Tropical Forests Call
Call Logistics
- Call Opens: 14 June 2024
- Registrations Due (extended): 26 November 2024, 23:59 UTC
- Proposals Due: 27 August 2025, 20:00 UTC
The Belmont Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a Collaborative Research Action “Tropical Forests: Global Implications and Pressing Actions” (FORESTS 2024) in partnership with the G20.
The CRA FORESTS 2024 aims to coordinate actions and projects with a transdisciplinary approach to develop innovative solutions to the challenges faced in tropical forest regions, Amazonia being the largest and most populated. Acknowledging the differences in governance, cultural diversity, and territorial configuration, this CRA spans tropical forests worldwide that face similar challenges.
This call for proposals recognises the growing threats to those ecosystems and their inhabitants, such as climate change, deforestation, unregulated agroindustry and land conversion, illegal activities, pollution, and environmental/climate injustices. In the global tropical forest regions such as the Amazon, Central America, Asia, and Africa, the well-being and survival of indigenous peoples and local communities depend on the local ecosystem under pressure.
The challenges tropical forest regions face vary depending on governance, local ecology, cultural diversity, and territorial configuration.
Call areas:
Proposals submitted to this CRA should encompass elements from at least two of the three areas listed below.
- AREA 1: Reduce deforestation, and promote sustainable development and locally-led economies
- AREA 2: Ecosystem Function, Connectivity, and Climate Change Science
- AREA 3: Environmental Justice and Governance
Details of the call and the application process are provided via the application portal
bfgo.org. There are also training modules available for proposers on the
Belmont Forum YouTube channel.
Before starting to prepare proposals, applicants are advised to contact their funding organisation(s) as listed in the annex documents for the call.
Call Documents
- Call for Proposals (Note: extended deadline to submit Registrations until 26 November 2024): English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Registration Form and Instructions
- Proposal Form and Instructions
- Annex Comparison Tool
Funding Annexes
| Annex | Eligible Countries / Locations | Funding Agency Abbr. | Funding Agency | Funding Agency Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex | France | ANR | French National Research Agency | anr.fr |
| Annex | Brazil, Paraná | Araucária | Araucária Foundation | fappr.pr.gov.br |
| Annex | Indonesia | BRIN | National Research and Innovation Agency | brin.go.id |
| Annex | Brazil, Alagoas | FAPEAL | State Funding Agency of Alagoas | fapeal.br |
| Annex: English, Portuguese | Brazil, Amazonas | FAPEAM | Amazonas Research Foundation | fapeam.am.gov.br |
| Annex: English, Portuguese | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro | FAPERJ | FAPERJ | https://faperj.br |
| Annex: English, Portuguese | Brazil, Rondônia | FAPERO | FAPERO | rondonia.ro.gov.br/fapero |
| Annex | Brazil, Santa Catarina | FAPESC | Santa Catarina Research Foundation | fapesc.sc.gov.br |
| Annex: English, Portuguese | Brazil, São Paulo | FAPESP | São Paulo Research Foundation | https://fapesp.br/belmontforum |
| Annex: English, Portuguese | Brazil, Pará | FAPESPA | Amazonia Foundation for Studies and Research Support | https://fapespa.pa.gov.br |
| Annex | Côte d’Ivoire | FONSTI | Fund for Science, Technology, and Innovation | fonsti.org |
| Annex | Brazil, Ceará | FUNCAP | FUNCAP | funcap.ce.gov.br |
| Annex | Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul | FUNDECT | FUNDECT | sigfundect.ledes.net |
| Annex | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay | IAI | Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research | iai.int |
| Annex | Japan | JST | Japan Science and Technology Agency | www.jst.go.jp |
| Annex | United States of America, Puerto Rico, Guam | NSF | United States National Science Foundation | nsf.gov |
| Annex | China | NSFC | National Natural Science Foundation of China | nsfc.gov.cn |
| Annex | Norway and their partners from Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries | RCN | Research Council of Norway | forskningsradet.no |
| Annex | Switzerland | SNSF | Swiss National Science Foundation | snf.ch |
| Annex | Congo | UNCIALIUM | United Network for Climate Inclusivity Advocacy Livelihoods, Inherent Utilization and Mobilization | uncialium.org |
Funding agencies
How to Apply?
Each Collaborative Research Action (CRA) has specific requirements, deadlines, and eligible countries, but also share core eligibility criteria. Learn more in our Application Resources page and apply in BFgo.org.
