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Nature Conservation: British Overseas Territories

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1213-4W, on nature conservation: British Overseas Territories, what projects have (a) received and (b) been allocated funds from the £188,294 of funding for British Caribbean Overseas Territories under the Darwin initiative for 2009-10; and how much each such project was allocated. (309225)

The following Darwin Initiative projects in the UK's Caribbean Overseas Territories were allocated and provided with funds from the 2009-10 Darwin funding round. For main projects and post projects, project leaders can claim for up to 75 per cent. of their annual award in advance, but the final amount is withheld pending submission of annual or final reports, and/or meeting other agreed targets.

Although we can confirm actual expenditure from the Darwin Initiative, it is for the recipient organisation to confirm whether it has received the funding.

£

Project

Allocated

Approved for payment at time of writing

Commonwealth Foundation project to build civil-society capacity for conservation across the Caribbean Overseas Territories

117,150

87,862

Montserrat post-project aiming to reduce impact of feral livestock in Centre Hills

71,144

53,538

Total

188,294

141,400

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 20 October 2009, Official Report, column 1379W, on Overseas Territories: nature conservation, what biodiversity projects are being funded from the additional £1.5 million announced by the Minister with responsibility for the marine and natural environment my hon. Friend for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies). (309226)

This additional funding for biodiversity projects in Overseas Territories is part of round 17 of the Darwin Initiative. We expect to announce the results of round 17 in the spring.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 19 October 2009, on nature conservation: British Overseas Territories, which British Overseas Territories have applied for funding under the Darwin Initiative’s new Overseas Territories Fund; and in respect of what projects those territories have made such applications. (309272)

The first round of the Overseas Territories Challenge Fund was launched on 25 November 2009. The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 19 February 2010 and once the deadline has passed I shall write to the hon. Member with this information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 19 October 2009, on nature conservation: British Overseas Territories, what projects have (a) received and (b) been allocated funding from the £27,856 for South Atlantic Overseas Territories under the Darwin Initiative for 2009-10. (309273)

The following Darwin Initiative projects in the UK’s South Atlantic Overseas Territories were allocated funds from the 2009-10 Darwin funding round. The payment made to date is also shown. For clarity, scoping projects are normally paid in arrears. For post projects, project leaders can claim for up to 75 per cent. of their annual award in advance, but the final amount is withheld pending submission of annual or final reports, and/or meeting other agreed targets. Although we can confirm actual expenditure from the Darwin Initiative, it is for the recipient organisation to confirm whether it has received the funding.

£

Project

Allocated

Received at time of writing

Tristan da Cunha post-project to build capacity for the marine environment for conservation

21,856

1,250

Falklands scoping project working towards a biodiversity inventory and conservation

3,000

0

St. Helena scoping project developing conservation in its Millennium forest

3,000

0

Total

27,856

1,250