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10/12/2003
Cash boost for 'unique eco-systems' in overseas territories
The remote islands of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic, and coral atolls in the Indian Ocean are just some of the unique habitats in the UK 's Overseas Territories which stand to benefit from a new £3 million cash fund designed to save precious eco-systems from destruction, it was announced today.
The new Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP), the result of a joint initiative between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development (DFID), doubles the amount of money available to Overseas Territories for sustainable environment work.
The OTEP will give funds to support the Overseas Territories in developing and implementing action plans under their respective Environment Charters signed in September 2001. These agreements between the UK and the Overseas Territories were designed to develop sound environmental management practices.
The OTEP will also fund locally-based projects which encourage people towards a sustainable use of their natural resources, enhancing their quality of life and livelihood opportunities.
Speaking at the launch of the Programme, Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under Secretary at DFID, said: "It is the duty of us all to protect and conserve this heritage for the benefit not only of the Territories themselves, but also for future generations and the world as a whole. Good environmental conservation practice brings its own benefits and rewards in terms of sensible and sustainable economic development."
Many of Britain's 14 Overseas Territories, ranging from Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean to Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, are home to some of the planet's most precious habitats and species.
The £3 million cash fund will be available until March 2007, by which time the UK and Overseas Territories governments need to show that progress has been made with the money. Previous Foreign Office programmes have provided £500,000 a year for environment projects in the Overseas Territories.
(gmcg)
The new Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP), the result of a joint initiative between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development (DFID), doubles the amount of money available to Overseas Territories for sustainable environment work.
The OTEP will give funds to support the Overseas Territories in developing and implementing action plans under their respective Environment Charters signed in September 2001. These agreements between the UK and the Overseas Territories were designed to develop sound environmental management practices.
The OTEP will also fund locally-based projects which encourage people towards a sustainable use of their natural resources, enhancing their quality of life and livelihood opportunities.
Speaking at the launch of the Programme, Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under Secretary at DFID, said: "It is the duty of us all to protect and conserve this heritage for the benefit not only of the Territories themselves, but also for future generations and the world as a whole. Good environmental conservation practice brings its own benefits and rewards in terms of sensible and sustainable economic development."
Many of Britain's 14 Overseas Territories, ranging from Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean to Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, are home to some of the planet's most precious habitats and species.
The £3 million cash fund will be available until March 2007, by which time the UK and Overseas Territories governments need to show that progress has been made with the money. Previous Foreign Office programmes have provided £500,000 a year for environment projects in the Overseas Territories.
(gmcg)
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