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Partnerships

 
Surveillance is a long term activity and in many cases multiple organisations, voluntary and public sector,  share objectives and build partnerships to provide the stablility and pooling of resources to undertake surveillance.  JNCC is a member of several long term surveillance partnerships and these are acknolwedged below.
 
 
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Birds

 
BTO/JNCC Partnership: a long-standing partnership that covers eight different programmes of surveillance, monitoring and research.  Much of the surveillance and monitoring data come from volunteer birdwatchers.  An overview of the partnership and its outputs is provided in the Annual Report.
 
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Partnership: a long-standing partnership between the BTO, WWT, RSPB and JNCC to monitor all non-breeding waterbirds in the UK and provide the principal data on which the conservation of their populations and wetland habitats is based.  Most WeBS data are collected by volunteers.  WeBS is organised by the BTO on behalf of the partners.
 
 
Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Partnership: established in 1994, the BBS is a partnership between the BTO, JNCC and the RSPB. The primary aim of BBS is to provide population trends for common and widespread birds in the UK.  Most BBS data are collected by volunteers.  BBS is organised by the BTO on behalf of the partners.
 
Statutory Conservation Agencies/RSPB Annual Breeding Bird Scheme (SCARABBS) Agreement: a long-standing agreement between SNH, EN, CCW, EHS, JNCC and the RSPB to provide annual or periodic national surveys of breeding birds not monitored by other schemes in the UK.  Surveys may also be funded by other organisations, such as BTO.  SCARABBS is organised by RSPB on behalf of partners and data are collected by both professionals and volunteers.
 
Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP) Agreement:  created in 1972 to gather records of the rarest breeding birds, curate these data and ensure their appropriate availability for conservation purposes.  RBBP is funded by a partnership of RSPB, BTO, and JNCC, and relies on a broader partnership with county bird clubs and specialist study groups.  The work of the RBBP is supported by a Secretary.
 
Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme (GSMP): a partnership between WWT and JNCC to monitor geese and swans in the UK during the non-breeding season.  Data are collected mainly by volunteers. GSMP is organised by WWT on behalf of WWT and JNCC.
 
Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS): a partnership between JNCC, Environment Agency and CEH to monitor pollutants in selected wildlife species in Britain.  Samples are collected mainly by volunteers.  The scheme is run by the CEH on behalf of the funding partners.  
 
Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP): a partnership between JNCC, RSPB, Natural England, SNH, CCW, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, the Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group (SOTEAG), Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), the Seabird Group, BTO and in the Republic of Ireland: National Parks and Wildlife Service (Dept of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Republic of Ireland) and BirdWatch Ireland,  to monitor breeding seabirds at UK colonies.  Data are collected by professional staff and volunteers from a number of contributing organisations and specialist groups.  The programme is organised by JNCC on behalf of the funding partners.
 
 

UK Butterfly Monitoring scheme

 

The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme operates as a partnership between the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), Butterfly Conservation (BC) and ourselves, with funding by a multi-agency consortium led by Defra, and including the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Natural England (NE), Environment and Heritage Service (EHS), Forestry Commission (FC), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD), and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). "

 

The Biological Records Centre

 

The Biological Records Centre (BRC), established in 1964, is the national focus in the UK for terrestrial and freshwater species recording (other than birds). It works with the voluntary recording community throughout Britain and Ireland.  It is is jointly funded by ourselves and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) within the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

 

The Tracking Mammals Partnership

 

JNCC is a member of The Tracking Mammals Partnership, a collaborative initiative involving 25 organisations with a variety of interests in UK mammals, which aims to improve the quality, quantity and dissemination of information on the status of mammal species in the UK. 

 
 
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