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Building Resilient, Participatory Management of Marine Biodiversity in Hurricane-prone BVI

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£241,553
WHERE ICON
WHERE
British Virgin Islands

Summary

BVI’s turtle populations face various threats, compounded by 2017’s catastrophic hurricane impacts. This project will support the recovery of BVI’s turtle populations and key habitats (reefs and seagrass meadows), while alleviating growing social conflict regarding the traditional turtle fishery. Through ‘game-changing’ interdisciplinary partnerships, this project will deliver new, participatory approaches to marine biodiversity management; develop better local understanding of turtle conservation and fisher needs; foster and enable a culture of compliance; and deliver a revised Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan.
 
Status Current
Reference DPLUS111
Round 8
Start 01/04/2020
End 30/03/2024


Project Partners
Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration (MNRLI), Government of the Virgin Islands (GoVI), Association of Reef Keepers, University of Exeter


Regions
UKOT

Biomes
MARINE, MARINE COASTAL, ISLAND BIODIVERSITY

Production
FISHERIES

Threats To Biodiversity
CLIMATE CHANGE

Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE USE, GENERAL MEASURES, MIGRATORY SPECIES

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, CEPA, MONITORING, NBSAP

Countries
British Virgin Islands

Conventions
CITES

Documents:
Download: Annual Report - DPLUS111 AR3 - 06/10/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS111 HYR3 - 30/03/2023

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS111 AR2 - 17/01/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS111 HYR2 - 14/01/2022

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS111 AR1 - 11/08/2021

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS111 HYR1 - 03/02/2021

Download: Application Form - DPLUS111 App - 25/09/2020

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS111 HYR4 - 12/02/2024