# Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes

From Global Environment Facility, run by Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN), Fundo Ecos. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open (Call 50 (4/2026): Alto Poti, South Maranhão and West Bahia landscapes): apply by 11 November 2026, 18:00 (America/Sao_Paulo). The funder gives the deadline as “18h (horário de Brasília) do dia 11 de novembro de 2026”. One more call is open; see the listing.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to R$250,000 BRL (Largest grant across the two calls (consolidation projects); small projects up to R$100,000 or R$120,000, depending on the call)
- Who can apply: NGOs
- Where: Brazil (Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes): Brazil
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Run by: Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN), Fundo Ecos (https://fundoecos.org.br/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Sustainable land use
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/
- Funder’s programme page: https://fundoecos.org.br/editais

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: A numbered series of calls from ISPN's Fundo Ecos (GEF Small Grants Programme in Brazil) for civil-society organisations running community-based conservation and sustainable land-use projects in priority landscapes of the Cerrado and Caatinga.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “A inscrição será feita por meio do preenchimento de um formulário eletrônico.”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#access

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, amount:** Up to R$250,000 BRL (Largest grant across the two calls (consolidation projects); small projects up to R$100,000 or R$120,000, depending on the call). Largest grant across the two calls (consolidation projects); small projects up to R$100,000 or R$120,000, depending on the call.

> “distribuídos nas categorias de pequenos projetos de até R$100.000,00 e projetos de consolidação de até R$250.000,00”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-51o-5o-2026-chamada-de-projetos-na-paisagem-prioritaria-kaiowa-e-guarani/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#amount

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, where:** Brazil (Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes): Brazil

> “Oitava Fase Operacional do Small Grants Program no Brasil - Fundo Ecos (GEF/SGP/PNUD)”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#geography

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, who can apply:** NGOs

> “Podem apresentar propostas organizações da sociedade civil sem fins lucrativos, como associações, sindicatos e cooperativas, constituídas legalmente há pelo menos 2 (dois) anos.”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#applicant_types

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Edital 50o (4o/2026) - Chamada de Projetos nas Paisagens Prioritárias: Alto Poti, Sul do Maranhão e Oeste da Bahia Publicado em 21 de setembro de 2026”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#window

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#co_finance_required

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, run by:** Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN), Fundo Ecos

> “os recursos são do Small Grants Program (SGP) do Fundo Global Para o Meio Ambiente (GEF), implementado pelo Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) e executado pelo Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#administered_by

## Calls (2)

### Call 50 (4/2026): Alto Poti, South Maranhão and West Bahia landscapes

Call page: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, Call 50 (4/2026): Alto Poti, South Maranhão and West Bahia landscapes, status:** Open

> “Inscrições abertas até 11/11/2026 18:00”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#call-edital-50-2026-status

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, Call 50 (4/2026): Alto Poti, South Maranhão and West Bahia landscapes, deadline:** 11 November 2026, 18:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) (the funder writes “18h (horário de Brasília) do dia 11 de novembro de 2026”)

> “As inscrições devem ser realizadas até 18h (horário de Brasília) do dia 11 de novembro de 2026.”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-50o-4o-2026-paisagens-prioritarias/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#call-edital-50-2026-deadline

### Call 51 (5/2026): Kaiowá and Guarani landscape

Call page: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-51o-5o-2026-chamada-de-projetos-na-paisagem-prioritaria-kaiowa-e-guarani/

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, Call 51 (5/2026): Kaiowá and Guarani landscape, status:** Open

> “Inscrições abertas até 11/11/2026 18:00”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-51o-5o-2026-chamada-de-projetos-na-paisagem-prioritaria-kaiowa-e-guarani/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#call-edital-51-2026-status

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, Call 51 (5/2026): Kaiowá and Guarani landscape, deadline:** 11 November 2026, 18:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) (the funder writes “18h (horário de Brasília) do dia 11 de novembro de 2026”)

> “As inscrições devem ser realizadas até 18h (horário de Brasília) do dia 11 de novembro de 2026.”

Source: https://fundoecos.org.br/edital/edital-51o-5o-2026-chamada-de-projetos-na-paisagem-prioritaria-kaiowa-e-guarani/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#call-edital-51-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/#reporting

## Part of a larger programme

[GEF Small Grants Programme](https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp/), from Global Environment Facility.

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Fundo Ecos calls (editais) for Cerrado and Caatinga landscapes”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fundo-ecos/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Fundo+Ecos+calls+%28editais%29+for+Cerrado+and+Caatinga+landscapes&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffundo-ecos%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Fundo+Ecos+calls+%28editais%29+for+Cerrado+and+Caatinga+landscapes&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffundo-ecos%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction