Research & Environment

• The applicant must be an organization operating in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve Region.
• The project must be conducted in a First Nation’s territory with support from that First Nation.
• The proposed initiative must align with research and environment priorities in the region.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations operating in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve Region

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve Region

• Addresses threats to key species and ecosystems
• Addresses threats to Indigenous ways of knowing about sacred places and important knowledge
• Advances habitat conservation, restoration, and/or protection for ecologically and/or culturally important species and ecosystems
• Advances First Nations priorities and follows protocols (including support from the First Nation in whose territory research occurs)
• Contributes to specific conservation actions (e.g., protection, education, policy change) or new conservation partnerships

• The funding is provided through an annual discretionary budget managed by the CBT Research & Environment Committee.