Working with partners the AIG Conservation and Fisheries Directorate (AIGCFD) carry out practical conservation and a number of research projects. Those interested in conducting research on Ascension must have an approved Environmental Research Permit. This can be completed and emailed to AIGCFD for consideration.
Below are some of the recent projects that AIGCFD has undertaken.
Completed: 22 May 2023
This draft plan describes the management actions that will be undertaken over the next five years to protect Ascension's Beach Nature Reserves.
Completed: 22 May 2023
This draft plan describes the management actions that will be undertaken over the next five years to protect the Letterbox Nature Reserve and Boatswain Bird Island Sanctuary.
Completed: 22 May 2023
This draft plans describes the management actions that will be taken over the next five years to protect the Mars Bay and Waterside Fairs Nature Reserves.
Completed: 22 May 2023
This draft policy describes the proposed expansion of Ascension's Protected Area network, including the international drivers for the expansion and the data underpinning the selected sites.
Completed: 22 May 2023
This draft plan sets out how Green Mountain National Park will be managed over the next five years.
Completed: 31 March 2023
An updated Inshore Fisheries Strategy incorporating responses from the public consultation that ended in February 2023
Completed: 31 March 2023
An updated policy on Inshore Fisheries Registration and Licensing incorporating the responses to the public consultation that ended in February 2023.
Completed: 31 March 2023
An updated policy on Inshore Fisheries Stock Assessment and Management Measures incorporating the responses to the public consultation that ended in February 2023.
Completed: 31 March 2023
A summary of the comments received during the public consultation on the Inshore Fisheries Strategy and policies that ended in February 2023, and the way they have been addressed by AIG in consultation with the Ascension Island Council.
Completed: 1 March 2023
This Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan provides an overarching vision and blueprint for how Ascension Island will protect its biodiversity and meet its commitments under international agreements and local strategies.
Completed: 8 June 2022
The Ascension Island Marine Protected Area Management Plan sets out how the area will be managed over the five years between 2021 and 2026. One year in, this review summarises the progress that has been made so far.
Completed: 17 June 2021
A summary of the public forum held on 2nd June 2021 to discuss the issue of sharks around Ascension Island
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