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Blue Belt Programme Annual Update now published

Read about the work of the Blue Belt Programme in UK Overseas Territories in the 2019-2020 annual update.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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Earlier this week on World Ocean Day, 8 June, we published our on the achievements and progress of the Blue Belt Programme over the past year.

Lord Zac Goldsmith, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister for Pacific and the Environment said:

皇冠体育app Blue Belt Programme, one of the UK government鈥檚 most ambitious environmental policies ever, is on course to establish 4 million square kilometres of protected and managed oceans around the UK Overseas Territories.

皇冠体育app update for 2019-2020 showcases how the Blue Belt Programme is helping strengthen governance, protect biodiversity, support sustainable fisheries, support compliance and manage human activities across the UK Overseas Territories.

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皇冠体育app Blue Belt Programme supports the delivery of the UK government鈥檚 commitment to enhance marine protection of over four million square kilometres of marine environment across UK Overseas Territories. 皇冠体育app programme is a partnership between two world-leading agencies of the UK government, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

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Published 10 June 2020