UK Biodiverse Landscapes Fund 2021-2026
Monday, 9 March 2020 22:28
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...Request free trial
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.
Details about the fund and email for questions here:
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