The office of the Biosphere Reserve of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa has initiated the procedures for the call for applications for subsidies aimed at non-profit entities that carry out their work in Lanzarote and La Graciosa, in actions aligned with the objectives of the UNESCO MaB program. Once the announcement is published in the Official Gazette of Las Palmas (BOP), associations and groups will have ten business days to present their initiatives.
The procedure for awarding will be competitive, whereby the concession is made through the comparison and evaluation of the applications submitted, based on the limit of economic credit in the current fiscal year and according to the criteria established in the bases, which can be consulted in the BOP of September 8, 2025.
As a novelty, maximum amounts of 15,000 euros will be awarded, in order to increase the number of organizations that can benefit from these grants, whose initial budget is 76,730 euros, with the possibility of expansion.
The counselor of the Biosphere Reserve, Samual Martín, states that the objective of this line of financing is "to support actions that practically develop awareness and dissemination initiatives about the Biosphere Reserve in line with the MaB Strategy; actions that contribute to the research, conservation and/or monitoring of terrestrial or marine biodiversity and ecosystems".
Proposals focused on the conservation and maintenance of the island landscape will also be valued; actions that favor the restoration of degraded spaces and ecosystems; projects that promote the sustainable and/or circular economy, those that promote land stewardship, and those that contribute to the conservation and environmental monitoring of soils.
Samuel Martín encourages groups to apply for this offer of aid, "which facilitates their contribution to the collective objective of building a more balanced, respectful, and sustainable society".