Press Release Archive

JNCC launches Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Nature Conservation Award

Five previously undiscovered cold-water coral reefs have been found in the deep waters off north-west Scotland during a recent research survey commissioned by JNCC. For the first time these colourful coral reefs were captured on film.

An International Rivers conference at University of York, UK. 6-9 September 2010. Details are available for you to register your interest and receive further information.

Marcus Yeo has been appointed the New Managing Director to succeed Deryck Steer in September.

Chief environmentalist calls for conservation community to take a leaf out of Darwin’s book

Since 2000 the number of seabirds breeding around the UK has declined.

Marine experts are hoping to discover colourful undersea coral gardens and could potentially discover new species of animal life in a previously unexplored deep sea habitat.

The latest assessment of the status of all the UK's 246 regularly occurring birds shows 52 are now of the highest conservation concern and have been placed on the assessment's red list.

There is a need for better protection of the key wetlands along waders flyways, especially in Africa and the Middle East. This is the conclusion of the Wetlands International’s Wader Atlas.

On 20 May 2009, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) hosted a conference in London called “Global Biodiversity Mechanisms”, to put plans in place following recent decisions from varioius Conventions.