{"id":57,"date":"2025-09-03T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:21:56","slug":"environmental-studies-budget","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/environmental-studies-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Environmental Studies Budget<\/h1>\n\n\n

The Environmental Studies Budget funds local research, conservation, education, and projects in six priority areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Environmental Studies Budget grant scheme aims to help Falkland Islanders promote, conserve and protect our globally-significant biodiversity and natural environment. Grants will support projects based on awareness-raising, research, conservation, or management activities that benefit the environment of the Falklands Islands, and are in line with a priority area below. These grants run annually, and are open to individuals as well as organisations located within the Falkland Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESB Priority Areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Biodiversity Protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Habitat Restoration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Invasive Species and Biosecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Pollution and Waste Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    2025\/26 Environmental Studies Budget Applications <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The 2025\/26 ESB applications are now open. Application forms and the guidance document can be found below.  Applicants should read the Environmental Studies Budget Guidance Document 2025\/26. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their projects with the Environment Department before submitting an application, and advice on applications can be offered by us. Completed application forms should be returned to <\/a>environment@sec.gov.fk<\/a>, or to the Secretariat, by the closing date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Closing date for the Environmental Studies Budget applications: 15th<\/sup> August 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2025 Environmental Studies Budget Application Form<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    2025 Environmental Studies Budget Guidance Document<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Previously funded projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Falkland Islands is host to a wide range of environmental, educational, and restoration projects, some of which are funded by the Environmental Studies Budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Video on Dyke Island Restoration Project<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A video by the Falkland Islands Film Company (Oly Dempster) focuses on the importance of maintaining and improving our unique environment and habitats by looking at the methods and success of an ongoing restoration project on Dyke Island. Gisselle Hazell\u2019s project on Dyke Island involves the planting of native grasses and plants, such as tussac, to restore and rehabilitate areas of lost tussac and eroding peat. Both the video project and the restoration project are recipients of the Environmental Studies Budget. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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