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Two multi-year research projects led by Beneath the Waves (BTW), aimed at increasing understanding of the biodiversity of deep-sea waters in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, were chosen to receive funding through the Darwin Plus program. The program, also known as the Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund, provides funding for the “conservation of unique and globally significant environments found in U.K. Overseas Territories.”
On June 5, the U.K. Government announced, as part of World Environment Day, that it would invest £8 million [approximately $9.5 million USD] over the next three years to address the global biodiversity crisis.
The BTW-led projects, which bring together partners from the scientific research, non-profit conservation, and U.S. university education sectors, as well as the Bermuda and Cayman Islands’ Governments, received competitive research grants of £316,829 and £207,681, respectively, for two, two-year studies both anti ....

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