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 Chair reappointed

   • 12 July 2017
   • News story

2. 'Blue Belt' extended to protect 8,000 square miles of UK waters

   • 17 January 2016
   • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

1. Greater Wash potential Special Protection Area: comment on proposals

   • 18 October 2016
   • Closed consultation

2. Outer Thames Estuary Special Protection Area extension: comment on proposals

   • 21 April 2016
   • Closed consultation

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. UK protected site Extent and Condition Statistics results to 2016

   • 19 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Butterflies of the wider countryside, UK trends to 2016

   • 29 June 2017
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics