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Update from JNCC's chair
Published date 2023-05-10Professor Colin Galbraith has announced that he will be stepping down as Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in the summer to take up the position of Chair of NatureScot: "I have ...
Maldivian MPA review published
Published date 2023-02-06A recently published review on the management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Maldives was launched at a stakeholder workshop in Malé, Maldives, yesterday (Wednesday 25 January 2023). The revi...
UK Biodiversity Indicators 2022
Published date 2023-05-25Update 25 May 2023 Following the publication of UK Biodiversity Indicators 2022 on 14 December 2022, an additional indicator, C4a (Status of Priority Species – relative abundance), has now been publis...
Welcome to our new website
Published date 2021-03-11Welcome to our new website We’re proud to present our refreshed website that we’ll develop and grow over the coming months. We have a fresh new look and our team are working to deliver a more user-fri...
New Scottish sites designated
Published date 2020-12-03Today, Scottish Ministers have announced the designation of 12 inshore and offshore Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and four inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish waters. The designation o...
Big Picture II
Published date 2021-07-28The workshop report and accompanying resources from The BIG PICTURE II: Benthic Imagery Workshop 2021, hosted by JNCC on 2–4 March 2021, are now available. The three-day workshop brought together a wi...
Gemma Harper appointed as CEO
Published date 2021-08-10We are pleased to announce that Dr Gemma Harper has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of JNCC. Gemma has been the interim Chief Executive of JNCC since April of this year. Announcing the...
HPAI Workshop Report
Published date 2023-03-02The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) invited more than 100 animal health experts, virologists, ecologists and conservation practitioners to a two-day ...
OWSMRF Continuation completion
Published date 2023-04-04The Offshore Wind Strategic Monitoring and Research Forum (OWSMRF) has completed three years, identifying priority research areas on marine birds in the UK. OWSMRF is a collaborative partnership led b...
No show for UK’s rarest bird of prey
Published date 2022-11-01A new report published today shows that Montagu’s harrier, a close relative of the also rare hen harrier, has failed to breed in the UK for the first time since 1975. Only three females and six males ...