Defra publishes UK Overseas Territories biodiversity strategy
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee have published the UK Overseas Territories biodiversity strategy. Developed in partnership with Overseas Territories Governments and Administrations, the strategy sets out the UK approach to conserve, protect, and restore biodiversity across the territories. It covers 14 territories—including St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; the Turks and Caicos Islands; Anguilla; Bermuda; the British Antarctic Territory; the British Indian Ocean Territory; the British Virgin Islands; the Cayman Islands; the Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.