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Seas off St Kilda SPA
Published date 2020-12-03Status: Special Protection Area (SPA)The Seas off St Kilda SPA covers the waters around the St Kilda archipelago, more than 50 km west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. In spring and summer, this ...
List of SPAs
Published date 2022-10-20The UK list of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) is provided in the tables below. Sites are ordered alphabetically within country. Cross-border sites are listed under each country.Standard data forms f...
SPAs with marine components
Published date 2020-12-03Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are areas on land or at sea which protect vulnerable bird species in the UK. They form part of the UK's national site network and the UK's contribution to the OSPAR Com...
SACs with marine components
Published date 2020-12-31Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) are designated to protect habitats and species listed on Annex I and Annex II of the European Habitats Directive. SACs with ‘marine components’ protect Annex I habi...
Decision-Making Threshold for Air Pollution Project
Published date 2023-07-07Welcome to the Decision-Making Threshold for Air Pollution homepage. As progress is made, resources resulting from the project will be available from this page and provided on the Resource Hub. Why is...
SAC and SPA condition and conservation objectives
Published date 2023-09-06The UK’s statutory nature conservation bodies (SNCBs) are responsible for setting conservation objectives and assessing condition of the habitats and species features of Special Areas of Conservation ...
Implementing Coral Reef Action Plans
Published date 2023-09-29Many of the UK Overseas Territories harbour vibrant coral reef ecosystems which support a diversity of marine life and provide a multitude of socio-economic benefits. These valuable natural assets und...
Marine Sensitivity Assessments
Published date 2023-09-22Sensitivity is defined as the likelihood of change when a pressure (which could be chemical, physical, hydrological or biological) is applied to a species or habitat. It is a function of the ability o...
Dolphin Head and North East of Farnes Deep Offshore Survey (Blog #4): North East Farnes Deep Survey
Published date 2023-10-11In the latest (fourth) blog post from our offshore survey team on their survey to Dolphin Head and North East of Farnes Deep HPMAs, the team update us on what they found during the survey of North Eas...
How to become an IPBES expert
Published date 2023-10-30This summary note provides an overview of the general process of how to become a registered expert to take part in IPBES assessments and other opportunities which come up to participate in IPBES proce...