Tag: Darwin Plus Fund

• Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:55 UTC

  Falklands, Darwin Plus successes, peatlands, tussac grass, Sei whales, protection of Rockhopper penguins

  

  The following lines were written by Katie-jo Luxton, director of conservation at the RSPB underlining the significance of the Darwin Plus scheme for the Falklands. “Falkland Islands Conservationists have warned that the UK Government’s retreat from environmental support there would “be a real concern”.

• Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:52 UTC

  British Family concern with Darwin Plus suspension and possible axing of vital conservation funds

  

  Environmentalists, UK MPs and the same British Overseas Territories fear that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be axing a vital fund, some £10 million to the Darwin Plus scheme, which is essential for scientific research in places such as the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

• Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Falklands, DarwinPlus project to analyze fresh water dynamics for Stanley

  

  Two scientists from SAERI, South Atlantic Environment Research Institute have been checking on the Falkland Islands capital city Stanley main fresh water supply at the Moody Brook River.

• Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 07:19 UTC

  Darwin Plus funding, Falklands raises the issue on every possible call with UK officials

  

  Amid concerns that the Darwin Plus funding for Overseas Territories could be cut, Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Leona Roberts, underlined that key environmental funding is “always on the agenda of the Falklands”.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Falklands Conservation 2-year project to eliminate invasive species from New Island

  

  Falklands Conservation (FC) has announced the launching of its new Darwin Plus-funded project for long-term restoration work on New Island Nature Reserve. New Island is one of the remotest islands in the Falklands archipelago, which runs a wildlife reserve and centre for scientific research, expected to considerably improve with the appointment of a new Bio-security and Invasives Manager.

• Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  Falklands Conservation tracking Southern Right Whales

  

  As part of the Darwin Plus funded project (DPLUS126), Falklands Conservation are aiming to deploy up to 10 satellite tags on southern right whales during the winters of 2022 and 2023. The research questions for southern right whales mean that Falklands Conservation scientists will use two different types of tags:

• Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Krill surveys in South Georgia conducted by fishery patrol MV Pharos SG

  

  The second of six winter krill surveys in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is underway. The first winter krill survey was completed successfully on board the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery patrol vessel MV Pharos SG in May this year.

• Thursday, January 29th 2015 - 19:38 UTC

  Funds for South Georgia habitat restoration program; third phase begins February

  

  The South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) has been awarded a quarter of a million pounds towards the final phase of the Habitat Restoration, or rodent eradication Project, reports South Georgia's Newsletter. The third phase of the several years program is scheduled to begin in February.