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Written question asked by Helen Goodman (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 March 2017. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 6 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Turtles: Conservation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding and other support the Government provides for research into the conservation of turtles.

Answer

The UK Government has provided funding of around £550,000 to protect turtles.

The Darwin Initiative has funded projects seeking to protect turtles in developing countries and in the UK Overseas Territories. A current Darwin project is promoting the conservation and sustainable use of marine turtles in Southwest Madagascar. Another, led by the University of Exeter, is working in Peru to find a solution to the thousands of endangered turtles who die as a result of gillnet fisheries around the world by employing the use of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Through the Overseas Territories Environment and Climate fund, also known as Darwin Plus, Defra has funded a project in the Cayman Islands assessing how best to reduce threats to wild marine turtles.

The Flagship Species Fund, a partnership between Defra and Fauna and Flora International (FFI), has supported all six of the world’s hard-shelled marine turtle species and most recently funded a project supporting sea turtle conservation through applied research in Anguilla.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65712
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Conservation Research Turtles
Link
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