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We're thrilled to announce that we have now awarded new Darwin Initiative projects under Round 31.

Projects include leveraging online video platforms to bolster the delivery of nature-based beekeeping projects across Africa; strengthening plant conservation in Latin America through capacity building and knowledge exchange with local communities; and establishing conserved areas in the forests of Myanmar that are managed by Indigenous communities to benefit people, tigers, and other wildlife.

The Darwin Initiative is one of the UK government’s flagship Biodiversity Challenge Funds, and awards grants that enable low and middle-income countries to conserve their unique biodiversity, reduce poverty and address climate change.

Chair of the Darwin Expert Committee, Noëlle Kümpel, shared the following:

“We received a record number of applications for this funding round, demonstrating how valued the Darwin Initiative is around the world. This made for some difficult decisions for the Darwin Expert Committee., but this means that these successful projects are of a particularly high calibre, clearly demonstrating the need for them and the impacts they will have on biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction on the ground. Our awards cover the suite of Darwin Initiative schemes, from those testing out innovative ideas and building capacity and capability, all the way up to larger, longer-term projects designed to scale up successful approaches. They span a range of contexts and countries, ecosystems and species, and threats and solutions around the globe. I’m particularly pleased that they’re increasingly locally led and addressing issues of equity and inclusivity, helping the fund to enable positive outcomes for and by the people most affected. My congratulations to all the grantees, and we look forward to following your progress, seeing your impact, and sharing your stories over the coming years!”

A full list of successful Round 31 Darwin Initiative projects will be added to the Projects section of the Darwin Initiative website in the coming weeks.

Please note that there are no further updates on future funding rounds yet. More information on this will be shared later this year.