BEST – voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas – is an EU initiative supporting the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the EU Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). Funded by DG DEVCO as part of the BEST Initiative, the BEST 2.0 Programme is piloting an innovative grant-making facility funding small-scale and medium-scale field actions on the ground in the 25 Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). It is promoting the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of ecosystem services including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation as a ba