UK Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies

JNCC Research Contribution Projects

JNCC is periodically able to offer small financial contributions to biodiversity research in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. Up to two invitations will be issued twice a year (in March and September) to members of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Steering Group, inviting them to submit requests for contributions to biodiversity research projects. Details of the call for research proposals are also circulated via the UK OT and CD newsletter. To receive copies of this newsletter please sign up to our mailing list.

In order to qualify for the contribution the research project must be on the conservation of biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and the request must be for no more than 70% of the total project costs.

How to apply

The research contribution project proposal (Word version, 141 kb) must be completed and submitted to the relevant member of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Steering Group prior to the deadline given at the time of invitation. The Steering Group member will submit proposals to JNCC by the deadline. Proposals from non-Government organisations or individuals will need to be accompanied by a letter of support from the relevant Steering Group member. Unfortunately JNCC cannot accept project proposals from individuals or organisations without this letter of support.

JNCC assesses projects against a set of specific assessment criteria (Word version, 145 kb) and makes a decision about which project/s to fund. The result is annouced to the OT & CD Steering Group members and the successful candidate/s shortly after the invitation deadline. Successful proposals clearly demonstrate the scientific methods to be employed in the research, the technological capability and capacity to deliver, how the project will be managed and all project outputs. A breakdown of the costs associated with the project should also be submitted with the proposal.

At the end of the research project JNCC requests a report of the work and how the contribution was used. This follows a standard format provided in the report template. (Word Version, 140 kb).

Summary table showing JNCC Research Contribution Projects
Territory	When funded	Project title	Completion
Anguilla	Sep 2009	An ecological assessment of Little Scrub Island	Dec 2010
Anguilla	Oct 2011	An ecosystem assessment of Anguilla's wetlands	Feb 2013
Ascension	Oct 2011	A revised population size estimate for the Ascension Island green turtle	July 2012
Bermuda	May 2012	Seagrass restoration: A tool for mitigating the loss of ecosystem services	Dec 2012
Cayman Islands	Mch 2009	Red-footed booby monitoring, Little Cayman	Jan 2011
Falkland Islands	Sept 2010	Southern sea lion programme	Jul 2011
Falkland Islands	May 2012	Archipelago-wide census of southern sea lions	April 2013
Falkland Islands	May 2012	Essential conservation tools: providing a user-friendly guide to the flora of the Falklands	Oct 2013
Falkland Islands and South Georgia	Mch 2010	Algal biodiversity of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia	Dec 2010
Falkland Islands and South Georgia	Oct 2011	Algal biodiversity of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia - project extension	Jan 2013
Isle of Man	April 2011	Investigation of ancient woodland on the Isle of Man	Aug 2012
Isle of Man	June 2012	Assessment of changes to habitat quantity and quality of candidate Areas of Special Scientific Interest on Isle of Man in last 13-18 years.	Autumn 2012
Tristan da Cunha	2008	Monitoring seabird populations	2008
Turks & Caicos Islands	Mch 2009	Increasing biodiversity of coral reefs by creating an Acropora nursery	Aug 2010
Turks & Caicos Islands	Mch 2010	Rescue and collection of endemic and endangered plant species for biodiversity conservation	Nov 2010
Turks & Caicos Islands	April 2011	Assess and monitor Nassau groupter (Epinephelus striatus) populations and spawning aggregate locations across the Turks & Caicos Islands	May 2012
Turks & Caicos Islands	April 2011	Rescue and collection of endemic and endangered plant species for biodiversity conservation - with new research component	Feb 2012

Please follow the links to the Territory web pages to find out more information under the projects tab.

Details of UK Government funded projects in the UK OTs and CDs (PDF, 188 kb) from 2009-2010 are available as a spreadsheet. Please note, this list if not exhaustive; if you notice any omissions or things that need amending please contact: (please put OT in the subject line).