SDM 2019 Selected Projects
The SDM Secretariat announced a call for proposals for the SDM 2019 in May 2019. By the deadline for applications (July 2019), the Secretariat had received a total of 16 applications, of which 15 were deemed eligible for the SDM 2019.
The SDM Executive Board meeting was convened in September 2019 where the Board carefully considered the eligible proposals in line with the project screening criteria and prioritisation criteria. Within a set of competent proposals, the following six were selected, which were deemed the most promising for the implementation and promotion of the concept of the Satoyama Initiative.
List of SDM sub-grant recipients selected in 2019
| Applicant | Project type | Country | Project title | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) (academic/ research Institute) | Research | Philippines |
Participatory Mangrove Management for Coastal Resiliency of Alitas Community in Quezon, Philippines |
Asia |
| Society for Environment Conservation and Agriculture Research and Development (SECARD) (NGO/CBO) | Research | Nepal | Paddy cum Fish Cultivation for Sustainable Livelihood and Biodiversity Conservation | Asia |
| Greenglobe Ghana (NGO/CBO) | Capacity building/ awareness raising | Ghana | Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of resources and traditional knowledge of Sacred forest. | Africa |
| Save A seed for the Future (SAFE) (NGO/CBO) | Community/field-based project implementation | Uganda | Revitalizing the role of agroforestry parklands in conserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods in the sub-humid drylands of Uganda | Africa |
| Ifugao State University (IFSU) (academic/ research Institute) | Research | Philippines | Ifugao Rice Terrace Assessment (IRTA) | Asia |
| Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Malawi (national government) | Community/field-based project implementation | Malawi | Sustainable Natural Resources Management and utilization (SUNRMU) | Africa |