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Publish: 15 Aug 2021, 08:14 pm
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The United Kingdom (UK) has announced £16.2m for five programmes to tackle climate change, restore ocean health and reduce poverty in developing countries under its £500 million Blue Planet Fund.
The new programme builds on existing strong cooperation between the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, WorldFish, and the Bangladesh government’s Department of Fisheries, said the high commission.
The programmes, financed from the UK’s overseas aid budget, will increase marine protection, tackle plastic pollution and the decline of global coral reefs, as well as using the UK’s world-leading expertise to help respond to marine pollution disasters such as the Xpress Pearl in Sri Lanka.
In the run-up to the UK hosting the COP26 climate talks in November, the British government is working with developing countries to take action to protect and restore the oceans.
The UK pledges to prevent the extinction of vital coral reefs in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific and Southeast Asia, said the release.
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