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United Kingdom’s 6th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Published date 2019-05-02Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are required by Article 26 of the Convention to submit national reports to the Conference of the Parties on measures taken for the implementatio...
Simple ARD Service: about the data
Published date 2020-07-20Sentinel satellites in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Copernicus programme provide openly accessible, high-resolution data every few days. The Sentinel-1 (radar) and Sentinel-2 (optical) missions ...
Article 17 Habitats Directive Report 2019
Published date 2019-10-18Every six years, all EU Member States are required to report on the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive (under Article 17). The 2019 UK report was submitted during the period when the UK was a...
Black box magic & marine monitoring at Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt MPA
Published date 2021-09-06JNCC and Marine Scotland work together to enhance understanding and protection of marine biodiversity including in the deep-sea. We monitor the seafloor to understand patterns in biodiversity and iden...
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
Published date 2019-05-02The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO World Heritage Convention) was adopted in Paris, France in November 1972 and came into force in December 197...
Our Strategy
Published date 2023-05-22Together for Nature – our Strategy to 2030 – was launched on 22 May 2023. It outlines the areas of work that JNCC will undertake, focusing on our role in terrestrial and marine nature conservation and...
Cairngorms Connect
Published date 2021-11-01Cairngorms Connect is the UK’s biggest habitat restoration project – a partnership of neighbouring land managers working collaboratively to enhance habitats, species and ecological processes across an...
Access to information
Published date 2023-01-24Requests for information we hold are handled under the following legislation and their purpose is to make public bodies, such as JNCC, transparent and accountable. The right to this information is sub...
QQR Privacy Notice
Published date 2021-11-08JNCC and the CNCBs JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation and is the body through which the Country Nature...
Geike Slide and Hebridean Slope NCMPA Survey Into the (very) deep
Published date 2016-08-01After completing camera work on the mid-point of the Hebridean slope, it was time to begin our descent into even deeper realms. At an average depth of 1500m below sea level, sampling stations are over...