𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞

The Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) held inception meeting on ‘’𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞’’ with the National Implementing Entity (NIE), Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) on October 16, 2024 at BTFEC office. This readiness grant of US$ 150,000 is a preparatory and readiness fund to be granted to RSPN by the Adaptation fund through BTFEC.

The grant will be implemented by RSPN in collaboration with BTFEC over a period of one year. It has the following three components

1. Developing and updating policies and manuals of RSPN

2. Stakeholder consultation meeting to discuss and respond to AF accreditation comments

3. Conduct annual audit

RSPN extends its gratitude to Adaptation Fund and BTFEC for the grant and look forward for similar partnership.