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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have announced up to 7.5 million in new grant funding to support Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) projects worldwide.
The funding, launched through the Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, aims to accelerate innovative and scalable nature-based solutions that strengthen climate resilience, restore ecosystems and address the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation.
The new funding represents a significant expansion of the Global EbA Fund, introducing its eighth small-size grants call alongside its first-ever medium-size grants opportunity. The initiative is designed to help organisations overcome barriers that often prevent promising adaptation solutions from reaching larger scale.
The small-size grants programme will provide up to 250,000 per project for initiatives lasting up to 24 months. It places particular emphasis on Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries, as well as countries that remain underrepresented in the Funds portfolio.
The new medium-size grants programme will offer up to 500,000 per project for projects lasting up to 24 months. Funding will support innovative financing models for ecosystem-based adaptation, climate resilience in fragile and conflict-affected settings, and stronger connections between climate, biodiversity and land restoration policies.
Eligible applicants include national and international NGOs, community-based organisations, Indigenous Peoples organisations, universities, research institutions and private-sector organisations.
Applications for the small-size grants call will be accepted from September 28 to October 26, 2026, while the medium-size grants call will run from October 12 to November 16, 2026.
The Global EbA Fund has already supported 75 projects across 41 countries and nine ecosystems. The latest funding round aims to build on this work by strengthening institutional capacity, generating evidence, improving investment readiness and helping communities and governments scale effective ecosystem-based adaptation solutions.
As climate impacts intensify, the initiative highlights the growing importance of investing in healthy ecosystems as a practical way to protect communities, livelihoods and economies while advancing global environmental goals.
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