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The Rapid Response Facility

The Rapid Response Facility is a small grants programme jointly operated by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the United Nations Foundation and Fauna & Flora International. It aims to protect natural World Heritage sites (NWHS) in times of crisis

RRF RE-OPENED FOR APPLICATIONS

The RRF is now accepting applications from all eligible sites and organizations. Application forms, funding criteria, and additional information on eligibility can be found below.

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About the RRF:
Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and their identification and protection are key parts of the global community's responsibility for conservation. When emergencies occur or urgent threats to these sites arise, critical time is often lost organizing a response, during which precious natural world heritage may be irreparably damaged.

RRF grantee Oreades controlling fires in Emas National Park, Brazil. Credit Oreades The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) was designed to provide timely resources to address threats and emergencies affecting NWHS and surrounding areas of influence – and to do so quickly, flexibly and in real time.

The RRF aims to:

Mobilize funds quickly to respond to emergency situations in NWHS;
Provide bridging funds in places where longer-term funding is being sought, and;
Catalyse innovative financing mechanisms as part of long-term support programmes.

The RRF is currently being tested as an initial pilot phase, and to date has awarded thirteen small grants and one larger interim grant (List of RRF grants awarded) to natural World Heritage sites across the globe. Learn more about the achievements that RRF funds have helped make possible worldwide (RRF Impact to Date).

RRF Grant Application Materials

RRF Small Grant Application Form
RRF Funding Criteria & Eligibility

Downloads

List of RRF grants awarded
RRF Overview
RRF Impact to Date
RRF Year 1 Annual Report

Our partners

The United Nations Foundation is a public charity that builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and also works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach.
www.unfoundation.org

The World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage.
http://whc.unesco.org

For more information or questions about the Rapid Response Facility please contact rrf@fauna-flora.org

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