UKOTCF: United Kingdom Overseas Territories Conservation Forum

The UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF) exists to promote the coordinated conservation of the diverse and increasingly threatened plant and animal species and natural habitats of the UK Territories Overseas. It aims to do this by providing assistance in the form of expertise, information and liaison between non-governmental organisations and governments, both in the UK and in the Territories themselves.

The Overseas Territories Environment Programme - a joint programme to support the implementation of the Environment Charters and environmental management.

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Establishing a Marine Protected Area in the British Indian Ocean Territory: Public Consultation

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced a consultation to assess whether a Marine Protected Area is the right option for the future environmental protection of the British Indian Ocean Territory. It will run from 10th November until 12 February 2010.

FERA announces Free Plant Pest Identification Service for UKOTs

The UK's Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) has announced a proposed free Invasive Plant Pest Identification Service for Anguilla, BVI, Cayman, Montserrat, TCI and the Falklands. FERA is seeking initial expressions of interest in receiving such support from stakeholders in the environmental and agricultural sectors in these territories. It may be possible to extend coverage to other UKOTs in due course.

UK Prime Minister's Office responds to petition on rare birds and animals in the UK Overseas Territories

In response to a petition calling for greater support for conservation in the UKOTs, the Office of the UK Prime Minster states:

"Responsibility for environmental conservation in the Overseas Territories (OTs) has been devolved to Territory Governments. However.....

Overseas Territories Challenge Fund

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced details of the new Darwin Initiative Overseas Territories Challenge Fund. This provides an opportunity for UKOTs, either on their own or in partnership with institutions from the metropolitan UK or other UKOTs (including Crown Dependencies), to carry out longer-term and more ambitious scoping projects than under Darwin's usual Scoping Award mechanism.

Montserrat's Soufriere Hills Volcano releases pyroclastic flows
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) reports that "at 2:49 pm on Friday 8th January 2010 a large pyroclastic flow forming event occurred at the Soufriere Hills volcano". Consequently, most of the south of the island has been put on high alert with a hazard level of 4 (level 5 being the highest)


	The UKOTCF is a Registered Charity (1058483)

'Making the Right Connections'
Full proceedings now available on-line for the 2009 conference in Grand Cayman on conservation in UK Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies & other small island communities.

Environment Charters Review
Measures of performance by 2009 of UK Overseas Territories (& Crown Dependencies) and UK Government in implementing the 2001 Environment Charters or their equivalents.

Forum News 35
24 page latest issue (December 2009) with colour images is available for download.

Environmental Education Resources
Part of UKOTCF's project Environmental Education Linked Across Territories, partly supported by OTEP, this new module brings together information on environmental education resources which may be suitable (or easily adaptable) for use in a particular Territory.

Discussions!
The discussion fora are now linked from the UKOTCF site on the LH menu. These fora have been developed as part of the OTEP funded project, Environmental Education linked across territories. They provide an opportunity for anyone with an interest in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to share information and ideas.
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