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Title
Dates
Locations
Round
Round
28
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
28-021
Improving coastal resilience and ecosystem services through biodiversity restoration (Philippines)
(£499,985)
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
01/09/2021 - 31/08/2024
Philippines
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
28-017
Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
(£347,626)
IIED
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024
Kenya
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
25
26-025
Eco-village approach to enhance socio-ecological resilience in Cabo Verde
(£275,486)
University Of Cabo Verde
01/04/2019 - 31/03/2022
Cape Verde
Round
Round
25
26-014
Empowering Ivorian coastal communities to conserve biodiversity and secure livelihoods
(£346,585)
University of Exeter
01/06/2019 - 31/03/2022
Côte d'Ivoire
Round
Round
25
26-011
Strengthening fisheries resource co-management in PiSiSi MPA, Simeulue Island
(£338,063)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2019 - 31/07/2022
Indonesia
Round
Round
24
25-024
Securing marine biodiversity and fishers’ income through sustainable fisheries, Mozambique
(£349,974)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/01/2019 - 30/06/2021
Mozambique
Round
Round
24
25-022
Restoring Coastal Fisheries through Sustainable Development in Indonesia
(£388,560)
Yayasan Planet Indonesia
01/08/2018 - 31/03/2021
Indonesia
Round
Round
24
25-016
Promoting community-based management for secure fisheries, biodiversity and livelihoods
(£284,718)
SEED Madagascar
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2021
Madagascar
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
24-027
Applying business models to sustain socio-ecological resilience in coastal Philippines
(£399,583)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL), ZSL - Philippines
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2021
Philippines
Round
Round
23
24-026
Integrating Traditional Knowledge into Guyana’s Conservation Policy-Making and Practice
(£411,613)
Royal Holloway University of London
01/07/2017 - 31/07/2021
Guyana
Round
Round
23
24-020
Realising the values and benefits for communities of Nicaragua’s turtles
(£385,617)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/07/2017 - 31/03/2021
Nicaragua
Round
Round
23
24-014
Carrots and sticks: incentives to conserve hilsa fish
(£301,895)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
01/06/2017 - 30/09/2021
Burma (Myanmar)
Round
Round
23
24-012
Incentivising community-led marine biodiversity conservation on Atauro Island
(£295,215)
Blue Ventures
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2021
East Timor
Round
Round
23
24-008
Effective marine resource co-management in the Pemba Channel Conservation Area
(£402,663)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2017 - 31/03/2021
Tanzania
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
23-028
Connecting coastal communities for integrated seascape management in Atlántida, Honduras
(£306,552)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2016 - 31/03/2019
Honduras
Round
Round
22
23-012
Improving Marine Biodiversity and Livelihood of coastal communities in Principe
(£295,187)
University of Exeter
01/07/2016 - 31/12/2018
São Tomé and Príncipe
Round
Round
22
23-011
Transforming marine resource management in the Republic of Congo
(£299,436)
University of Exeter
01/04/2016 - 30/09/2018
Gabon
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
22-014
Maximizing Benefits of Marine Reserves and Fisheries Management in Belize
(£273,150)
The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2015 - 31/03/2018
Belize
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
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
21-019
Strengthening marine protected areas and marine ecotourism benefits in Sudan
(£300,000)
Equipe Cousteau
01/04/2014 - 30/09/2017
Sudan
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
21-013
Alternative livelihood opportunities for marine protected areas fisherwomen
(£247,264)
University of Stirling - IofA
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2018
Sierra Leone
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
20
21-010
Linking community resilience and sustainable coastal protection in the Philippines
(£318,964)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017
Philippines
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
20-023
An integrated approach to enhancing socio-ecological resilience in coastal Mozambique
(£327,643)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2017
Mozambique
Round
Round
19
20-017
Strengthening the capability of Kenyan communities to conserve coral reefs
(£181,533)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
01/04/2013 - 30/04/2016
Kenya
Round
Round
19
20-015
Economic incentives to conserve Hilsa fish (Tenualosa Ilisha) in Bangladesh
(£208,315)
IIED
01/04/2013 - 31/05/2016
Bangladesh
Round
Round
19
20-009
Delivering an MPA network for fisheries and biodiversity of Central Africa (Republic of Congo and Gabon)
(£294,226)
University of Exeter
01/04/2013 - 31/10/2015
Congo, Dem. Rep., Gabon
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
20-004
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
20-002
Strengthening Indian Ocean migratory elasmobranch conservation policy and fisher livelihoods
(£296,233)
MRAG Ltd
01/04/2013 - 31/03/2016
Sri Lanka
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
19-027
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
19-020
Responding to fish extirpations in the global marine biodiversity epicentre
(£294,151)
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
01/04/2012 - 30/09/2016
Philippines
Round
Round
18
19-017
Building capacity for participatory ecosystem-based marine conservation in Central America
(£294,610)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua
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
19-012
Saving the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper from global extinction
(£295,437)
BANCA - Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
01/04/2012 - 30/04/2015
Burma (Myanmar), Russia
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
19-005
Underpinning the design and management of Cambodia's first Marine Protected Area (MPA)
(£293,526)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015
Cambodia
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
18-001
Darwin Sustainable Artisanal Fisheries Initiative (Peru)
(£299,966)
University of Exeter
01/10/2010 - 31/03/2014
Peru
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
EIDPO025
Capacity building to enhance marine protected area effectiveness, Malaysia
(£120,000)
MCS - Marine Conservation Society
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2011
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
17-017
Innovative Governance Models for Marine Protected Area Management in Ecuador
(£207,541)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Ecuador
Round
Round
16
17-016
Conservation and Sustainable Management of Kenya’s Marine and Coastal Resources
(£215,142)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Kenya
Round
Round
16
17-005
Darwin Marine Biodiversity Action Plan for Gabon
(£299,741)
University of Exeter
01/10/2009 - 31/03/2012
Gabon
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
15
EIDPO021
Implementing an otter action plan for marine environments of Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia.
(£92,240)
University of Oxford, WildCRU
01/06/2007 - 31/05/2009
Argentina
Round
Round
15
16-013
Strengthening partnerships for Ramsar implementation in South-East Asia
(£204,805)
Birdlife International
01/07/2007 - 31/03/2010
Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Round
Round
15
16-002
Building capacity for sustainable fisheries management in the Wallacea region
(£150,000)
Operation Wallacea Trust
01/05/2007 - 31/03/2011
Indonesia
Round
Round
14
15-031
Novel and Practical Conservation Strategies Following Mining in Sierra Leone
(£164,408)
UKCEH - Edinburgh
01/11/2006 - 31/10/2009
Sierra Leone
Round
Round
14
15-024
Quantification and Elimination of Threats to the Caspian Seal
(£260,713)
University of Leeds - IICB
01/07/2006 - 30/06/2009
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan
Round
Round
14
15-023
Conservation of Endangered Coastal Biodiversity Hotspots of Central Chile
(£224,036)
University of Oxford - Plants
01/05/2006 - 30/09/2009
Chile
Round
Round
14
15-014
Managing Wetlands for Sustainable Livelihoods at Koshi Tappu
(£198,835)
WWT - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
01/10/2006 - 30/11/2009
Nepal
Round
Round
13
14-060
Sustainable Management of Ornamental Fish Species in Mamiraua
(£218,000)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
01/06/2005 - 31/03/2009
Brazil
Round
Round
13
14-057
Conserving Coral Reefs Through Community Ownership and Enterprise in Indonesia
(£149,954)
LEAD UK
01/05/2005 - 30/04/2008
Indonesia
Round
Round
13
14-052
Caspian Biodiversity Education
(£154,375)
FSC - Field Studies Council
01/06/2005 - 30/09/2009
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan
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
14-048
Galapagos Coral Conservation: Impact Mitigation, Mapping and Monitoring
(£150,000)
University of Edinburgh - CECS
01/05/2005 - 30/06/2008
Ecuador
Round
Round
13
14-038
Ha Long Bay Environmental Awareness Programme
(£234,600)
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - UK
01/08/2005 - 31/07/2008
Vietnam
Round
Round
13
14-020
Network of Locally Managed Marine Protected Areas in Solomon Islands
(£147,994)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) - UK
01/07/2005 - 30/09/2008
Fiji, Solomon Islands
Round
Round
13
14-015
Conservation of Jiaozhou Bay: Biodiversity Assessment and Biomonitoring Using Ciliates
(£137,897)
NHM - Natural History Museum, Entomology
01/11/2005 - 30/09/2009
China
Round
Round
13
14-007
Community Action for Sustainable use and Conservation of Coral Reefs, Malaysia
(£140,000)
MCS - Marine Conservation Society
01/04/2005 - 31/03/2008
Malaysia
Round
Round
13
14-005
Conservation of Pakistan's Marine Cetacean Biodiversity and Pelagic Environment
(£167,308)
University of London, University Marine Biological Station - UMBS
01/10/2005 - 30/09/2008
Pakistan
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
13-010
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
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
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
10-021
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
10-007
Establishment of penguin monitoring programme in Chile
(£31,050)
Environmental Research Unit
01/04/2001 - 31/03/2004
Chile
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
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
9-002
Effective management for biodiversity conservation in coastal Wetlands, Sri Lanka
(£145,741)
University of Portsmouth, CEMARE
01/05/2000 - 30/04/2002
Sri Lanka