Description
The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (RTCF) is soliciting proposals for the conservation of rhinoceros and/or tigers throughout their ranges. The program aims to support projects that promote conservation through protected area/reserve management and law enforcement, habitat conservation, restoration and management, and other activities. The fund will prioritize proposals that address human-rhinoceros and human-tiger conflicts, applied research on rhinoceros and tiger populations and their habitats, and strengthening local capacity and community engagement.
* Support of protected area/reserve management and law enforcement in important rhinoceros and tiger range
* Enhanced protection of the most at-risk rhinoceros and tiger populations
* Habitat conservation, restoration and management
* Strengthening local capacity and enhancing community engagement to implement conservation programs that enhance conservation stewardship
* Efforts to decrease human-rhinoceros and human-tiger conflicts
* Applied research on rhinoceros and tiger populations and their habitats, including surveys and monitoring
* Compliance with applicable treaties (such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)) and laws that regulate the taking or trade of rhinoceroses and tigers or regulate the use and management of their habitat
* Reducing demand for illegal rhinoceros and tiger parts, products and live animals in consumer countries
* Combating trafficking of rhinoceros and tiger parts, products and live animals