Summary

Chairman's Introduction

• Introduction by JNCC's Chairman, Adrian Darby OBE

New Committee members welcomed at December meeting

• David Pritchard and Professor Michael Usher have been appointed as independent members of JNCC

Letters after their name

• Top honours for JNCC LCN leaders

Small can be beautiful

• Applying the ecosystem approach to protected areas in the context of small islands

Exporting environmental economics

• JNCC gives advice on the UK Overseas Territories

Flagging the Fens

• JNCC staff get their hands dirty in practical conservation initiative

National Biodiversity Network at a crucial phase

• Increased support for the National Biodiversity Network

Albatross report takes flight

• Action to safeguard endangered species

Monitoring millions of waterbirds

• Waterbird research and conservation work continues through JNCC's long-term partnership with Wetlands International

We know where you are, we know how you live...

• New survey in Tracking Mammals Partnership 2007 update

The key to our blue and pleasant land

• UKSeaMap report and webGIS published

Another fine MESH!

• Seabed mapping project supports Natura 2000 programme

Calling nature to account

• JNCC stages environmental economics workshops

Habitats Directive in Poland

• Delegation from the Polish Ministry of Environment visits JNCC for briefing on Directive

JNCC gets everyone on-topic

• JNCC hosts management meeting of the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity

Conservation Conversation

• Q & A with independent Committee member Peter Doyle