11 environmental projects have been awarded grant funding this year, with students still able to get their hands on up to £9,000 in bursary funding for local research.
£31,000 has been dished out to a range of projects from monitoring marine animals, to habitat restorations, educational initiatives and public beach cleans.
The remaining £9,000 is on offer to three under- or post-graduate students from the Bailiwick who are studying a related degree and who commit to carry out local data collection as part of their research.
Any interested students have until Sunday 1 March to apply.
The cash comes from the Strategy for Nature Fund which is administered by the arms-length organisation the Guernsey Nature Commission and the States’ Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services.
The fund was set up alongside the wider Strategy for Nature which is a framework guiding the protection and enhancement of the island’s natural environment.
Angela Salmon, Head of Operations and Education at the Nature Commission, said the funding is essential for these “exciting” projects to be realised.
Julia Henney, Senior Natural Environment Officer added: “We have received another excellent set of applications for the Strategy for Nature Fund this year, and we are very pleased to be able to provide support for a fantastic range of community and charitable projects.
“The work of these projects is essential to help deliver the Strategy for Nature’s aims of learning more about our environment, enhancing biodiversity and engaging with the local community. We are also very keen to support on island research, so would encourage any students interested in undertaking research in Guernsey or Herm to consider applying for the bursary.’’