Both ENDS provides ongoing services to environmental organisations in the South and in CEE-countries. We primarily work for and with NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and CBOs (community-based organisations). Standard Information Service • basic information packs on a wide range of environment topics (14 in total) • fund-raising in 7 steps • selected funding opportunities in some 20 countries • donor newsletter 1 This issue of the donor newsletter is the first in a new series of five on funding opportunities in the field of development and environment. Its publication is made possible by a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). • Funding Agencies for Forest and Forest Related Project An overview of donor agencies that are primarily funding forest and/or forest related activities. Funding for this project came from The Netherlands Committee of the World Conservation Union (NC-IUCN).