04 Oct 2022
The following marine related JNCC and Partnership Reports have been published to the JNCC Resource Hub: JNCC Report No. 694: Natural England and JNCC guidance on key sensitivities of habitats and Marine Protected Areas in English waters to aggregate resource extraction JNCC Report No. 693: Technical assistance programme for effective coastal-marine management in the Turks and Caicos […]
26 Jul 2022
The first major update in over 15 years of the common language that describes life on the seafloor has been published. The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (MHCBI) is used for Protected Area designation, assessments of environmental status, marine spatial planning and casework throughout the UK. A report in JNCC’s latest newsletter says […]
14 Sep 2020
Latest Greenpeace UK report Bright Blue Seas examines progress with UK offshore MPAs To assess the condition of the UK’s offshore MPA network, Greenpeace UK collated assessments of each offshore MPA’s progress towards conservation targets as listed on the JNCC MPA listings, which hold the most up to date public information on each MPA. Out […]
16 Jun 2020
JNCC ‘Finding solutions to tackle climate change is a key priority for the UK and international community. One emerging area of focus is ‘nature-based solutions’ to and the crucial role to play in taking action on climate adaptation, resilience, mitigation and biodiversity loss. This is why ‘Nature’ is a key theme at the UN Framework […]
08 Jun 2020
There have been many reports, reviews, inquiries and calls for HPMAs in UK waters. The latest in this long line was a review commissioned in 2019 by the then Environment Secretary, Michael Gove. Published on World Oceans Day, the review recommends the introduction of HPMAs as essential for marine protection and recovery, total protection for […]
26 Oct 2019
The following JNCC Reports have been published on the new JNCC website: JNCC Report No. 633: A calorific map of harbour porpoise prey in the North Sea JNCC Report No. 632: 1517S Cruise Report: Monitoring survey of North-east Faroe Shetland Channel NCMPA, Wyville-Thomson Ridge SAC & West Shetland Shelf NCMPA JNCC Report No. 630: 1218S […]
19 Nov 2018
The following JNCC Reports have been published: JNCC/Cefas Partnership Report Series No. 21: CEND0917 Cruise Report: North-West of Jones Bank and The Canyons Marine Conservation Zones’ Monitoring Survey JNCC Report No. 625 A review of the distribution and ecological importance of seabed communities in the deep waters surrounding Scotland JNCC Report No. 624 UK Marine […]
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