Defra Call for Evidence UK Government’s expected Call for Evidence on its future support for nature in the UKOTs was issued on 10th May 2019 by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Their press release can be seen here. UKOTCF expects to make a detailed submission, based on the information and views …
UK Parliament inquiry on invasive species The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry looking at invasive species, including across the UK Overseas Territories as well as Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The inquiry will focus on “the impact and management of non-native species that have a detrimental effect on native biodiversity and ecosystems, …
New Virtual Tours added to the web-site We are pleased to announce that virtual tours for the Cayman Islands, South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, and the Cayman Islands have now been added to the others available on the web-site. More follow. See the index and links here. Share on facebook Facebook Share on …
Parliament publishes report of Inquiry into UK Overseas Territories On 21st February 2019, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) published the report of its Inquiry into Global Britain and the British Overseas Territories: Resetting the relationship. In doing so, the Committee said “The British Overseas Territories share a bond with the UK and …
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Apology – update: UKOTCF email and web systems restored Users may be aware that there have been problems with @ukotcf.org email addresses for nearly 4 weeks. We apologise to our network and other users for a failure in part of our communications system. A serious hardware fault occurred in one of our internet service providers, …
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New UKOTCF Wider Caribbean Working Group eBulletin The new issue of the eBulletin of UKOTCF’s Wider Caribbean Working Group is now available here. Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn
Latest Montserrat conservation video released Tim Orton (left) discusses his restoration of tropical dry forest in the UKOTCF/MNT Adopt a Home for Wildlife initiative with Dr Mike Pienkowski. © Ann Pienkowski UKOTCF has released the latest video in its series featuring the Adopt a Home for Wildlife initiative. This forms part of UKOTCF’s joint conservation …
UKOT participants in Climate Change COP UKOT delegation, Dr Kedrick Pickering, Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands, and Dr Liesl Mesilio, CEO and Chief Scientist of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar Representatives from countries around the world are meeting in Poland, in December 2018, …
UKOTCF gives evidence to Parliament UKOTCF Chairman, Dr Mike Pienkowski, gives evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry. Image: parliament.tv UKOTCF House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry UKOTCF recently gave written and oral evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Future of the UK Overseas Territories. Evidence from all witnesses and …
Forum News 49 published Forum News 49 (November 2018) has been published and may be read or downloaded from ForumNews49_Nov2018.pdf Earlier issues are also available at Forum News. Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn