Adopt a Home for Wildlife

 Adopt Home for Wildlife is part of a wider project which aims to protect Montserrat’s unique biodiversity, ecosystems and natural capital through community action. It is led by the Montserrat National Trust on island with support from partners coordinated by UKOTCF. Adopters are those local people or groups who volunteer and are accepted to manage an area of land (Wildlife Home) within the project.

A network of sites across the island has been established where action takes place to improve conditions for biodiversity and, where possible, opportunities for people to improve livelihoods and well-being are provided. Preliminary ecological surveys of the sites were conducted and, with this information, a management plan was developed between the Adopters and the project partners. 

Repeat surveys were being conducted to review progress. 

Project Outputs

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Sites, Survey Results & Management

Here you can find out a bit more about the sites, the results of the field surveys and the management plans produced. Read more

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Outreach

Here you can find out a bit more about outreach that took part during the project. Read more

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Videos of the Sites

Throughout the project, UKOTCF's Ann Pienkowski, documented the aspirations, progress and lessoned learned. Read more

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26 March 2022 – Insect Surveys

On Saturday, 26 March 2022 members of the Montserrat National Trust’s Adopt A Home for Wildlife project conducted an Insect Survey on the land that has been allocated to the EcoPlay Children’s Park. Click HERE to view photos.

FAQs

“Adopt a Home for Wildlife” (run by Montserrat National Trust and UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum) aims to preserve Montserrat’s natural heritage through community action. 

“Adopters” are defined as “a person, group or business that has agreed (with the project and the landholders, if the latter are not themselves) responsibility for land-management and, together with the Project, will undertake this it in a way which protects Montserrat’s unique nature for generations to come”.

Contact the project team info@montserratnationaltrust.ms

Project Partners


Partners and sponsors that supported earlier work

Montserrat Project Partners