{"id":9,"date":"2025-06-26T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environmental\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:43:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull banner\" style=\"padding-top:4vh;padding-right:3vw;padding-bottom:4vh;padding-left:3vw;min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-84 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:52% 59%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 59%\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-174574fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<p><strong>The Environment Department works on areas related to environmental policy, regulation, enforcement and monitoring across terrestrial and marine activities, and co-ordinate research, climate change response initiatives, and habitat preservation\/restoration within FIG. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a centralising role with respect to environment, working closely with other directorates across FIG to help facilitate cross-departmental work on topics related to the natural environment, including biodiversity, climate change, science and innovation, waste and pollution, and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/falklands.gov.fk\/policy\/environment\/environment-strategy\">Environment Strategy<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.falklands.gov.fk\/assembly\/legislative-assembly\/the-islands-plan\">Island Plan<\/a>&nbsp; which has a large Environmental Focus, there are many different work streams that the Environment department is working on including such areas as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Climate Change its effects and mitigation and adaptation measures,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The habitat restoration programme, both on Stanley Common and other FIG owned land,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing National Nature Reserves,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biodiversity and wildlife programmes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waste and pollution control,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental Studies Budget grant scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as all day to day operational and administrative tasks such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stanley Common management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research permit applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitor access and permits to Kidney Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restricted activity permits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quicklinks<\/h5>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quicklinks wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/contact-us\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/darwin-plus-initiative\/\">Darwin Plus Initiative<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/energy-strategy\/\">Energy Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/environment-strategy\/\">Environment Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/environmental-studies-budget\/\">Environmental Studies Budget<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/guidance-documents\/\">Guidance Documents<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/hill-cove-mountains-national-park\/\">Hill Cove Mountains \nNational Park<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item menu-item-home\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/kidney-island\/\">Kidney Island<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/licenses-permits\/\">Licenses &amp; Permits<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/pollution-prevention-and-waste-management-strategy\/\">Pollution Prevention and Waste Management Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/stanley-common\/\">Stanley Common<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/stanley-harbour-water-monitoring\/\">Stanley Harbour Water Monitoring<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a 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