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Pisces Reef Complex MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) The Pisces Reef Complex is located in the western Irish Sea, in the north-west mud basin. It is approximately midway between the Isle of Man and the coast of...
Habitat Condition
Published date 2019-05-23JNCC has been working in partnership with the country conservation agencies to develop methods for utilising Earth observation data in assessing factors that will impact on habitat condition. Phase 4 ...
International reporting
Published date 2019-04-17The UK is a signatory to a number of international commitments to protect biodiversity, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Bern Convention, the Ramsar Convention, the Conventi...
Bern Convention
Published date 2023-03-16The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the Bern Convention) was adopted in Bern, Switzerland in 1979, and came into force in 1982. It is a binding international ...
Wyville Thomson Ridge MPA
Published date 2024-11-25Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) The Wyville Thomson Ridge is a rocky plateau situated in the Atlantic Ocean to the north-eastern part of the Rockall Trough. Site Situated in the Atlantic Oc...
Monitoring strategies
Published date 2024-11-19The complexity of the natural environment, coupled with limited monitoring resources, both financial and material, mean that environmental monitoring schemes need to be well designed and targeted. A w...
MPA Adaptive Management
Published date 2019-05-19The seas around the UK are a rich resource, providing us with food, a valuable income, raw materials, and opportunities for leisure and recreation. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are tools to support t...
Marine Benthic Data Standards
Published date 2019-05-29JNCC complies with relevant and existing benthic data standards where possible, enabling data to flow, be combined, processed, and shared between and within organisations with greater efficiency. MEDI...
Land use
Published date 2019-05-22Nature is in crisis around the world. On land, species and habitats are in decline and ecosystem processes are failing. We are facing intertwined crises: ecological collapse and climate breakdown whic...
Solan Bank Reef MPA
Published date 2024-08-23Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Solan Bank Reef is located 50 km from the Scottish mainland, north of Cape Wrath. The reef is situated on a geological feature known as 'Solan Bank High'. Si...