Call for projects - French-speaking Switzerland (Romandy)

The call for projects is open until  October 31st 2024.
Click here for more information on the selection criteria and to download the form.

In the French-speaking Swizerland region (Romandy), natural areas are under heavy pressure due to various economic, agricultural, and recreational activities. These interactions with wildlife sometimes make coexistence difficult. With its diverse landscapes, ranging from alpine areas to valleys, and its unique climatic conditions, this region is home to a wide variety of species that often face the expansion of human infrastructure. It is therefore crucial to find a balance between biodiversity conservation and the continuation of human activities to ensure harmonious coexistence.

This rich wildlife on a territory with numerous human activities results in diverse interactions. In 2024, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in collaboration with the KORA Foundation, PRONatura, and the Swiss Ornithological Station, who act as the steering committee and technical partners of the Human-Wildlife Initiative in Romandy, have decided to mobilize in response to these challenges.

This Initiative focuses on several species of wildlife present in rural or mountainous areas: wild boars, deer, roe deer, wolves, chamois, ibex, foxes, badgers, stoats, bats, voles, lynxes, and birds of prey. Its goal is to develop innovative and concrete proposals to improve relations between wildlife and human activities: agriculture, tourism, hunting, outdoor sports, and forest management.

Examples include:

• Adapting agricultural practices to coexist with wildlife;
• Actions to make outdoor sports compatible with wildlife;
• Development of communication tools to promote agritourism that highlights wildlife;
• Study and monitoring of wildlife populations;
• Educational and public activities, meetings with rural stakeholders.
  
  

The first call for projects in Romandy is open until October 31st, 2024.

Selected projects, which may begin at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, must focus on:

• Field actions aimed at preventing or mitigating conflicts between wildlife and human activities;
• Actions to improve knowledge of species that share territory with humans;
• Public and school awareness-raising actions about the challenges of coexistence with wildlife;
• Actions to promote agricultural products and cultural, sporting, or ecotourism activities related to wildlife.

Project Eligibility:

• The steering committee will select projects based on several criteria:
  
• Projects must clearly benefit peaceful coexistence between humans and wildlife;
  
• Projects must concern the animal species mentioned above;
  
• Projects must be located in Suisse Romande;
  
• Projects must include a minimum of 20% self-financing;
  
• Projects must not violate wildlife conservation rules.
  

One level of financial support is possible:

• Projects for a maximum funding of €10,000 and with a maximum budget of €50,000 – project duration up to 2 years: Application form n°1 (DC1)

Instructions for downloading the application form:

• Click on the Google Drive link
  
• Select Application form n°1 (DC1)
  
• To download → Right-click on the document → Download
  

Note: You must download the documents to fill them in, it is not possible to fill them out online.

The application form must be sent to us before October 31st, 2024, to the following email address: ihf@fpa2.org