UK Blue Belt Programme for Marine Conservation

The UK Government has announced the Blue Belt Programme to support UK Overseas Territories in marine conservation and sustainable management.

• The Programme focuses on protecting biodiversity, strengthening governance, managing human impacts, enforcement, capacity building, and ocean literacy, covering over 4.4 million square kilometres of marine environment.
• Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from 2022 to 2025, it includes sub-programmes like the Blue Belt Ocean Shield for maritime domain awareness and the Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network for biodiversity monitoring.