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New year, new Environmental Improvement Plan
Published date 2023-02-17In our latest blog post, Lucy Lush, our England Science and Evidence Liaison Officer, talks about the new Environmental Improvement Plan and her role within JNCC. The race to restore nature and revers...
Find out about the latest updates to the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator
Published date 2023-11-22Our latest blog post is from Nicki du Plessis, Maddie Harris, and Ellie Wood, from our Ecosystems Analysis Team. In this post, they provide an overview of the noteworthy improvements to the Global Env...
Wyville Thomson Ridge Survey WTR0924S (Blog #4): The survey concludes
Published date 2024-10-11Our latest blog post is the final update from our offshore survey team on their recent survey to Wyville Thomson Ridge (WTR) Marine Protected Area (MPA) (Survey 0924S). JNCC and the Marine Directorate...
The sponges of Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA
Published date 2021-08-27Most people associate sponges with a nice bubble bath. Chances are, however, that the sponge you have sitting in your bathroom has little in common with the sponges that we are seeing at the bottom of...
Happy St David's Day 2022 from our Wales Liaison Officer
Published date 2022-03-01Today is St David’s Day. As St David is the patron saint of Wales, what better way to mark it than with a blog post from our new Wales Liaison Officer. I joined JNCC in late January as the Wales Liais...
Science and Evidence Strategy: Supplementary Information
Published date 2023-03-23Information on the relevant legislative context in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The current legislative context for England: The Environment Act 2021 establishes new environmental ...
Dolphin Head and North East of Farnes Deep Offshore Survey (Blog #1): Setting sail on our first HPMA offshore survey
Published date 2023-09-15Our latest blog post is from our offshore survey team, who are embarking on a survey with the Marine Institute of Ireland to two recently designated Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) – Dolphin Hea...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Published date 2024-10-16JNCC understands that diversity is a fact and inclusion is a choice. We are committed to embracing, respecting and celebrating difference - recognising that it is essential for a thriving culture and...
Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex SPA
Published date 2020-12-03Status: Special Protection Area (SPA) The Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex is an extensive SPA off the south-east coast of Scotland. It stretches from Arbroath in the North to St Abb's ...
Emission Source Attribution
Published date 2023-07-07The Source Attribution project will update the estimate of the types of emissions contributing to a specific protected area or UK grid square on the Air Pollution Information System (APIS). The work i...