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The awarded projects divided by region can be found in the menu featured at the bottom of this page. Please note that in the English version of the website you can find the projects awarded in the English speaking Overseas, i.e.: Caribbean and South Atlantic. To learn about the projects awarded in the French speaking OCTs, i.e.: Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Polar and Sub-polar, please go to the French version of this website.

The list with all the 23 projects awarded for funding in the BEST 2.0+ Call for Proposals can be found here.

All the projects funded by the BEST Initiative from 2011-2023 can be found in this brochure.

Regional impact factsheets present the results of the EU BEST Initiative, including BEST 2.0 projects for the Caribbean, Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Atlantic, Polar and Subpolar regions.

More information on BEST 2.0 projects are available here and videos below:







































    		

            

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Title of the project:
Establishing a St Helena Biological Records System

                                
Name of the organisation:
St Helena Research Institute - Education & Employment Directorate, St Helena Government

                                

This project will create a new and much needed tool for St Helena to increase the knowledge base, understanding and awareness of the island’s wildlife and ecology, generating data with analytical application needed to inform environmental management and conservation action at the ecosystem level. It will establish a biological record system for St Helena accessible via a web-portal and app. The new system will be ‘tested’ by establishing a citizen science project with stakeholder identified species across different taxa to support data generation for identified conservation and biodiversity need.

                                
Budget:
58.597,42 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Restoration and conservation of Motley Island native peatland habitats

                                
Name of the organisation:
Falklands Conservation

                                

The project aims to initiate re-vegetation of bare or eroding areas of peat soils on Motley Island, thereby avoiding carbon emissions, preventing soil loss and re-creating native habitats to support biodiversity. It will engage community members, volunteers and members of the conservation youth group in positive practical conservation actions on the ground that will lead to environmental and biodiversity benefits at a national and global level.

                                
Budget:
43.526,29 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Eradicating New Zealand flax from inaccessible island World Heritage Site

                                
Name of the organisation:
Conservation Department, Government of Tristan da Cunha

                                

Invasive alien species threaten Tristan’s only native tree species, the island Cape Myrtle and Endemic Nesospiza buntings, that have evolved to specialise Phylica fruit. This project aims to eradicate the invasive New Zealand flax on Inaccessible island World Heritage site to secure two native species’ sustainable recovery. Inaccessible Island WHS is of international significance, particularly for its near-pristine habitats and number of endemic bird species, plants and invertebrates, including 22 species of seabirds, some of which only breed on Inaccessible. Of these, there are three bunting subspecies and the Endangered Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross that rely on the Phylica habitat for key resources, such as shelter and food. Furthermore, the presence of the invasive flax damages the spectacular aesthetics of this site via soil erosion and knock-on ecological impacts to the marine and terrestrial environment (e.g. silt blooms in the sea).

                                
Budget:
59.980,60 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Mangrove Restoration Bonaire

                                
Name of the organisation:
Stichting Internos

                                

With the goal to conserve and increase the biodiversity of mangroves in Bonaire National Marine Park, Stichting Internos will work under the umbrella of the Park Management Authority (STINAPA) on 4 different axes : 1. Improve water circulation within the Lac Bay mangroves forest by way of maintaining and clearing existing channels 2. Establish nurseries to grow red and black mangroves from propagules and green buttonwood (seeds). 3. Expand mangrove forests by planting new plants in degraded areas and along the coast and 4. Increase youth and community awareness and involvement. The project will also contain a pilot study on planting mangroves.

                                
Budget:
59.995,85 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Larval propagation: an innovative technique to scale up the Bonaire’s reef restoration programme

                                
Name of the organisation:
Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire

                                

The overall goal of the project is to assist the recovery of deteriorated coral reef areas in Bonaire, using active coral restoration as a strategy to enhance the population of coral species, restoring genetically diverse coral populations primarily via larval propagation. The project will complement and scale-up the existent Bonaire coral restoration activities based on coral fragmentation, thus building the capacity to significantly improve the health, function, and genetic diversity of the island coral reefs. By aiming to restore the population of reef-building corals and create coral habitat, the project will contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as reef growth, nursery function for juvenile reef animals, coastal protection and more.






                                
Budget:
59.145,90 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Large scale Diadema Antillarum Restoration on Saba and St Eustatius

                                
Name of the organisation:
Saba Conservation Foundation

                                

On Saba and St Eustatius, Diadema are abundant on a few locations and their positive effect on the reef is clear. The objective is to restock Diadema Antillarum sea-urchins population on reefs within the Saba Marine Park, Saba National Park and St Eustatius Marine Park. All parks are members of the regional network of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. By doing so, it will reduce macroalgae cover and stimulate coral cover. It will consequently serve to help 300 m² of coral reefs to continue to fulfil their ecological and economic role in the future. Research universities will help implement the project, i.e.: (University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein (VHL) and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI).

                                
Budget:
57.781,68 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                            

                            

                                
Title of the project:
Restoring and conserving Anguilla’s pollinators and degraded habitats to make them more resilient

                                
Name of the organisation:
Anguilla National Trust

                                

With the results of baseline data collected on Anguilla’s pollinators (bees, butterflies, birds and bats), the candidate plans to develop a National Pollinators Strategy and a National Pesticides Policy. The conservation actions will be implemented on plants and habitats on key pollinators KBAs: AIA 3 (ponds and mangroves) and AIA 4 (forest and caves). Training courses and direct engagement in data collection (biodiversity assessments) of local stakeholders are planned for the implementation of the project. A public awareness campaign will be also organised though the first Anguilla’s beekeeping cooperative

                                
Budget:
58.867,73 €

                            

                                                            
                                                    

                                    

    		

    		

    

        
        
        
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