Falklands Conservation (FC) is acharitable organisation formed to protect thewildlife and thenatural environment of theFalkland Islands in the SouthAtlantic Ocean. It intends to conserve and undertake scientific research in the biosphere of the Falkland Islands and publish the results of the research to inform the public in the field of nature conservation. They also intend to preserve the Falkland Islands heritage and carry out other charitable activities.[1] Falklands Conservation is a member of theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature and has a partnership withBirdLife International, representing the Falkland Islands.[2]
The origins of FC go back to 1979 when a group of naturalists, includingPeter Scott, established a UK registered charity, the Falkland Islands Foundation (FIF), to protect the wildlife of the Falklands and its historic shipwrecks. In 1980 another body, the Falkland Islands Trust (FIT) was formed in the Islands.
In 1982, following theFalklands War, FIF became a membership-based organisation. With the merger of FIT and FIF in 1991, it was formally launched on 1 August byDavid Attenborough as Falklands Conservation.
From 2017 Falkland Conservation was involved in a five-year monitoring project for globallyendangeredsei whales, conducting surveys and collecting data on the species on the Falkland Islands' inner shelf waters, down to a depth of 100 m (330 ft), determining that it formed aKey Biodiversity Area for the species.[3]
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