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.
 
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Defra UK Overseas Territories Challenge Fund: Call for proposals 2011
Defra is now inviting applications for Scoping and Fellowship funding and for the UK Overseas Territories Challenge Fund.Read More
UK Government suspends OTEP funding and cancels grant to publicise projects
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department of International Development suspends their OTEP small grants programme, despite assurances from both present and previous governments that this would continue. Read More
Net-BIOME announces successful research projects
The successful research projects focusing on tropical and subtropical biodiversity in the European OR’s and OCT’s as part of the Net-BIOME project are announced.Read More
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consultation: A new strategy for the UKOTs
The consultation, which will run until 31 December 2011, seeks views from communities in the UKOTs and the UK.Read More
UKOTCF and Turks & Caicos National Museum open the first bird trails in Grand Turk
Several days of events 12-15 July 2011 open the first bird trails in Grand Turk. These are a joint project by UKOTCF and the Turks & Caicos National Museum. UKOTCF is currently involved in several joint projects with TCI partners.Read More
UK Government's policy paper on nature gives priority to UKOT biodiversity
UK Government responds to UKOTCF's comments by giving priority to UKOTs in its nature policy.Read More
House of Commons Committee Report on FCO
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee published on 12th May 2011 its report on
The Role of the FCO in UK Government.Read More
Threat to Tucker's Point, Bermuda continues
The debate about the Tucker's Point SDO in Senate on 18 March was halted to "rise and report progress", so that environmentalists expressed cautious hope that their voices had been heard. However, the Bermuda Government moved incredibly quickly to amend the SDO, which Senate passed on 25 March with relatively little change to the potentially damaging development.Read More
The UKOTCF is a Registered Charity (1058483)
Forum News Latest Edition: Issue 39
Hi-res full colour version. Leading article: 'Main points of UKOTCF’s submission to UK Government on its UKOT White Paper'.
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UKOTCF's submission to UK Government consultation
UKOTCF's submission to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office consultation on a new strategy for the Overseas Territories.
One-off 2-for-the-price-of-1 offer for February 2012 trip
Ushuaia-Falklands-South Georgia-Antarctic Peninsula-Ushuaia
2011 Annual Report
The 2010-2011 Annual Report is now available for download.
'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.
Number 10 is missing!
All back issues of Forum News- except No 10 - are now available as pdfs.
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.
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What's New: 27 January 2012