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DAREX005
Ridge to Reef Conservation in West Papua, Indonesia
(£5,000,000)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2022 - 31/03/2027
Indonesia
Round
Round
27
28-025
Stock-proof hedges to improve farming livelihoods and conserve Malagasy forests
(£203,670)
North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo)
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024
Madagascar
Round
Round
27
28-024
Diverse agroforestry protects natural capital around Betampona and Vohibe, Madagascar
(£314,523)
Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024
Madagascar
Round
Round
27
28-018
Sanctuaries for threatened species and communities in Northeast Luzon, Philippines
(£140,000)
Mabuwaya Foundation
01/07/2021 - 30/06/2024
Philippines
Round
Round
27
28-015
Delivering public-private partnerships to benefit farmers and biodiversity in Sulawesi
(£498,467)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/07/2021 - 31/12/2023
Indonesia
Round
Round
27
28-012
Native grass forage management to feed people and protect forests
(£454,221)
RBG Kew
01/11/2021 - 31/10/2024
Madagascar
Round
Round
27
28-002
Pioneering sustainable grazing for plants and livelihoods in Cape Verde
(£341,546)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/10/2021 - 31/12/2024
Cape Verde
Round
Round
26
27-010
Community-led stewardship and conservation of the Ometepe Island Biosphere Reserve
(£299,496)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2023
Nicaragua
Round
Round
26
27-006
Developing an incentive-based model for community-led marine conservation in Comoros
(£342,142)
Blue Ventures
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2023
Comoros
Round
Round
26
27-004
Building future resilience for communities and wildlife in Ambondrobe
(£290,410)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/07/2020 - 31/03/2023
Madagascar
Round
Round
26
27-003
Creating a sustainable landscape for the Tau-Buid and the Tamaraw
(£299,753)
Re:wild
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
Philippines
Round
Round
24
25-007
Protecting Yap’s Biodiversity and Livelihoods through Invasive Alien Species Removal
(£350,000)
Island Conservation
01/07/2018 - 31/03/2024
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Round
Round
23
24-007
Ridge-to-reef conservation and sustainable livelihoods in Raj Ampat
(£340,884)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2021
Indonesia
Round
Round
22
23-008
Upgrading and broadening the new South-Pacific International Coconut Genebank
(£317,884)
Bioversity International
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa
Round
Round
22
23-006
Translocating conservation success and skills-exchange across four Indian Ocean countries
(£306,364)
University of Kent
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Round
Round
22
23-003
Eradicating invasive species from the highest priority Caribbean island
(£285,000)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat
Round
Round
21
22-017
Mutually supportive implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty
(£290,502)
Bioversity International
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Benin, Madagascar
Round
Round
21
22-016
Securing livelihoods, health and biodiversity through seascape-scale sustainable fisheries co-management
(£300,000)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Madagascar
Round
Round
21
22-008
Diversifying Indonesian fisheries to protect elasmobranchs and alleviate poverty
(£272,599)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Indonesia
Round
Round
21
22-007
Establishing Sustainable Management of the Lake Sofia Catchment Madagascar
(£276,527)
WWT - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Madagascar
Round
Round
21
22-005
Conserving Madagascar's yams through cultivation for livelihoods and food security
(£291,782)
RBG Kew - Herbarium
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Madagascar
Round
Round
21
22-002
Complete Altitudinal Rainforest Transect for research and conservation in PNG
(£292,171)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Round
Round
21
22-001
Rescuing and restoring the native flora of Robinson Crusoe Island
(£227,427)
CABI International
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Chile
Round
Round
20
21-021
Enhancement of well-being and conservation in Cape Verde's biodiversity hotspots
(£237,079)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Cape Verde
Round
Round
20
21-018
Conservation and sustainable use of marine turtles, Southwest Madagascar
(£171,500)
ReefDoctor
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Madagascar
Round
Round
20
21-011
Securing livelihoods and conserving marine biodiversity through rights-based fisheries management
(£251,855)
Blue Ventures
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Madagascar
Round
Round
19
EIDPO045
Assuring Engagement in Cayman’s Enhanced Marine Protected Area System
(£190,000)
Bangor University - Ocean Sci
01/04/2013 - 30/09/2014
Cayman Islands
Round
Round
19
20-024
Delivering sustainable forest management for Fiji’s people and wildlife
(£309,407)
Birdlife International
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2016
Fiji
Round
Round
19
20-020
Madagascar Agroforestry Livelihoods Project
(£263,344)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew)
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2016
Madagascar
Round
Round
19
20-006
Developing a sustainable marine and fisheries management plan for the Pitcairn islands
(£249,946)
University of Dundee - Env
01/09/2013 - 31/03/2017
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Islands
Round
Round
19
20-005
Creating Community Forests to Enhance Biodiversity and Provide Educational Activities
(£293,850)
SHNT - St Helena National Trust
01/10/2013 - 30/09/2016
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
19
20-004
Enhancing economic development through improved natural resource management on Montserrat
(£90,200)
CCC - Coral Cay Conservation
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2015
Montserrat
Round
Round
19
20-003
South Georgia Island Habitat Restoration Project: Mouse Eradication Sub-Project
(£253,058)
South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT)
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2016
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Round
Round
18
19-031
Mapping St Helena's marine biodiversity to create a Marine Management Plan
(£164,150)
JNCC - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
01/04/2012 - 21/11/2014
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
18
19-030
Darwin Initiative's Falkland Island raptors - reducing conflicts with rural livelihoods
(£177,986)
Falklands Conservation
01/04/2012 - 31/05/2015
Falkland Islands
Round
Round
18
19-029
Laying the foundations for invertebrate conservation on St Helena
(£199,478)
Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2016
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
18
19-028
Addressing the threat of invasive species in Pitcairn Overseas Territory
(£287,060)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
15/04/2012 - 31/03/2016
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Islands
Round
Round
18
19-027
Strengthening the world's largest Marine Protected Area: Chagos Archipelago
(£287,788)
Bangor University - Ocean Sci
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
British Indian Ocean Territory
Round
Round
18
19-026
Implementing a Darwin Initiative Biodiversity Action Plan for Ascension Island
(£299,480)
University of Exeter
01/07/2012 - 31/03/2015
Falkland Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
18
19-016
Leveraging markets to conserve mangrove biodiversity and alleviate poverty in Madagascar
(£226,839)
Blue Ventures
01/07/2012 - 30/06/2015
Madagascar
Round
Round
18
19-014
Implementing CITES in Madagascar
(£254,788)
University of Kent - Anthropology (not DICE)
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2016
Madagascar
Round
Round
18
19-009
Galapagos marine invasive species: prevention, detection and management
(£251,559)
University of Southampton - Oceanography
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Ecuador
Round
Round
18
19-008
Building biodiversity research capacity to protect PNG rainforest from logging
(£246,488)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Papua New Guinea
Round
Round
18
19-002
A cutting-EDGE approach to saving Seychelles' evolutionarily distinct biodiversity
(£256,085)
University of Kent, DICE - Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology
01/10/2012 - 30/09/2015
Seychelles
Round
Round
17
EIDCF001
Automating seabird counts from standardised photos contributed by volunteers
(£24,160)
IoZ - Institute of Zoology
01/06/2010 - 31/03/2012
British Antarctic Territory, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Round
Round
17
18-020
Increasing local capacity to conserve St Helena’s threatened native biodiversity
(£299,772)
SHNT - St Helena National Trust
01/07/2010 - 30/09/2013
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
17
18-019
Mapping benthic biodiversity of the South Georgia continental shelf and slope
(£218,561)
BAS - British Antarctic Survey
01/04/2010 - 30/06/2012
Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Round
Round
17
18-018
Enabling Montserrat to save the Critically Endangered mountain chicken
(£232,484)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/07/2010 - 30/11/2013
Montserrat
Round
Round
17
18-017
Developing knowledge to eradicate house mice from UK OT islands
(£253,636)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2010 - 31/01/2014
Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
17
18-016
Darwin Initiative to enhance an established protected area system, Cayman Islands
(£273,914)
Bangor University - Ocean Sci
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Cayman Islands
Round
Round
17
18-011
Building a future for Haiti’s unique vertebrates
(£286,436)
Birdlife International
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Haiti
Round
Round
17
18-009
Saving the Madagascar Pochard: the world’s most endangered duck
(£282,441)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2014
Madagascar
Round
Round
16
EIDPO031
Restoration of the Mangrove Finch in Isabela, Galapagos
(£171,484)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/07/2009 - 31/12/2011
Ecuador
Round
Round
16
EIDPO027
Reducing the impact of feral livestock in and around the Centre Hills
(£144,236)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2011
Montserrat
Round
Round
16
17-030
Participatory approaches to nominating Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
(£253,817)
GDF - Global Diversity Foundation
01/08/2009 - 31/12/2012
Malaysia
Round
Round
16
17-026
Restoration of priority Pacific Island ecosystems for people and biodiversity
(£288,702)
Birdlife International
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Fiji, Palau
Round
Round
16
17-025
Building evidence and capacity to conserve Hispaniola's endemic land mammals
(£223,341)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/10/2009 - 30/11/2012
Dominican Republic
Round
Round
16
17-024
Securing human-elephant coexistence in Sumatra
(£285,350)
Chester Zoo
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Indonesia
Round
Round
16
17-011
A participatory conservation programme for the Comoro Islands
(£238,805)
Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society
01/04/2009 - 31/12/2012
Comoros
Round
Round
16
17-006
Bushmeat hunting in Madagascar: linking science, policy and local livelihoods
(£299,475)
Bangor University
01/05/2009 - 31/05/2012
Madagascar
Round
Round
16
17-004
Building civil society capacity for conservation in the Caribbean UKOTs
(£262,755)
Commonwealth Foundation
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands
Round
Round
15
EIDPO023
Enabling the people of Tristan to implement the CBD in the marine environment
(£75,971)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/05/2007 - 30/06/2010
South Africa, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
14
EIDPO015
Building capacity and Integrating Disease Surveillance with Conservation Management for Galpagos Fauna
(£119,696)
University of Leeds - IICB
01/10/2006 - 30/04/2009
Ecuador
Round
Round
14
15-038
Restoring Island Biodiversity: the Reintroduction of Endemic Mauritian Reptile Communities
(£181,995)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/06/2006 - 31/05/2009
Mauritius
Round
Round
14
15-037
Distance Learning for Biodiversity Conservation in Small Island Developing States
(£209,500)
Aberystwyth University - ICPL
01/05/2006 - 30/09/2009
Fiji
Round
Round
14
15-035
Ex-situ Conservation of the Rare and Threatened Plants of Mauritius
(£60,029)
RBG Kew - Millennium Seed Bank
01/07/2006 - 30/06/2009
Mauritius
Round
Round
14
15-019
Community-based Conservation Groups at Fiji's Key Conservation Sites
(£199,601)
Birdlife International
01/07/2006 - 30/06/2009
Fiji
Round
Round
14
15-009
Investing in Island Biodiversity: Restoring the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher
(£227,966)
DICE - Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology
01/09/2006 - 31/08/2009
Seychelles
Round
Round
14
15-007
Focus for Fiji: Insect Inventories for Biodiversity Assessment
(£203,780)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/10/2006 - 30/09/2010
Fiji
Round
Round
14
15-005
Conservation of the Mangrove Finch (Cactospiza heliobates)
(£173,499)
DWCT - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
01/06/2006 - 31/10/2009
Ecuador
Round
Round
13
EIDPO010
Bat Conservation in Madagascar
(£71,800)
University of Aberdeen - St Machar
01/04/2005 - 31/03/2007
Madagascar
Round
Round
13
EIDPO009
Consolidating local capacity for biodiversity surveys in Papua New Guinea
(£70,687)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/04/2005 - 31/03/2007
Papua New Guinea
Round
Round
13
EIDPO006
Flying the flagship: delivering the axolotl action plan at Xochimilco, Mexico
(£47,590)
DICE - Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology
01/05/2005 - 31/03/2007
Mexico
Round
Round
13
14-054
Training the next generation of Papua New Guinea conservation biologists
(£197,555)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/09/2005 - 31/08/2008
Papua New Guinea
Round
Round
13
14-051
In Ivan's Wake: Darwin Initiative BAP for the Cayman Islands
(£178,822)
University of Exeter
01/10/2005 - 31/10/2008
Cayman Islands
Round
Round
13
14-027
Enabling the People of Montserrat to Conserve the Centre Hills
(£160,900)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/05/2005 - 30/06/2008
Montserrat
Round
Round
13
14-004
A Biodiversity monitoring system for Trinidad and Tobago
(£264,500)
University of Oxford - Plants
01/07/2005 - 31/01/2009
Trinidad and Tobago
Round
Round
12
13-032
Addressing a threat to Caribbean amphibians: capacity building in Dominica
(£204,834)
IoZ - Institute of Zoology
01/04/2005 - 31/03/2008
Dominica
Round
Round
12
13-028
Establishment & Management of Nantu National Park, Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi
(£196,143)
University of Oxford, WildCRU
01/11/2004 - 31/10/2007
Indonesia
Round
Round
12
13-027
Developing reserves for biodiversity conservation & sustainable fisheries in Rodrigues
(£152,905)
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
01/02/2005 - 31/01/2008
Mauritius
Round
Round
12
13-025
Pioneering Community-based Conservation Sites in the Polillo Islands, Philippines
(£169,050)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/02/2005 - 31/01/2008
Philippines
Round
Round
12
13-010
Living Reefs: Community based coral reef management in the Pacific
(£164,903)
Just World Partners
01/04/2004 - 31/03/2007
Kiribati, Tuvalu
Round
Round
11
EIDPO001
Land snails as models for biodiversity assessment in Sri Lanka
(£68,285)
NHM - Natural History Museum, Zoology
01/12/2003 - 30/11/2005
Sri Lanka
Round
Round
11
12-033
Blue Forests: Sustainable Farming of Coral Reefs, Fiji, Solomon Islands
(£165,416)
Just World Partners
01/07/2003 - 31/03/2006
Fiji, Solomon Islands
Round
Round
11
12-023
Darwin Biodiversity Action Plan for Anegada, British Virgin Islands
(£164,205)
University of Exeter
01/06/2003 - 30/04/2006
British Virgin Islands
Round
Round
11
12-018
Climate change and conservation of Galapagos endemic bird species
(£120,000)
University of Oxford, WildCRU
01/08/2003 - 30/11/2006
Ecuador
Round
Round
11
12-017
Building capacity and determining disease threats to endemic Galapagos fauna
(£195,381)
IoZ - Institute of Zoology
01/07/2003 - 31/08/2006
Ecuador
Round
Round
11
12-010
Empowering the people of Tristan da Cunha to implement the CBD
(£154,117)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/06/2003 - 31/03/2006
South Africa, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
11
12-005
Rediscovering the neglected insects of Mauritius
(£51,491)
University of Plymouth
01/07/2003 - 30/09/2006
Mauritius
Round
Round
10
11-022
Identifying sites of global biodiversity conservation importance for the Fiji BS Action Plan
(£131,064)
Birdlife International
01/04/2002 - 30/09/2005
Fiji
Round
Round
9
10-030
Developing local capacity for biodiversity surveys in Papua New Guinea
(£162,490)
University of Sussex - SLS
01/09/2001 - 31/08/2004
Papua New Guinea
Round
Round
9
10-026
Marine Turtle conservation and ecotourism on Trinidad's North Coast
(£93,000)
University of Glasgow - DEEB
01/03/2002 - 30/04/2004
Trinidad and Tobago
Round
Round
9
10-025
Molecular tools for promoting biodiversity in rainforest fragments of Borneo
(£106,796)
University of Durham
01/07/2001 - 30/06/2004
Malaysia
Round
Round
9
10-024
Conservation and management of Malagasy microchiroptera and their habitats in Madagascar
(£145,100)
University of Aberdeen - St Machar
01/09/2001 - 31/08/2004
Madagascar
Round
Round
9
10-021
Madagascar Marine Biodiversity Training Project
(£40,500)
SEE - Society for Environmental Exploration/Frontier
01/10/2001 - 30/04/2003
Madagascar
Round
Round
9
10-020
Phyllosoma larvae of the Cape Verde Islands
(£8,800)
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
01/10/2001 - 30/06/2002
Cape Verde
Round
Round
9
10-018
UK Darwin Initiative Papuan Plant Diversity Project
(£170,450)
RBG Kew - Jodrell
01/06/2001 - 31/05/2004
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Round
Round
9
10-010
A National Strategy for Sustainable Wildlife Use in the Commonwealth of Dominica
(£99,761)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/08/2001 - 30/09/2004
Dominica
Round
Round
9
10-007
Establishment of penguin monitoring programme in Chile
(£31,050)
Environmental Research Unit
01/04/2001 - 31/03/2004
Chile
Round
Round
9
10-006
Propagation, nursery and establishment protocols for Seychelles endemic plants
(£71,720)
Eden Foundation
01/07/2001 - 31/01/2003
Seychelles
Round
Round
9
10-005
Conservation of the African penguin (Spheniscus Demersus)
(£152,900)
Earthwatch Europe
01/04/2001 - 31/03/2004
South Africa
Round
Round
9
10-001
Darwin Initiative Biodiversity Conservation in Cuba
(£100,500)
BioNET International (Egham)
01/04/2001 - 31/03/2004
Cuba
Round
Round
8
9-016
Conservation of the orang-utan in Kinbatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah
(£147,264)
Cardiff University
01/12/2000 - 30/11/2003
Malaysia
Round
Round
8
9-010
Terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity in Galapagos: training and collection rehabilitation
(£159,765)
National Museums & Galleries of Wales
01/04/2000 - 31/03/2003
Ecuador
Round
Round
8
9-009
Development of a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Bermuda
(£98,528)
BZS - Bermuda Zoological Society
01/04/2000 - 31/03/2003
Bermuda
Round
Round
8
9-006
Towards Sustainable Development of southeastern Madagascar's biologically unique littoral forests
(£79,169)
University of Oxford - ECI
01/05/2000 - 30/04/2002
Madagascar
Round
Round
8
9-004
Plankton biodiversity: training, sampling, taxonomy and data evaluation in Seychelles & Mauritius
(£173,007)
Royal Geographical Society - Shoals
01/04/2000 - 31/03/2003
Mauritius, Seychelles
Round
Round
8
9-003
Tools for monitoring soil biodiversity in the ASEAN Region
(£100,633)
NHM - Natural History Museum, Entomology
01/05/2000 - 31/03/2004
Malaysia
Round
Round
8
9-002
Effective management for biodiversity conservation in coastal Wetlands, Sri Lanka
(£145,741)
University of Portsmouth, CEMARE
01/05/2000 - 30/04/2002
Sri Lanka
Round
Round
7
8-253
Invertebrate Diversity and Endemism at Gough Island and Threats from Introduced Species
(£127,500)
University of Sheffield
01/07/1999 - 30/06/2002
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Round
Round
7
8-214
Land snail biodiversity in Sri Lanka
(£117,391)
NHM - Natural History Museum, Entomology
01/10/1999 - 30/09/2002
Sri Lanka
Round
Round
7
8-064
Information System for biodiversity and conservation management in Mauritius
(£106,633)
University of Reading, Statistics
01/09/1999 - 31/08/2002
Mauritius