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Government partners with conservation charity ZSL to launch app update allowing tracking and logging of creatures in waters around British Overseas Territories.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK government and elected leaders of the British Overseas Territories have agreed a joint declaration defining a new, modern partnership.
The Governor to the Pitcairn Islands, Iona Thomas, has officially opened the new UK government-funded marine science base, providing a platform for scientists to visit the area and study its unique marine habitats.
Announcement made by Lord Goldsmith at UK Overseas Territories World Ocean Day Small Islands – Big Impact Event in London.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) HQ in London will be lit up tonight in honour of Her Majesty The Queen.
The Royal Navy's greenest ship will meet with local communities and the Republic of Fiji Navy to work together on security and climate change challenges.
The Duke of Cambridge and Foreign Secretary joined Overseas Territories representatives and elected leaders in London for the ninth Joint Ministerial Council.
The Blue Belt Programme has launched a comprehensive online training platform for the UK Overseas Territories. This will provide training and development of skills across a wide range of marine management themes, free of cha…
The UK will pioneer the world’s largest ocean wildlife monitoring system to help protect life below water as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme.
The Prime Minister joined elected leaders and representatives at the Joint Ministerial Council to discuss topics including health, the environment and economy.
Laura Clarke, British High Commissioner to New Zealand, discussed the close ties between the UK & Pacific despite being oceans apart in her address at The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs in Auckland.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Governor of the Pitcairn Islands, Laura Clarke speaks of Pitcairn's deep commitment to tackling the scourge of plastic pollution.
Funding for 17 conservation projects worth more than £3.5 million in the UK Overseas Territories has been announced from the Darwin Plus initiative to deliver commitments in the 25 Year Environment Plan.
The UK Government has re-opened the Darwin Plus scheme and given a grant for a plastic reduction project on St Helena to help support UK Overseas Territories.
Ministers host Overseas Territories leaders in the UK for talks on hurricane recovery, Brexit and climate change Joint Ministerial Council of the Overseas Territories hosted in Lancaster House from 28 to 29 November 2017.
The fourth Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2015 is to convene in London on the 1-2 December
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Overseas Territories Investment Forum showcased the diverse opportunities for British businesses and investors in the Overseas Territories.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A Survey has been commissioned to learn more about Pitcairn’s Diaspora and their potential interest in returning to Pitcairn Island
The Pitcairn Miscellany began publication in April 1959 and with few interruptions has been published monthly since its first issue.
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