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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...
JNCC Bulletin February 2022
Published date 2022-03-21The latest (February 2022) edition of our Bulletin is now available, and provides an update on some of our recent projects and activities, both in the UK and internationally, in a short at-a-glance fo...
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 ...
Irish Sea Front SPA
Published date 2023-04-04Status: Special Protection Area (SPA) The Irish Sea SPA lies in the Irish Sea, about 35 km south-west of the Isle of Man and 36 km to the north-west of Anglesey, the boundaries of the site are beyond ...
Guidelines for selection of SSSIs
Published date 2022-10-28Rationale, Operational approach and criteria, Detailed guidelines for habitats and species groups. Part Two of the guidelines is being revised. Introduction The Guidelines for the Selection of Biologi...
JNCC Bulletin July 2019
Published date 2023-06-09This issue features the new JNCC Marine Protected Area interactive mapper, surveying cetaceans and latest data from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme.