Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Description

Providing evidence and advice to support sustainable use of our natural resources.

Bringing together members from the nature conservation bodies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and independent members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under an independent Chair.

Our staff bring together scientific and technical expertise, extensive knowledge of policy at global, European and national levels and skills in working with other organisations

Resources

1. England Otter Survey Database
   As part of a scheme to monitor the distribution of otters throughout the UK, four England otter survey have been carried out covering the years 1977-79, 1984-85 and 1991-94, and 2000-02...
2. Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and associated benthic marine data held and managed by JNCC
   This dataset includes the survey data that were collected during the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) between 1987 and 1998, together with data from surveys commissioned by the Nature Conservancy Council in the 1970s and 1980s and data collected subsequently by JNCC...
3. Marine Offshore Seabed Survey data held by JNCC
   Dataset containing information about offshore benthic species and habitats, and their location within the UK's marine area. Data have been collected by, or for, JNCC in order to improve evidence holdings. This helps to facilitate the provision of accurate advice to the UK government on the conservation of these species and habitats.
4. Marine benthic dataset (version 1) commissioned by UKOOA
   A comprehensive review of seabed environmental surveys has been commissioned by UKOOA to document and analyse data collected from offshore environmental surveys carried out on the behalf of UK North Sea offshore oil operators. The purpose of these environmental surveys is to monitor the seabed in the vicinity of offshore operations with the aim of detecting environmental impact...
5. Otters: Northern Ireland Otter Survey Database
   
6. River Macrophytes Database
   The River Macrophytes Database (RMD) is a Microsoft Access database constructed to house data on the plant communities of rivers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It includes data from over 7000 survey sites and is the most comprehensive database of its kind. Data have been collected from all over the UK between 1977 and the present day, following the methods of Holmes et al. (1999).
7. Scotland Otter Survey Database
   
8. Vegetation surveys of coastal shingle in Great Britain
   Data from two vegetation surveys commissioned by the Nature Conservancy Council in 1987, using NVC methodology...
9. Wales Otter Survey Database
   As part of a scheme to monitor the distribution of otters throughout the UK, four Welsh otter survey have been carried out covering the years 1977-78, 1984-85, 1991 and 2002 (funded by the Nature Conservation Council, The Vincent Wildlife Trust - 1984-5 & 1991 - and the Environment Agency respectively). This database is currently only made up of the 1991 and 2002 surveys...

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