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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...
Global agencies discuss Marine Protected Area network challenges and priorities
Published date 2024-10-24On Tuesday 22 October, members of JNCC’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Team had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the MPA Agency Partnership (MPAAP) in the periphery of the latest Conference of th...
Maldives
Published date 2024-10-24The Republic of Maldives is known for its rich marine environment, home to habitats including mangrove, seagrasses and coral reefs. These habitats are integral to Maldives’ two major industries of fis...
Bog woodland
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Under certain combinations of physical circumstances in the UK, scattered trees can occur across the surface of a bog in a relatively stable ecologic...
Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Calaminarian grasslands occur on soils that have levels of heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, chromium and coppe...
Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Vegetated sea cliffs are steep slopes fringing hard or soft coasts, created by past or present marine erosion, and su...
Humid dune slacks
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Dune slacks are low-lying areas within dune systems that are seasonally flooded and where nutrient levels are low. T...
Large shallow inlets and bays
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Large shallow inlets and bays are habitat complexes which comprise an interdependent mosaic of subtidal and intertida...
Mountain hay meadows
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type comprises species-rich upland hay meadows on brown earth soils. It is a northern and sub-mont...
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type includes submerged sea caves and also partially submerged caves which are only exposed to the sea at high tide. Ca...