Tag: JNCC
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Seeking UK protected areas that are fit for purpose…
IUCN National Committee UK Protected Areas Working Group sets out key steps forward to ensure the UK’s protected area network(s) are fit for an increasingly uncertain future.
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IUCN Regional Conservation Forum, Europe, North & Central Asia, Rotterdam 2019 #IUCNRCFRotterdam
More than 20 IUCN Member organisations and Commission Members from the UK attended the RCF in Rotterdam last week. Despite the sombre findings of the recent IPBES report and against a background of dire and unprecedented degradation of the natural world, the meeting was relatively upbeat. Maybe urgency creates focus, certainly the need for…
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UK is a global leader in the reporting of Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME)
The Global Database on Protected Area Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME) is the most comprehensive global database of management effectiveness assessments for protected areas. It indicates whether a protected area, included in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), has been assessed via a methodology assessing management effectiveness. The GD-PAME is a searchable database that includes assessments submitted…
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IUCN70 celebrated with Nature and Human Wellbeing event in London
Happy Birthday IUCN! The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 70th anniversary was celebrated in style by the IUCN National Committee UK and guests in London on the 2nd May 2018. Hosted by new IUCN Member the Margaret Pyke Trust and Population Sustainability Network at the Finsbury Circus offices of supporting partner law firm Stephenson…
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‘In depth’ discussions start on UK marine protected areas management effectiveness
Cracking meeting today in Peterborough with JNCC and WWF marine experts discussing current positions on the UK’s marine protected areas and their management effectiveness. Could be the start of something big. Lots of players in this arena so we hope to be in touch with you (or you with us?). Stephen Grady, Pete Chaniotis and…
