in the Shenandoah Valley by expanding programming to include sustainable agriculture and improved land use
Scaling up the Shared Solar Network Management System
Organization
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health c/o The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Global
Description
To support the development, scale up, and business planning for an innovative solar mini-grid management system.
Community Energy, Energy Efficiency in West Virginia
Organization
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support sustainable economic development in West Virginia through construction of the first-ever community-owned wind farm.
Strengthening media engagement on infrastructure threats in the Amazon
Organization
O Eco
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Brazil
Description
To support the assimilation of a group of very skillful Amazonian journalists to produce in depth multimedia content on infrastructure and development threats across region for the education of the public.
Promoting Biochar Technologies in China
Organization
Global Environmental Institute
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\China
Description
To support the massive scale up of biochar research and deployment in China through domestic and international study tours.
Carbon Canopy Project
Organization
Dogwood Alliance
Website
http://www.dogwoodalliance.org and www.carboncanopy.com
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support certified forest carbon projects in the Southern Appalachian region in order to stimulate increased private investment in sustainable forest management.
Protecting Biodiversity and Indigenous Territories In the Northern Peruvian Amazon
Organization
Amazon Watch
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Peru
Description
To support protection sensitive tropical rainforest and wetlands ecosystems that are threatened by oil and gas exploration, drilling and associated infrastructure in Northern Peru.
Effective Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation in China
Organization
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\China
Description
To support development and dissemination of effective biodiversity and ecosystem conservation management systems in China.
Business Plan Development for Viability of Farmer Incubator and Land Based Learning Center in Southwest Virginia
Organization
SustainFloyd
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
North America\Chesapeake-Appalachia
Description
To support first phase of planning to determine the financial viability and profitability of a land-based whole farm learning center in Southwest VA.
Fairness and transparency in climate funding - Workshop
Organization
Nexus Carbon For Development
Website
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Asia\Thailand
Description
To support a workshop promoting fairness and transparency in climate investments.
Creating a Strategic Roadmap for Conservation Priorities in the Andes-Amazon Region of Bolivia
Organization
Bolivian Association for the Investigation and Conservation of Andean-Amazonian Ecosystems
Website
None
Date Awarded
April 30, 2012
Geographic Area
Latin America\Bolivia
Description
To support the creatation of a comprehensive strategic plan for conservation in the Bolivian Andes-Amazon region