UK-EOF aims to enable the UK to achieve a robust evidence base for understanding the changing natural environment. The JNCC UK Terrestrial Biodiversity Surveillance Strategy will be developed as part of the UK-EOF.
Latest results from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) put our woodland birds at the top of the list of declining species. The BBS now shows that Wood Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and Willow Tit have all declined by over 50% since 1994.
The UKNLO hosted an evening reception in Brussels with Guest of honour Pavan Sukhdev.
Climate change is having a significant impact on our marine environment according to a new report that is being welcomed by the JNCC.
JNCC has launched a consultation on the selection of the first seven SACs for UK offshore waters. The consultation period will last for 12 weeks and submissions need to be sent to JNCC by 14 March 2008.
Experts from across the science and policymaking communities have come together to set a new agenda for research that addresses the most important gaps in our knowledge about biodiversity in the UK.
Former Ramsar convention Secretary General Peter Bridgewater to become JNCC's Chairman from 1st October 2007
A consultation has begun with the aim of unearthing any new data that can be used in a major report to the European Commission. This will be the first assessment of the conservation status of 167 UK species and habitats listed in the Habitats Directive.
Last month a team led by JNCC explored deep under water canyons at the edge of the UK continental shelf hoping to find large areas of cold water coral reef.
This report assesses the significance of British Lowland Grasslands within a wider European perspective.