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We’ve recently awarded funding to 52 new Darwin Plus projects to help deliver long-term strategic outcomes for the unique biodiversity and the natural environment of the UK Overseas Territories, and improve resilience to climate change. Darwin Plus is one of the UK government’s flagship Biodiversity Challenge Funds, alongside the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund.

Over £7.8 million in grants has recently been awarded to 14 Main projects, 3 Fellowships, and 1 Strategic project under Round 12. Projects range from harnessing AI to prevent biodiversity loss in Anguilla to creating a sustainable framework for monitoring whales in South Georgia to enhancing the resilience of a salt lake ecosystem in Cyprus.

A full list of successful Darwin Plus Round 12 projects can be found here.

Over £1.4 million in grants have also been awarded to 34 Darwin Plus Local projects under Round 3. Projects range from restoring local seagrass habitats along the coastline of Gibraltar to saving the Griffon Vulture from extinction in Cyprus to building capacity for vegetation wildfire response in a changing climate project in the Falkland Islands.

A full list of successful Darwin Plus Local Round 3 projects can be found here.

Chair of the Darwin Plus Advisory Group, Howard Nelson, shared the following:

“The Darwin Plus programme provides critical support for biodiversity conservation action within the UK Overseas Territories, empowering local stakeholders and their collaborators to protect and restore the amazing natural heritage in the UK Overseas Territories. This year’s applications to the challenge fund, proposed a great diversity of approaches and innovative ideas for addressing the biodiversity challenges facing the UK Overseas Territories, and we are very excited to see the implementation of this year’s successful projects.”

The team at the Biodiversity Challenge Funds would like to extend a huge congratulations to all newly awarded projects – we look forward to seeing your progress!