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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...
#1218S final blog: Is it a whale? Is it a rig platform? No, it's land!
Published date 2018-09-19After 26 days at sea, the 1218S JNCC and Marine Scotland survey is complete! What a whirlwind four weeks we have had. Scientists on board the MRV Scotia have travelled nearly 3,000 kilometres, collect...
Annual review
Published date 2019-06-07Each year we produce an annual review which gives an overview of the organisation and highlights our key achievements for the financial year. The Annual Review compliments our Annual Report and Accoun...
Monitoring biodiversity in hard times
Published date 2020-06-25COVID-19 continues to impact us in many ways – from our personal lives, to society, the economy and the environment. It’s clear going forwards that things will not be the same, but there are growing c...