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North East Faroe-Shetland Channel NCMPA: Blog #4
Published date 2017-10-31We’re halfway there… Hello once more from the Scotia, where the first leg of our JNCC and Marine Scotland Science Marine Protected Area monitoring survey has drawn to a close. We have begun making our...
How we work
Published date 2019-05-23The broad range of work that JNCC undertakes in both the UK and internationally requires careful planning. Our work is guided by our strategy and the priorities of the UK Government and devolved admin...
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Published date 2019-04-17The following has been adapted from original text by Martin Heubeck in Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland (with permission from A&C Black, London). As well as being the most numerous spe...
Inter-agency Air Pollution Group (IAPG)
Published date 2019-04-17Air pollution is a significant pressure on biodiversity. It is a transboundary issue and much of air pollution policy is driven by requirements at UK or international level. To support harmonisation ...
SCANS 3 - the birds
Published date 2016-08-02The area that we surveyed during SCANS 3 was made up of habitats that are very difficult to access in the UK. Our survey effort was centered on the shelf break, or over deep 'off-shelf' waters (3000 m...
Geological Conservation
Published date 2019-04-29The landforms, rocks, minerals and fossils of the UK are a vast and valuable resource, and tell the story of the country's long and complicated history. They provide evidence of past life, environmen...
UKBI - C2. Habitat connectivity
Published date 2019-09-05Experimental statistic: The UK biodiversity indicators project team would welcome feedback on the novel methods used in the development of this indicator. Type: State indicator Indicator Descr...
Elinor Grant - Category
Published date 2023-04-20Heading Organic farming practices have recently been shown to benefit a wide range of above-ground taxa through increases in abundance and/or species richness. In relation to policy development, there...
SCANS 3 - Setting the scene
Published date 2016-07-27Mark Tasker and Mark Lewis have traveled far beyond the shelf edge north and west of Scotland, to take part in SCANS 3. This is the third in a series of Europe-wide, large-scale ship and aerial survey...
Safeguarding marine diversity – the Pressures-Activities Database
Published date 2019-07-02Safeguarding marine diversity – the Pressures-Activities Database Our oceans and seas provide a wealth of natural resources which support a range of human activities – both recreational and commercial...