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Terms of reference
  • To advise the Secretary of State for the Environment on the principles and objectives of the Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species grant programme in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity especially Article 5, taking into account the past experience of the grant programme. (The Secretary of State has been authorised to give financial assistance to the Darwin Initiative by Article 2 of the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1993 (S.I. 1993 No. 1062) which was made under Section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.)

  • To make recommendations to the Secretary of State on those applications for funding under the Initiative that should be supported, taking into account the objectives of the Initiative and any other considerations the Secretary of State may from time to time deem relevant.

  • To monitor the progress of the Darwin Initiative and to evaluate the achievement of its objectives.
Membership

This news release announces the appointment of new members to the Darwin Advisory Committee.

Darwin Advisory Committee Membership
Members' names Term of appointment
Professor David Macdonald 2003 - 2006
Ms Kerry ten-Kate 2003 - 2006
Dr Eimear Nic-Lughada 2003 - 2006
Professor Philip Rainbow 2003 - 2006
Professor Ian Swingland 2000 - 2008
Dr Johannes Vogel 2005 - 2008
Dr Karen Laurenson 2005 - 2008
Professor Nigel Leader-Williams 2006 - 2009
Ms Janet Barber 2006 - 2009
Mrs Rosalind Aveling 2006 - 2009
Ex-Officio members  
Vacant  
Dr Vin Fleming Ex officio from 2003

Defra provides the Secretariat to the Committee. Presently the team has four members, Glenys Parry, Sarah Moon, Margaret Okot and Rachel Meredith.

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