Found: ‘Seal disturbance as a growing problem: issues and solutions’ by Dan Jarvis, Director of Welfare & Conservation
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: National Drought Group meets after record wet October to MarchFound: The group - which includes the Met Office, government, water companies, farmers, and conservation experts
Written Evidence Apr. 18 2024
Inquiry: Children, young people and the built environmentFound: Demographics Set in the heart of Stockwell's picturesque and historic Georgian grade two conservation
Found: (7) For the purposes of this section, “Protected Area” includes Special Areas of Conservation
Asked by: Thérèse Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Darwin Plus fund.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The UK Government has recently expanded the Darwin Plus programme to better meet the needs of the UK Overseas Territories. In 2023, Defra introduced to Darwin Plus a new local scheme aimed at building capacity and growing local economies in-territory, and a new strategic scheme for fostering greater innovation, ambition and collaboration in and between Territories.
On 22 April 2024, Defra will open the programme to new applications. The longstanding Darwin Plus Fellowships scheme will be rebranded as Darwin Plus People and Skills to appeal to applicants beyond academia. Under its new name, this scheme will welcome applications from Territory nationals and long-term residents for activities which will upskill them and support them to meet long-term strategic outcomes for their natural environments.
The UK Government remains committed to keeping the structure of the programme under review, with a focus on suitability and practical conservation.