As well the seas around the British Isles, the UK government is also responsible for the waters around all of the 14 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). When taking these waters into account, the UK has 6.8 million square kilometres under its jurisdiction.
Over 90% of the UK’s biodiversity is found in its Overseas Territories, and the UKOTs support a large number of rare and threatened species as well as unique ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth.
ZAL and partners in the Marine Reserves Coalition are currently leading the Great British Oceans campaign for the creation of large marine reserves in three of the UKOTs; Ascension Island, the Pitcairn Islands and the South Sandwich Islands. ZSL also has long-term marine research and monitoring projects underway in the Chagos Archipelago and the Pitcairn Islands.
See link for further details: https://www.zsl.org/regions/uk-overseas-territories
Congratulations to Kimberley Durrant on her election as Chair of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA). Ms Durrant, Bermuda’s UK Representative and Director of the Bermuda London Office, will now lead the official advocacy body representing the UK’s Overseas Territories in London. In accordance with UKOTA’s constitution, the Premier, the Hon. E. David Burt, […] Read more...