2021 was a busy and productive year for UKOTCF, despite Covid restrictions.  
 
Here are just a few of the things we have been doing and supporting:

• Online conference in March 2021 – Staying connected for conservation in a changing world
• Providing the secretariat for the 4^th UKOTs and CDs Environment Ministers’ Council meeting, online in April 2021
• Launching DPLUS155 project Adopt a Home for Wildlife in Montserrat in October 2021
• Facilitating the donation of the battle ensign of the Falklands War Flagship HMS Invincible to the Falkland Islands Museum for the 40^th anniversary of liberation of the Islands
• Developing a proposal with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), and others, on Hidden Historiesto inform future conservation efforts
• Providing information on previous seabird counts in TCI to a current DPlus project
• Continuing to highlight the serious problem of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) in the Caribbean
• Virtual Tours produced for Anguilla, Gibraltar and Tristan da Cunha, completing at least first editions for all the UKOTs, with the last 2 CDs in progress 
• Reflecting the unique biodiversity of the UKOTs by starting to recruit species champions.

 
A big thank you to all our supporters, friends and partners.
 
We are looking forward to an exciting and busy 2022, and hopefully a return to easier times.
 
Wishing you all well, and every success in 2022.
 
The UKOTCF Team.