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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NET-BIOME: Newsletter #2

The second edition of the NET-BIOME newsletter gives a glimpse of the project's activities, features the work of two of its partners and describes a number of local biodiversity initiatives as well as a joint research call for applications for funding.

UNESCO World Heritage Committee to discuss Henderson

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia (26 July - 3 August 2010), is to discuss the state of conservation of one of the UK's most remarkable natural World Heritage Sites - Henderson Island.

UK Government announce Airport for St Helena

International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has given the go-ahead for an airport on St Helena, on the grounds that it will provide value to the UK taxpayer and will help to meet UK obligations to the territory.

New UK Government confirms support for Chagos MPA

The UK's new coalition Government has indicated its intention to press ahead with the establishment of a Marine Protected Area covering the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory), which was announced under the previous administration.

Chagos Marine Protected Area announced

Following the wide consultation announced here earlier, on 1st April 2010, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced the creation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory. This will include a 'no-take' marine reserve where commercial fishing will be banned.

UKOTs/CDs and World Heritage Sites

Review shows under-representation of natural sites and UKOT/CD sites in UK World Heritage Sites. There is a short window of opportunity for UKOTs/CDs to apply for inclusion in UK's new WHS tentative list.


	The UKOTCF is a Registered Charity (1058483)

Annual Report 2009-2010
Annual Report for April 2009 to March 2010 in colour now available for download.

Forum News 36
Latest issue (June 2010) - 20 pages and images in full colour - available for download.

Forum News Back Issues as PDFs
All back issues - except No 10 - now available.

'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.

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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