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.

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Overseas Territories Challenge Fund application documents are now available Mon November 16, 2009 Field Studies Council announces their Third Darwin Scholarship Programme Mon November 16, 2009 Darwin Newsletter issue 15 published Thur October 22, 2009 Nepal Conservation in Crisis - a seminar on key conservation issues Tue October 6, 2009 Dates and financial support announced for Darwin Initiative Regional Workshop 2009 - Latin America Fri October 2, 2009 More items on the news page. You can also Subscribe to the Darwin newsletter.		Canthidium darwini, named after Darwin and the Darwin Initiative (illustration: Claudia Aragona)

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 673 projects to date, partnering with 863 organisations in host countries, and 210 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 2687 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.

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