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Conserving Marine Protected Areas
Published date 2019-05-02The seas around the UK cover over 700,000 km2 and are home to a rich variety of marine wildlife, but also important for many human activities. As our seas get busier, it is vital that activities are m...
Marine Biodiversity Indicators
Published date 2022-10-27JNCC has been at the forefront of the development of indicators providing an expert lead role, working collaboratively both at the national and international level. The following table highlights some...
Monitoring Seabirds At Sea
Published date 2020-06-25Since 1979, JNCC has conducted surveys of seabirds and cetaceans at sea from ships and aircraft. Survey transects of approximately 525,000 km (over 13 times around the world at the equator) have count...
Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA
Published date 2024-08-22Status: Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (Nature Conservation MPA) The Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA lies in offshore waters to the west of the Shetland Islands. The site is located on the S...
Air Pollution
Published date 2023-07-31Air pollution is a major environmental pressure that is felt at a range of scales, from local, to regional, to global. Air pollutants can affect biodiversity and ecosystem services, harm human health...
EO4cultivar
Published date 2020-11-20Project Introduction The EO4cultivar Project aims to increase the resilience and sustainability of commercial agricultural supply chains operating between Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and the UK. The proj...
Marine Activities and Pressures Mapping
Published date 2019-05-01JNCC actively collaborates with industry (e.g. Oil & Gas UK, Subsea UK, Crown Estate) and governmental organisations (e.g. Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Marine Scotland, UK Hydrographic Of...
The offshore marine environment
Published date 2019-04-09The UK governments have a shared vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. JNCC has responsibility for nature conservation in the offshore marine environmen...
Advice
Published date 2019-04-08Good policy-making, planning, development and risk management all depend on good advice, based on reliable and up-to-date evidence on biodiversity status and trends, as well as an understanding of the...
Improving global co-ordination & action
Published date 2019-05-25Many of the issues facing biodiversity, such as climate change, require concerted action at broader scales, in particular at a global scale. There are a range of frameworks to enable this, including i...