Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund
Funding for conserving and restoring nature
At a glance
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Unspecified
Financing Type
Grant and Funding
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Grant Providers
- Government of Canada
Status
Open
Overview
Submit a proposal to carry out nature-based solutions to conserve, sustainably manage, and restore ecosystems.
Eligibility criteria
- Projects that are required by law, regulation or policy (e.g., mitigation requirement of a development/project approval) are not eligible for funding under the NSCSF.
Who is eligible
- Companies involved in projects that reduce the loss, restore, or improve the management of ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, peatlands, and grasslands
Who is not eligible
- Projects that are required by law, regulation or policy (e.g., mitigation requirement of a development/project approval)
Eligible expenses
- Costs associated with projects that reduce the loss, restore, or improve the management of ecosystems
- Expenses related to halting or reducing the conversion of carbon-rich ecosystems to less carbon-rich ecosystems
- Costs for restoring carbon storage and biodiversity in converted or degraded ecosystems
- Expenses for reducing GHG emissions caused by natural resource use through implementing new forest harvesting management practices
- Costs related to developing policies, programs, or tools with key actors in priority sectors to reduce GHG emissions and improve biodiversity
- Costs for measuring and reporting on GHG outcomes from natural climate solutions
- Expenses associated with providing biodiversity and human well-being co-benefits
- Costs related to advancing science and knowledge on natural climate solutions in Canada
Eligible projects & activities
- Projects that reduce the loss, restore, or improve the management of ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, peatlands, and grasslands
- Projects benefiting important habitat for migratory birds, species at risk, and other species of cultural and/or socio-economic importance to local communities
Evaluation & selection criteria
- Annual GHG emission reductions in 2030 (Mt CO2e)
- Projected long-term (2050) greenhouse gas emission reductions (Mt CO2e)
- Net change in policies driving ecosystem conversion relative to the land-base
- Total area (hectares) conserved, managed, or restored for greenhouse gas mitigation
- Number of direct jobs created
- Number of methodological improvements for the land sector in Canada's National Inventory Report on Greenhouse Gases
- Number of Indigenous-led projects supported
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