£73,666,020 invested in 673 projects in 148 countries since 1992
Darwin Initiative
Darwin Advisory Committee
Terms of reference
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To advise the Secretary of State for the Environment on the principles and objectives of the Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species grant programme in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity especially Article 5, taking into account the past experience of the grant programme. (The Secretary of State has been authorised to give financial assistance to the Darwin Initiative by Article 2 of the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1993 (S.I. 1993 No. 1062) which was made under Section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.)
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To make recommendations to the Secretary of State on those applications for funding under the Initiative that should be supported, taking into account the objectives of the Initiative and any other considerations the Secretary of State may from time to time deem relevant.
- To monitor the progress of the Darwin Initiative and to evaluate the achievement of its objectives.
Membership
| Darwin Advisory Committee Membership | |
|---|---|
| Members' names | Term of appointment |
| Professor David Macdonald (chairman) | 2003 - 2008 |
| Ms Kerry ten-Kate | 2003 - 2009 |
| Dr Eimear Nic-Lughada | 2003 - 2009 |
| Professor Philip Rainbow | 2003 - 2009 |
| Dr Johannes Vogel | 2005 - 2008 |
| Dr Karen Laurenson | 2005 - 2008 |
| Professor Nigel Leader-Williams | 2006 - 2009 |
| Ms Janet Barber | 2006 - 2009 |
| Mrs Rosalind Aveling | 2006 - 2009 |
| Ex-Officio members | |
| Dr Vin Fleming (JNCC) | from 2003 |
| Dilys Roe (DFID) | from 2008 |
| Martin Brasher (Defra) | from 2006 |
Defra provides the Secretariat to the Committee. Presently the team has three members - Eric Blencowe, Stephanie Godliman and Vicki Giles.
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