OT and CD funded participation

As part of its capacity-building objective, the JNCC OT and CD programme provides financial support for UK OT participation at international and regional events. This is seen as an opportunity for UKOTs to have a platform for information share,  skill share and promoting good case studies.

Anyone in the UK OTs or CDs wishing to apply for funds to attend a training course or conference should refer to the guidance and forms provided below. Applications are accepted at any time throughout the year.

Terms of Reference  – guidance on who is eligible to receive funding and how to go about submitting a request.

Application form  – please provide all of the details required. We are unable to process incomplete forms and delay may result in the application being unsuccessful.

OT and CD Territory Background Report  – this form can be used to request appropriate background information from other OTs and CDs , where a cross-region approach would be useful at an event.

Report on funded participation at international/regional event – this form allows the participant to provide feedback on the event attended.

A number of UK Overseas Territory staff have already received funding to attend International and Regional events. Follow the links to read their reports.

• Kevin James George, of the St Helena National Trust, will be attending the Protected Areas monitoring workshop, Ascension Island, 4th-8th June 2013. His report will follow.

• Elizabeth Clingham of the Environment Division of the St Helena Government is attending the 3rd International Whale Shark Conferencein Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 6-10 Oct 2013. Her report will follow.

• David Higgins of the Environment Division of the St Helena Government is attending the regional workshop on Monitoring in Protected Areas in the South Atlantic on Ascension Island, 4-8 June 2013. His report will follow.

• Samia Sarkis of the Department of Conservation Services, for the Government of Bermuda, is attending CBD CoP 11 in Hyderabad, India, between October 8th - 19th 2012. Her report will follow.

• Dallen Connor of the Department of Environment, for the Government of Anguilla, attended the 'Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Health, Water, Waste, Land, Energy, Climate Change and our Natural Resources' workshop as part of the Sixth Biennial Caribbean Environmental Forum & Exhibition (CEF-6), May 21st to 25th, 2012.

• Samia Sarkis of the Department of Conservation Services, for the Government of Bermuda, attended CBD SBSTTA 16 in Montreal, April 30th - May 5th 2012.

• Liz Charter of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Isle of Man, attended CBD SBSTTA 16 in Montreal, April 30th - May 5th 2012.

• Stephen Mendes from the Government of Montserrat attended Forests for People, People for Forests: Forest-based livelihoods in the Caribbean. May 4th - 6th 2010.

• Rhon Connor from the Government of Anguilla attended the "Island Invasives: Eradications and Management" conference hosted by the University of Auckland, held at the Tamaki Campus, Auckland, New Zealand, between the 8th and 12th February 2010.

• Olivia Renshaw from the Ascension Island Government and Mat Dacosta-Cottam from the Cayman Islands Government attended a workshop entitled 'Helping Islands Adapt' in Auckland New Zealand from the  11th - 16th April 2010.