Darwin Plus Strategic

Funding available for projects that can demonstrate greater ambition and/or collaboration, relative to projects being funded under the other Darwin Plus grant schemes.

The Darwin Plus Initiative is one of Defra’s Biodiversity Challenge Funds, along with Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund and the Darwin Initiative.

Darwin Plus Strategic is intended for projects that can demonstrate greater ambition and/or collaboration, relative to projects being funded under the other Darwin Plus grant schemes.

Projects should aim to produce strong evidence for the potential of transformative change for the primary benefit of overseas territories upon completion, delivering strong results for any of the main themes present in Darwin Plus’s broad themes. However, proposals that may provide secondary biodiversity benefits to neighbouring 21 countries will still be welcomed due to the significant potential for increased international biodiversity conservation within the overseas territories.