Projects in the UK Overseas Territories

The 14 UK Overseas Territories are a fascinating and diverse set of islands. Through various projects, we're supporting our UKOT partners in the protection and management of their fragile environments and species.

The UK Overseas Territories are home to countless species including sharks, penguins, whales and seabirds that are found in habitats including coastal mangroves, deep sea mounts, polar seas and the world’s largest coral atoll.

For over 20 years, we’ve been working in the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories on species conservation. Our key focus now is supporting our Caribbean partners in significantly improving management of their existing Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks.

Green turtles over seagrass in Turks and Caicos Islands

Turtles in Turks and Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands Turtle Project is a long-standing initiative to improve the management of the islands’ traditional marine turtle fishery.

Turtles in The Virgin Islands

We’re working with communities in The Virgin Islands to develop a sea turtle recovery action plan to safeguard turtles and their habitats for future generations.

A hawksbill turtle swimming over a reef in the Caribbean UKOTs

Protecting turtles in Montserrat

Montserrat is an important nesting site for marine turtles in the Eastern Caribbean, and alongside our partners, we’re helping to recover and manage these nesting turtle populations.

Great Blue Ocean coalition

Great British Oceans is a coalition between us, the Blue Marine Foundation, Greenpeace, the Pew Trusts, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

Applying treatments on reefs affected by SCTLD

Coral disease in Turks and Caicos

With our support one of our key allies have been tackling a highly lethal coral disease.

Spotted eagle ray, Crocus Bay, Anguilla. Peter Richardson

Sharks and rays in Anguilla

We’re working with communities and local partners in Anguilla to improve awareness and understanding of sharks, their role in local ecosystems and livelihoods, and how best to protect them.

East Caicos wilderness area

East Caicos is the largest uninhabited island in the Caribbean. Together with our partners, we’re helping to secure the future of this biodiversity hotspot.