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<p>The Biodiversity Challenge Funds (BCF) include the Darwin Initiative, Darwin Plus
and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which support a series of projects
under distinct funding rounds.</p><p>All grants under these schemes report on effectiveness
through a combination of half-year, annual and final reports. These reports are assessed
by an independent specialist. A sample of projects across the portfolio are also selected
each year for detailed financial spot audit checks and technical checks through mid-term
reviews which are more in-depth investigations into project performance.</p><p>All
reports and information about projects are available on the relevant fund websites:</p><ul><li><a
href="https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/project-search/" target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/project-search/</a></li><li><a
href="https://darwinplus.org.uk/project-search/" target="_blank">https://darwinplus.org.uk/project-search/</a></li><li><a
href="https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/project-search/" target="_blank">https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/project-search/</a></li></ul><p>In
2020, an external evaluation of the BCF was carried out. The scope of this evaluation
included all projects since the beginning of the schemes across all countries and
territories of operation. Across the three BCF, the evaluation found that, overall,
projects made significant contributions to reducing threats to biodiversity loss and
enhancing the protection of biodiverse ecosystems. The full report is available at:
<a href="https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/FinalReport_Publishable.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/FinalReport_Publishable.pdf</a>.</p>
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