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Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Public Relations Information Office) 29.01.2012 (Article Archived on 12.02.2012)
UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – 2 important updates for Overseas Territories.
St Helena: EMD Report
UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – 2 important updates for Overseas Territories.
(1) Defra Publishes paper entitled: The Environment in the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories: UK Government and Civil Society Support.
Following recommendations made by the UK Government’s National Security Council in 2011, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has produced a paper on the advice and support available to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) in areas of its competency.
The paper is now published on the DEFRA’s website on the 16th January 2012:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2012/01/16/pb13686-overseas-environment/
The DEFRA’s Paper outlines the array of environmental issues in the UKOTs and the advice and support which is available to the Territories from DEFRA, its Agencies and Civil Society on these issues. The paper outlines two overarching objectives for the environment that align with wider UK Government objectives for the UKOTs developed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) - the lead department for the UKOTs. These objectives are underpinned by priorities for action, which are then further supported by ten broad commitments.
The process of government departments developing their papers has been coordinated by the FCO. DEFRA’s paper, along with those from other Government Departments, will inform the development of a White Paper on the UKOTs to be published in Spring 2012.
(2) Defra provides funding for Overseas Territories.
The Darwin initiative Overseas Territories Challenge fund is open – closing date for applications is 31st January 2012. This is a UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) fund for environmental work in the UKs Overseas Territories. Detailed information is available at http://darwin.defra.gov.uk/apply/challenge/.
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