Recovering St Helena’s cloud forest for wildlife & water security
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus Main
VALUE £938,637
WHERE St Helena
Summary
This project will develop a sustainable, long-term and collaborative approach to managing St Helena’s unique cloud forest to enable nature recovery, improve water security, and provide a model for other key habitats on St Helena. This will be achieved by advancing cloud forest restoration and water monitoring, by addressing the key threats of plant pathogens and invasive species, and by developing a sustainable framework to scale restoration efforts to secure St Helena’s biodiversity.
Species Recovery Trust, CABI International, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), Connect Saint Helena, St Helena National Trust (SHNT), Government of St Helena