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Delegation Diary: JNCC news from COP16
Published date 2024-11-01Learn more about how we are supporting the UK delegation at the ‘nature COP’, who we have met and the side events we’re involved with. 1 November 2024Reflections on COP16As COP16 draws to a close, so...
Convention on Biological Diversity
Published date 2024-05-09The Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Convention or CBD) entered into force in December 1993, and has been ratified by almost 200 nations. The CBD is a 'Rio Convention' – it is one of t...
The Value of our Monitoring Schemes
Published date 2024-11-19The priorities outlined in JNCC’s latest strategy Together for Nature – our Strategy to 2030 include a need to respond to the global biodiversity crisis, advise on policy to progress nature recovery, ...
Pollinator Monitoring Scheme
Published date 2024-11-19PoMS was established in 2017 to collect systematic abundance data on a range of different pollinating insect groups at a national scale. Surveys are conducted annually across the UK to monitor trends ...
Biodiversity Recording
Published date 2024-11-19The BRC works alongside and provides support for over 100 national recording schemes and societies, with a particular emphasis on recording species’ distributions and how these change over time. The B...
UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
Published date 2024-11-19The UKBMS is an annual scheme for monitoring the status and trends of UK butterfly populations. It is one of the longest running insect monitoring schemes in the world and therefore it is an important...
UKTEPoP
Published date 2024-11-19What is UKTEPoP?The UK Terrestrial Evidence Partnership of Partnerships (UKTEPoP) is a collaborative initiative launched in 2017 to strengthen and unify the efforts of organisations dedicated to colle...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in JNCC monitoring schemes
Published date 2024-11-19JNCC believes that everyone in our organisation and across all of our work should have an opportunity to contribute to their full potential, in an inclusive and supportive environment. In order to sup...
LS.LSa Littoral sand
Published date 2015-03Shores comprising clean sands (coarse, medium or fine-grained) and muddy sands with up to 25% silt and clay fraction. Shells and stones may occasionally be present on the surface. The sand may be dune...
IR.MIR.KR.HiaSw Hiatella arctica and seaweeds on vertical limestone / chalk.
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found in the infralittoral zone on moderately exposed vertical limestone/chalk surfaces in weak tidal streams, and has been recorded most frequently between 0-10m. This biotope is char...