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•To support local ornithologists to undertake research on the world's most threatened birds. •To publicise their findings. •To raise the capacity of researchers in developing countries

The Royal Naval Birdwatching Society is willing to fund or partially fund projects that will benefit ornithology throughout the world and concur with the aims of society.

The United Kingdom's Darwin Initiative assists countries that are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives under one or more of the three major biodiversity Conventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity; the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, through the funding of collaborative projects which draw on UK biodiversity expertise.

OTEP, the United Kingdom's Overseas Territories Environment Programme,is a joint programme of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to support the implementation of the Environment Charters and environmental management more generally in the UK Overseas Territories

Birds Australia administers money raised on ships operated by the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO). The funds are spent on projects designed to reduce the mortality of albatrosses and petrels in fishing operations