Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund

Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight recently welcomed the announcement of 33 biodiversity projects awarded to voluntary organisations in England sharing £3.8 million over the next two years. The grants are provided under the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund, run by English Nature on behalf of Defra, to help the UK Government achieve its commitment to halt biodiversity loss by 2010.

The applications funded by the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund Project Board represent an exciting and diverse range of projects that will contribute directly to Biodiversity Action Plan and England Biodiversity Strategy targets. Project objectives range from direct enhancement of biodiversity, engaging people in conservation work, and raising awareness among key stakeholders, schools, community groups and the general public.

The C2010 fund will support work in every region of England, and will benefit a wide variety of species (including marine, butterflies, beetles, birds and amphibians), habitats (bogs, woodlands, grass meadows, heathlands and marine) and communities.