The IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands Land Acquisition Fund

✓ The Land Acquisition Fund enables local nature organisations around the globe to secure important wildlife habitat by purchasing or long-term land leasing. By protecting, expanding, and connecting the habitat of endangered and vulnerable species, these species have a second chance. Since its foundation in 2001, the fund has enabled the safeguarding of over 320,000 hectares of threatened nature.

✓ be locally registered as a non-profit organisation, non-governmental organisation (NGOs) or civil society organisation (CSOs) in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Pacific;
✓ be directly responsible for the preparation and implementation of the grant project;
✓ have a bank account in the name of the organisation and in the place where the organisation is established or where the project is carried out; and
✓ have proven experience and capacity in managing conservation areas, including project management, financial management, and financial control.

LAF cannot grant financial assistance to:
✓ private individuals;
✓ commercial (for profit) organisations;
✓ governmental institutions; and projects or organisations with a primary focus on sustainable agricultural systems, education, rescue, or rehabilitation centres.
✓ The Land Acquisition Fund does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the review process and expects applicants to develop their proposals without AI assistance. If you do choose to use AI, please disclose how and why it was used in your proposal

✓ Coorperate with the Grant Team

✓ The Fellow is offered excellent conditions in an inspiring academic and artistic environment. There are numerous opportunities for cross-disciplinary and intersectional collaborations among fellows, researchers, and artists from HIAS member institutions in Hamburg and the CALAS/CELA network in Kassel.