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Darwin Plus (also known as The Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund) provides funding for:

  • environmental projects in UK Overseas Territories
  • fellowships for UK Overseas Territories (OT) Nationals to increase their knowledge and ability to meet long-term strategic outcomes for the natural environment in UK Overseas Territories

Since 2012, Darwin Plus has awarded over £32m to more than 162 projects in the UK Overseas Territories.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For further information on the related funds, the Darwin Initiative and the IWT Challenge Fund, please follow the links provided below:

The 14 UK Overseas Territories are:

  • Anguilla
  • Bermuda
  • British Antarctic Territory
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • The British Virgin Islands
  • The Cayman Islands
  • The Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Montserrat
  • The Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Islands
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Sovereign Base Areas, Akrotiri and Dhekelia (on Cyprus)
  • The Turks & Caicos Islands

Darwin Plus Advisory Group membership

The Darwin Plus Advisory Group is one of the Biodiversity Challenge Funds Expert Groups. There are a number of documents which support the functioning of these Expert Groups – these can be found on the page “Resources for Expert Group Members“.

Howard Nelson (Chair) – Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

UK Government policy advisers from:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Members with OT knowledge or experience:

Colin Clubbe – Independent

Debbie Pain – Independent

Colin Clubbe – Independent

Jonathan Hall – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

John R Turner – Bangor University

Laura Sinclair Willis – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI)

Lee Hardy – Independent

Nancy Pascoe – Government of British Virgin Islands (BVI)

Tara-Jane Sutcliffe – Independent

Other external advisers:

Amanda Gregory – Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Ed McManus – Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Sara Barrios – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Kedell Worboys – UKOTA

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