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<p> </p><p>The Cayman Islands Government has constitutional responsibility for a large
measure of self-government, including for decisions relating to the Cayman Turtle
Farm. The recommendations in the publication are therefore the responsibility of the
Cayman Islands Government. However, we note that the report contains inaccuracies
about UK engagement in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES). Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Overseas Territories, Mark
Simmonds, is writing to the World Society for the Protection of Animals to bring these
inaccuracies to its attention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government's ambition
is for the natural environments of the Overseas Territories (OTs) to be protected
and managed to the highest international standards, as set out in our 2012 White Paper,
“The Overseas Territories Security, Success and Sustainability”. OT Governments are
constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural
environments and the UK Government works in partnership with them to identify where
our support can be most effective. On 12 May 2014, the Government published an update
to the Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy, which provides detail of the Government's
activities on biodiversity in the OTs.</p><p> </p>
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