Biodiversity is declining worldwide faster than at any
other time in human history. In the last 50 years,
human pressures have increased, while animal
populations, on average, have been reduced to more than
half.
To help address the challenges facing nature today, the
UK Prime Minister announced at the 2019 UN General
Assembly a £220 million International Biodiversity
Fund. This includes a new £100m Biodiverse Landscapes
Fund to restore key landscapes and their ecosystems.
The joint Defra-DFID Biodiverse Landscapes Fund will
deliver lasting protection and improvement of
biodiversity in five global biodiversity hotspots, by
aligning nature conservation and human development
objectives at a landscape scale. Each landscape will be
eligible for between £10-20m over 5 years. We intend to
begin projects in two initial landscapes by April/May
2021, with the remaining to begin 6-9 months later, all
with active engagement with host governments.
In each area, we intend to execute the program through
conservation and development organizations with a
history of delivering high-quality large-scale projects
of this nature. We will also welcome the participation
of consortia of organizations. We will organize an
online information event for potential implementing
partners interested on Monday, February 24, 2020.
Details about the informative event here:
