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£88,439,752 invested in 781 projects in 155 countries since 1992

The Darwin Initiative

The Darwin Initiative assists countries that are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives under one or more of the three major biodiversity Conventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES); and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), through the funding of collaborative projects which draw on UK biodiversity expertise.

Latest news

Older news items are available on the news archive page.

Project of the month

Using nature to help people adapt to climate change in East Africa

Healthy ecosystems and their services can play a key part in helping people adapt to climate change impacts.

Project news

Market Based Scheme for Conservation in La Primavera Forest Mexico

One of Latin America's biggest rock bands is leading a novel project implementing work carried out with Darwin Initiative support.

Galapagos Marine Invasive Species: Prevention, Detection and Management

Invasive species are the second most important reason for biodiversity loss worldwide. This new Darwin Project in the Galapagos will establish baselines and implement monitoring, prevention, and control measures within a new government biosecurity framework.

Sustainable mangrove economics in Madagascar

A new Darwin Project in Madagascar aims to tackle poverty and conservation through the sustainable use of mangrove forest products

Honey in Kyrgyzstan

A new Darwin project is supporting beekeeping in the pastures of Kyrgyzstan

Nepal documentary

New documentary highlights importance of IBAs for people in Nepal

Invasive salmonids

Using molecular tools to help identify the origin of invasive salmonids in Chile

State of Nepal's Birds

A major new report has been published highlighting the plight of Nepal's birds

This website provides access to information about the projects funded under the Initiative, as well as resources for Darwin Projects, and for those interested in applying for funding.

The Darwin Initiative has funded 781 projects to date, partnering with 974 organisations in host countries, and 240 UK organisations. You can find out more about individual projects using the navigation and search tools on the right hand side of the page.

Projects also produce a range of documents, which are available through this website (currently 3378 documents are available for download). These include annual reports, training manuals, scientific articles, management plans, databases, taxonomic keys, and many others. Use the search tools to identify resources of interest.

Page last modified: Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Darwin 2012 - 20 years of the Darwin Initiative

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Wed June 19 12:3 | Exciting news! The new call is launched. Round20 is now open for main, post and Darwin+ projects. Applications due July 17. #DarwinRound20
Tue June 11 12:3 | News from workshop on reconciliation and reconstruction in Mali and impact to elephant conservation! @wildfoundation http://www.wild.org/blog/post-war-mali/
Fri May 17 12:38 | @clarestringer Darwin Plus will be earlier than last year but still plenty time before closing date. Potentially Sept for you.
Mon Apr 08 12:38 | Ecstatic to announce the launch of our Round 19 projects. Check out the http://Defra.gov.uk website for info. #biodiversity #conservation
Sat Mar 23 09:13 | Great workshop yesterday with new projects. Hopefully logframe isnt such a dirty word now. #mande #biodiversity
Fri Mar 22 14:22 | The workshop will serve as an induction to new projects. We're very much looking forward to meeting you all. #biodiversity
Wed Mar 20 14:21 | Demand for places for tomorrows workshop was so high we've run out of room. Never fear though we'll share the materials with those not there

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