Montserrat in Line to Benefit from Multi-Million Pound Biodiversity Project

Montserrat is among Overseas Territories to benefit from just over 8 million pounds to protect threatened
species.

The UK government made the announcement as part of plans to tackle the global biodiversity crisis through the Darwin Plus scheme.

The funding will also help protect a number of rare species and vulnerable habitats across the globe from the threats from invasive species.

228, 585 pounds has been allocated for the sustainable management of sargassum management in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat.

The project will be spearheaded by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute…CANARI.

The UK government says the Darwin Plus funding announced will support the magnificent biodiversity hot-spots that make up the Overseas Territories, which are threatened by climate change.

It will restore precious ecosystems, prevent the extinction of some of the world’s most wonderful species, and at the same time transform the lives of the poorest communities.

Over the last decade the Darwin Plus programme has supported over 120 individual projects supporting conservation in marine, terrestrial and freshwater
environments.

Professor E.J. Milner Gulland, Chair of the Darwin Expert Committee and Darwin Plus Advisory Group, said The UK’s Overseas Territories are home to some of the most iconic and important threatened biodiversity, as well as rich and productive natural resources.

Beccy Speight, Chief Executive of the RSPB said the UK’s Overseas Territories are home to 94% of the plants and animals that are only found on UK soil. But these amazing places are under threat from the nature and climate emergencies.