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Darwin Plus call for 2018 made, and grants from 2017 round announced

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Darwin Plus call for 2018 made, and grants from 2017 round announced The Darwin Plus 7th round was announced on 11th July. Details for applicants are here. In announcing the call, Environment Secretary Michael Gove MP said “Protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the UK’s Overseas Territories will help to make crucial activities such as agriculture, …

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Sombrero Island – Anguilla’s first Ramsar Site designated

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Sombrero Island – Anguilla’s first Ramsar Site designated Sombrero Island from the sea. Copyright: Dr Mike Pienkowski UKOTCF welcomes the announcement on 22 May 2018 by the Government of Anguilla that Sombrero Island has been listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Lying 65 kilometres northeast of Anguilla, Sombrero Island is …

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3rd UKOT/CD Environment Ministers Council meeting

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3rd UKOT/CD Environment Ministers Council meeting Ministers and senior officials from UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) travelled to the Isle of Man in February 2018 to discuss the future of the environment in their jurisdictions. This was the third Council of Environment Ministers of UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and took …

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Pitcairn Islands: Pristine Paradise to Rubbish Dump – Henderson Island 23 Years Apart

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Pitcairn Islands: Pristine Paradise to Rubbish Dump – Henderson Island 23 Years Apart Following on from the article that we published in the June 2017 SOWG newsletter about the study of plastic debris that was found to have accumulated on the uninhabited Henderson Island, the University of Tasmania team has just released a new photo …

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Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting November 2017

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Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting November 2017 Joint Ministerial Meeting 2017; CC 2.0 Foreign & Commonwealth Office The Minister for the Overseas Territories, Lord Ahmad, and elected leaders and representatives of the Overseas Territories met at a Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) at Lancaster House in London on 28 and 29 November 2017. Ministers from …

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Hurricane Irma and Maria

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Hurricane Irma and Maria Video: BVI Strong – A story of recovery and resilience. Copyright: Aerial Produced In late August 2017, a tropical storm, Irma, formed in the east Atlantic, rapidly strengthening and heading towards the NE Caribbean. About a day or two behind, storm Jose formed and initially followed about the same track. Shortly …

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Darwin Projects 2017

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Darwin Projects 2017 The Darwin Initiative assists countries that are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives under one or more of the three major biodiversity Conventions. The successful bidders for Round 5 of the Darwin Plus awards, which are dedicated to projects in the UK Overseas Territories were announced …

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Second Meeting of UKOT & CD Environment Ministers

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Second Meeting of UKOT & CD Environment Ministers Ministers gather in Alderney for the second meeting of Environment Ministers; Copyright: UKOTCF Representatives from 13 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) from as far afield as Bermuda, Pitcairn and the British Virgin Islands participated in discussions on 27th and 28th April 2017 on the …

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