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The Darwin Initiative
The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment through locally based projects worldwide.
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What we do
Apply for funding
Darwin Expert Committee
Privacy notice
Contact
What we do
The initiative funds projects that help countries rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives under one or more of the following biodiversity conventions:
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
the Convention on Climate Change
Apply for funding
Read the details of the different schemes and how to apply.
Projects typically try to address threats to biodiversity such as:
habitat loss or degradation
climate change
invasive species
over-exploitation
pollution and eutrophication
You can look up current and past projects in the Darwin projects database.
Darwin Expert Committee
The Darwin Expert Committee, consists of experts from government, academia, science and the private sector. The committee advises ministers on development of the initiative, reviews applications and makes recommendations to ministers on applications for funding.
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Professor EJ Milner-Gulland (Chair) Oxford University
Tom Clements Wildlife Conservation Society
Patricia Davis Independent
Dr Abigail Entwistle Fauna and Flora International (FFI)
Dr Geoffrey Hawtin Independent
Dr Frances Humber Independent
Dr Jay Mistry Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Howard Nelson University of Chester
Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development
Dr Paul Smith Botanic Gardens Conservation International
David Tickner World Wildlife Fund
Dr Juliet Vickery RSPB
Dr Mark Watson Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Dr Chris West Independent
Ex-officio members:
Vicky Morgan JNCC
Professor Monique Simmonds Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Chris Lyal Natural History Museum
Privacy notice
Our privacy notice (PDF) explains how we use your personal data in connection with the Darwin Initiative, Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund and Darwin Plus.
Contact
For questions about policy, contact the Darwin Secretariat at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Email: darwin@defra.gov.uk
For queries about project applications, contact the applications team.
Email: darwin-applications@ltsi.co.uk
For queries relating to new and existing projects, contact the project administrators.
Email: darwin-projects@ltsi.co.uk
Telephone: Eilidh Young on 0131 440 5181
For queries about project finance, contact the finance section.
Email: darwin-finance@ltsi.co.uk
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