Objective Novel funding initiatives are on the cusp of implementation across the developing world. Community owned solutions for the management of ecosystem services have the potential to act as showcases for determining the most effective and efficient use of these emerging funding streams in order to maximise social justice and ecological sustainability. The COBRA project brings together key South American and European CSOs that have extensive experience in enabling and disseminating grassroots solutions to complex problems in the Guiana Shield region of Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The RTDs on the project have scientific expertise to rigorously evaluate these grassroots solutions and determine their impact, while the SME brings with it the business and technical expertise for promoting the financial viability of these initiatives. The CSOs, RTDs and the SME have formed a partnership to help deliver effective community-led sustainable management of ecosystem services and to widely disseminate best practice. We therefore aim to: 1) review the emergence of novel social, economic and environmental challenges facing communities in the Guiana Shield region; 2) engage with established locally owned and developed solutions; 3) analyse and record these solutions in order to investigate their generic transferability; 4) test the approach in a wider range of communities confronting similar challenges; 5) facilitate communication between communities and governments to ensure local needs are addressed and emerging policies benefit local communities; and 6) develop a range of accessible communication and dissemination tools for engaging a wider global constituency. The COBRA project will be in a unique position to study the impact of new funding streams on the most marginalised sectors of society, how CSOs are able to respond positively, and to influence policy and implementation practices as these initiatives are rolled out in the rest of the world. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceslawinternational law Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2011.4.2.3-1 - Community based management of environmental challenges Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-CSO - Research for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Coordinator ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE Address Egham hill university of london TW20 0EX Egham United Kingdom See on map Region South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex West Surrey Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rosemary Greaves (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY Netherlands EU contribution € 347 680,33 Address Anna paulownastraat 103 2518BC Den haag See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ronald Kingham (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STICHTING IUCN NEDERLANDS COMITE Netherlands EU contribution € 169 116,88 Address Plantage middenlaan 2 k 1018 DD Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Corry Van Swieten (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Equipe de Conservacao da Amazonia Brazil EU contribution € 141 233,02 Address Saus q3 ed. business point, bloco c salas 3 70070-934 Brasilia, df See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Vasco Van Roosmalen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE IWOKRAMA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RAIN FOREST CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Guyana EU contribution € 376 307,91 Address High street 77 10630 Georgetown See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Isabella Bovolo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data POLITECNICO DI TORINO Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 22 493,63 Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 24 10129 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nicoletta Venisti (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE OPEN UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 130 155,55 Address Walton hall MK7 6AA Milton keynes See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Milton Keynes Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Brian Mpepo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data WILDFOWL & WETLANDS TRUST (CONSULTING) LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 153 312,19 Address The wildfowl and wetlands trust slimbridge GL2 7BT Gloucester See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Matthew Simpson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO Italy EU contribution € 30 281,89 Address Via giuseppe verdi 8 10124 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Marco Accossato (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
