Document 3: Expression of Interest
For partners to deliver Global Environmental Benefits under Component 1 of the
GEF 8 Heart of Conservation Initiative (HCI)
Before you complete this Expression of Interest form, please visit the landing page, please read
Document 1: Information Note, and then use Document 2: Self-assessment Tool to determine
whether your organization is eligible to submit an Expression of Interest.
If your self-assessment indicates that you are eligible, please complete the following Expression of
Interest in 10 pages or less. Please submit to [email protected] by June 30, 2025.
You can write in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish.
If you are not eligible to become a partner under Component 1 of the HCI, there will be other
opportunities to become involved, and you can always email the address shown on the landing
page.
A. Information about the applicant
Basic information about the applicant
1. Name of the organization:
2. Country of registration:
3. Year of registration:
4. Website:
5. Contact person and email:
6. Is your organization (Please highlight the relevant option):
● A representative institution, organization, network, or funding mechanism of Indigenous Peoples
● A representative institution, organization, network, or funding mechanism of local communities
● A representative institution, organization, network, or funding mechanism of both Indigenous
Peoples and local communities
● A consortium composed of any of the above types of organizations
● Other (please specify):
Institutional, financial, administrative, and technical capacity
7. Please describe the governance structure of the organization, e.g., board, general assembly, leadership,
and decision-making processes.
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8. What mechanisms for consultation and accountability has the organization established with the
Indigenous Peoples and/or local communities that it represents or serves?
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9. How many full-time staff work at the organization?
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10. Please enter the total budget of the organization (in USD) for 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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11. What is the largest single grant (in USD) the organization has received and what was it for?
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12. How does this application complement other existing grants your organization is implementing?
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13. Do you distribute funds to members, communities or partners working on the ground?
Answer (please highlight): Yes/No.
If you answered “yes”, please describe the mechanisms for distribution of funds to members, communities
or partners
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14. Please describe the organization’s capacity, experiences and mechanisms for monitoring activities and
impact on the ground.
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15: Please describe the organization’s experience with donor reporting, including environmental and social
safeguards as relevant.
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16. Please list the organization’s capacity-strengthening needs and priorities.
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17. Please describe the experience of the organization in implementing or supporting on-the-ground
projects determined by Indigenous Peoples and/or local communities over the past three years.
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18. What is the approach followed by the organization to ensure inclusion and leadership of women, youth
and other vulnerable groups in its work?
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B. Information about the proposal
Before completing this section, please review Document 1: Information Note that sets out the criteria and
associated scoring for selecting proposals.
Geography and relevant Indigenous Peoples and/or Local Communities
19. In which country/ies or geographical regions will the activities take place?
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20. Who are the Indigenous Peoples and/or local communities that will be involved and benefit from this
proposal? How have they been consulted to date and how will they be involved in implementation and
monitoring?
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Outcomes, outputs and activities
21. What are the Global Environmental Benefits that this proposal will deliver?
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22. What other outcome(s) will this proposal deliver?
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23. What are the outputs this proposal will generate?
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24. How will the proposal enhance the stewardship of lands, territories and resources of Indigenous
Peoples and/or local communities?
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Inclusion and engagement
25. How will the proposal ensure inclusion of women, youth and other vulnerable groups?
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26. Which other rightsholders and stakeholders will be involved, and how do you intend to engage them?
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27. How will the proposal increase the visibility and recognition of the contributions of Indigenous Peoples
and/or local communities in conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity?
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Indicators
28. What is the estimated number of people directly benefiting from this proposal:
● Total number:
● Number of women:
● Number of men:
29. Which of the following indicators are relevant for this proposal (highlight only those that have direct
relevance to proposed activities):
● Number of hectares of terrestrial protected areas or marine protected areas established or
under improved management.
● Number of hectares of land and ecosystems under restoration.
● Number of hectares of landscape or marine habitat under improved practices.
● Greenhouse gas emissions that are mitigated.
● Number of countries with policies to protect and encourage customary sustainable use by
indigenous peoples and local communities
● Land-use change and land tenure in the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples and local
communities.
30. Please add anything else here you think is essential for understanding your proposal.
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C. Indicative Budget
31. Please set out the indicative budget in the format exemplified below.
Budget item Total Budget break down per year
amount 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Result 1
Activity 1 150’000 30’000 50’000 50’000 20’000 0
Activity 2 75’000 10’000 35’000 10’000 10’000 10’000
Etc.
Result 2
Activity 1
Activity 2
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Equipment
Travel
Staff costs
Administration
Total
32. Please indicate which amount of the budget will be distributed to members, communities or partners
working on the ground.
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D. Next steps
Congratulations on completing the Expression of Interest. Please submit this document to
[email protected] by June 30, 2025. Selected partners will have the opportunity to
develop detailed proposals from September to November 2025, including budgets, risk mitigation
plans, and gender and youth inclusion approaches.
