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MPA Network Assessments
Published date 2020-08-10There are national and international commitments for networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that are ecologically coherent and well managed. The UK has committed to several international agreements...
Natural Capital in the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories
Published date 2019-08-28Reports on JNCC's Overseas Territories natural capital work in the Caribbean region (Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and the Turks & Caicos Islands) will be posted on this page as...
Earth Observation
Published date 2019-04-29JNCC has expertise in the field of Earth Observation (EO) and uses this to provide high-quality evidence on biodiversity and ecosystems to inform decisions affecting the environment. Through using ope...
Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia
Published date 2019-05-03In May 2003, the 6th World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls (WWGBP) adopted a resolution that urged the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) to consider establishing a multi-lateral agreement ...
The Crick Framework
Published date 2019-05-23The Crick Framework was proposed during the MEOW project. The Crick Framework is a way to categorise how well EO techniques can be used to identify habitats and features on the ground. About the frame...
Marine mammal observer training
Published date 2021-12-06Marine mammal observers receive formal training through attendance of a JNCC approved training course. JNCC recognises MMO courses that explain the rationale and requirements of the guidelines so that...
Marine Benthic Data Flows
Published date 2019-05-29In order to ensure the swift movement of data from new offshore surveys to reporting, dissemination and to assure the quality of the data through timely quality checks, the flow of JNCC’s offshore mar...
Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North-East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS)
Published date 2019-05-02Small cetaceans are found in nearly all the world's seas and in some inland waters. Many species occur in the North East Atlantic and adjacent seas. These dolphins and porpoises, in common with others...
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...
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Habitat Management Plan
Published date 2021-11-01The Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Habitat Management Plan project in south Wales is a 25-year project to restore 1,500 hectares (ha) of afforested habitats as part of the planning permission for the Pen Y C...