Grant call 1: inspiring locally led restoration

REDAA's first grant call received more than 1,200 applications; 21 locally led research-to-action initiatives have been awarded REDAA funding.

Taking place across 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia, these initiatives positively address integrated action for nature, climate, and people. They also address one or more of the REDAA thematic priorities:

local research and capability for research
resource and land use assessments
business models
financing mechanisms
inclusive governance systems.

Supported initiatives have been awarded 'Project Grants' ranging between £200,000 to £500,000 (GBP) for initiatives lasting two to four years.

Alongside funding, REDAA-supported initiatives can access a community of practice (known as the 'REDAA Community'), which facilitates mutual support and learning among supported initiatives and others.

Read about the projects below.

Advancing recognition and implementation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to improve land and resource governance and reverse environmental degradation in Congo and DRC

Overview:

In aiming to strengthen legal frameworks in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and empower Indigenous Peoples to protect and manage their forest landscapes, this project assesses legal gaps and supports Indigenous Peoples to document customary land use, strengthen community governance and advocate for reforms in land, resource, climate and biodiversity policy.

Country: Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Location: Sangha, Likouala and Lékoumou departments, Congo and Tshopo province, DRC

Environments: Forests

Lead organisation: Forest Peoples Programme

Grant amount (GBP): £500,000

Project dates: March 2024 - March 2026

Grant call 1: inspiring locally led restoration

Advancing recognition and implementation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to improve land and resource governance and reverse environmental degradation in Congo and DRC

Female youth leadership in climate change mitigation among Indigenous Peoples in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Community-based ecological restoration of degraded grasslands, dry and wet forests in partnership with Indigenous People of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats: a global biodiversity hotspot in India

NATURE FUNDI: Nature and Agriculture Transformation by Unlocking Resources to Ensure Funding for Unbanked and Deepening Inclusion

Climate impacted dwellers-led agroecological stewardship for restoring wetlands (Re-WET)

Understanding the dynamics of wildlife populations in hyper-arid north-west Namibia for improved post-drought recovery whilst maximising livelihood benefits

Strengthening systems: analysing policy implementation and building local capacity to reverse environmental degradation in Rwanda’s Southern province

Promoting ecologically sound and socially just forest landscape restoration through co-production of knowledge and local capacity building

LONG FALLOWS: Lengthening Of swidden Natural-forest re-Growth cycles through Farmer Action, Learning and Leadership Opportunities for Well-being and Social-inclusion

Local-level land degradation assessment towards sustainable land management for improved livelihood in the Ethiopian Rift Valley (REDAA-SMILE)

Change beyond supply chains, driving positive landscape transformation through inclusive business models

Sustain Indigenous knowledge on customary land and natural resource use and management to regenerate local environment

Community-led research incentivises actions to enhance climate resilience in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta

Supporting forest restoration in Quang Ninh district, Viet Nam

Engaging Indigenous Peoples and local communities in ensuring environmental and social safeguards for the Aklan River Watershed Forest Reserve

CLEAR: Community-Led Environmental and Agricultural Restoration - strengthening locally-led restoration capacity among farmer and pastoralist communities in the Southern Highlands and Northern (semi-) Arid areas of Tanzania

Restoring degraded land and building climate resilience in the Northern mountains of Viet Nam through co-created sustainable livelihood-enhancing agroforestry and improved value chains

Scaling up forest landscape restoration in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Community-led adaptation of 'Farming with Alternative Pollinators’ as an approach for ecosystem restoration, improved household nutrition outcomes and climate resilience

Restoring degraded environments for improved livelihoods in refugee settlements and host communities in Uganda

Facilitating locally-led research, communications and multi-stakeholder dialogue spaces for good governance and restoration actions within a Southern Kenya-Northern Tanzania transboundary wildlife movement corridor

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