Joint Nature
Conservation
Committee

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining natural systems.

JNCC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/

Documents

Our announcements

1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee appointed three new independent members

   • 18 December 2017
   • Press release

2. Joint Nature Conservation Committee Chair reappointed

   • 12 July 2017
   • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

1. Greater Wash potential Special Protection Area: outcome

   • 10 April 2018
   • Consultation outcome

2. Outer Thames Estuary Special Protection Area extension: consultation outcome

   • 19 December 2017
   • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee annual report and accounts: April 2016 to March 2017

   • 19 July 2017
   • Corporate report

2. Defra group equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2017 to 2020

   • 25 January 2017
   • Policy paper

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Our statistics

1. Point of first release for statistics on abundance of UK butterflies (2018 publication; includes data up to 2017)

   • 23 March 2018
   • Official Statistics

2. Population trends of breeding birds in the UK, to 2016

   • 10 August 2017
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics