UK Biodiversity Indicators

UK Biodiversity Indicators update

The 2010 edition of the UK Biodiversity Indicators shows changes in the status of species and habitats, pressures on them, and responses to those pressures.  The indicators are National Statistics produced by Defra and JNCC, on behalf of the UK Biodiversity Partnership, using a wide variety of information from many organisations.

Charting Progress 2: The State of UK Seas

"Marine community launches second audit of UK seas"

Charting Progress 2 - the largest and most comprehensive assessment ever undertaken of how "clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse" UK seas are. Read more about JNCC's view of the report.

Understanding change through birds

JNCC and BTO join forces for environmental monitoring programme

For the next six years this partnership will help evaluate the status of biodiversity, and search for evidence of human and environmental factors such as land management and climate change.

Tackling Overseas Territories invaders

JNCC and Defra focus on invasive threats during the International Year of Biodiversity

The UK has 14 Overseas Territories and three Crown Dependencies whose native species and rare habitats are under threats from invasive species which are now firmly established.

Protecting Scotland’s seas

New measures to protect Scotland’s most important sea life

JNCC will be working in partnership with Marine Scotland (Scottish Government) and Scottish Natural Heritage to advise on selecting protected sites in UK offshore waters.