Interdepartmental Overseas Territories Biodiversity Group (OTBG)

The Interdepartmental Overseas Territories Biodiversity Group (OTBG)  is a cross-government official-level group chaired by Defra. It has responsibility for overseeing delivery of the UK Government's objectives for conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity in the Overseas Territories. JNCC provides the secretariat for the group.

The remit and composition of the group is outlined in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy, produced in 2009.

Meeting dates for the OTBG, and notes of the meetings where available, are provided below:

• 21st Meeting – 18 September 2017
• 20th Meeting – 29 June 2017
• 19th Meeting – 26 May 2016
• 18th Meeting – 19 November 2015
• 17th Meeting – 21 July 2015
• 16th Meeting – 20 March 2015
• 15th Meeting – 8 December 2014
• 14th Meeting – 29 August 2014
• 13th Meeting – 13 May 2014; followed by a Stakeholder Group meeting
• 12th Meeting – 27 January 2014
• 11th Meeting – 23 October 2013
• 10th Meeting – 23 July 2013
• 9th Meeting – 1 November 2012
• 8th Meeting – 31 May 2012
• 7th Meeting  – 11 January 2012
• 6th Meeting – 6 October 2011
• 5th Meeting – 22 June 2011
• 4th Meeting – 18 February 2011
• 3rd Meeting – 10 November 2010
• 2nd Meeting – 14 April 2010
• 1st Meeting – 29 September 2009

Core members

Core members of the OTBG include:

• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
• Department for International Development (DFID)
• Ministry of Defence (MoD)
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
• United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA)
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Natural History Museum