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Defra invests £8 million in wildlife
Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Multi-million pound funding for conservation projects 

Environment minister Richard Benyon has announced that funding of £8 million will be dedicated to conservation and environmental projects worldwide.

The funding has been granted as part of the Darwin Initiative by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Projects in developing countries will receive £6million, while £2million will be available for projects in UK Overseas Territories.

The Darwin Initiative focuses on helping countries that are rich in biodiversity, but lack the money or technology to meet their objectives.

Since beginning in 1992, the initiative has provided funding of £97million to more than 800 projects in 150 countries.

The Darwin Plus Fund is currently supporting a variety of projects in the Overseas Territories, such as monitoring seabirds in the southern ocean and the control of invasive lionfish in the Caribbean.

Approximately 90 per cent of the biodiversity found within the UK and Territories combined, is found within the UK's 14 Overseas Territories.

Applications for funding opened on June 19. For more information, visit the Darwin Initiative website.

Image credit: Nick Hobgood

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RCVS announces 1CPD app update

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 The RCVS has announced a new version of its 1CPD mobile app, with enhanced features for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to record their continuing professional development.

The mobile app includes a new 'what would you like to do?' shortcut for frequent tasks, a notification badge, and the ability to scan a QR code from the home screen to easily record an activity.

Users will be prompted to update the app from the App Store or Google Play the next time they log in. For more information, visit RCVS.org.uk 

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Nominations open for RCVS and VN Council elections

The nomination period for the 2026 RCVS Council and VN Council elections is now open, with three veterinary surgeon seats and two veterinary nurse seats available.

Prospective candidates can download an information pack and nomination form from the RCVS website. Individuals can nominate themselves for the elections, with the results to be announced in the spring.

Clare Paget, the recently appointed RCVS Registrar and elections returning officer, said: "If you want to play your part in influencing and moulding how the professions are regulated, and making key decisions on matters of great importance to your peers, the public and animal health and welfare, please consider standing for RCVS Council or VN Council next year."

Nominations close at 5pm on Saturday, 31 January 2026.