Nature News issue 5
(2003)
JNCC
A free A4 leaflet. Available 3 times a year. This is a journal of JNCC's national and international conservation work .
Summary
Nature News is a way of keeping you informed of JNCC's
national and international conservation work.
The following is a summary of the information that
is included in
this issue.
- Katharine Bryan surveys the scene as she joins JNCC in exciting
times.
Geological Conservation Review Series marches
on
- Volumes 25 and 26 of the JNCC's GCR Series were published
in October 2002, and further volumes of the 42-volume series are
close to publication.
Safe haven for whales
- Six species of cetaceans and great white shark afforded
protection by the Convention on Migratory Species.
It's a fair CoP!
- News on the eighth Conference of the Contracting Parties to the
Ramsar Convention.
Into the big blue
- The summer was a busy time for marine Natura 2000 work with
novel analysis being completed and the first marine Natura 2000
sites being proposed.
Species proposed for legal
protection
- Fourth Quinquennial Review of the Wildlife and Countryside
Act,1981
Shark basks in CITES success
- Over 1,500 delegates from 141 countries and observers from
Non-Governmental Organisations met in Santiago for the 12th meeting
of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species.
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Please cite as: JNCC, (2003), Nature News issue 5, 6 pages A4, ISSN 1479-3857