Allachy Awards: revised strategy for grant giving

Background

Thanks to the generosity of the Allachy Trust, Plantlife has been able to provide grants for conservation of medicinal plants, starting in September 2005.

The purpose of the awards has been to build capacity for the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants. Projects have been selected have taken community-based approaches to medicinal plant conservation. All awards given have been concentrated in the geographical regions of the Himalayas and East Africa.

Additionally, several projects of a supportive nature have been funded. These include a regional meeting on conservation of medicinal plants in Kathmandu, Nepal (September 2006), an international course on medicinal plant conservation held at Bangalore, India (October 2006) and a China/India/UK Dialogue on Conservation of Himalayan medicinal plants held at Kunming, China (April 2007).

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Revised grant-giving strategy

The funds available from the Allachy Trust are a diminishing resource. The criteria for selecting proposals for funding have now been modified. In particular, special attention will be given in future to applications which contribute systematically on building new regional programmes on community-based conservation in the Himalayas and East Africa.

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Eligibility of applicants

Applicants should be organisations that can demonstrate a long-term commitment to plant conservation.

Award size, geography and themes

The maximum size of grant is normally £10,000. Applicants should be from developing countries. Applications are welcome from all regions, but synergy between applications will be considered in deciding which projects to support, as well as the potential to use the awards to build more substantial proposals. Applications are especially welcome from East Africa and the Himalayas. Projects designed to increase the sustainability of commercial harvesting are welcome.

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Dates for application and length of awards

Awards can be for periods of up to 3 years.

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