Jncc.gov.uk is the Joint Nature Conservation advisor to UK government.
Title
JNCC - Nature conservation adviser to UK Government - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Description
Introduction
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee is the forum through which the three country conservation agencies - the Countryside Council for Wales, English Nature and Scottish Natural Heritage - deliver their statutory responsibilities for Great Britain as a whole, and internationally. These responsibilities, known as special functions, contribute to sustaining and enriching biological diversity, enhancing geological features and sustaining natural systems.
to establish common standards throughout Great Britain for the monitoring of nature conservation and for research into nature conservation and the analysis of the results; and
JNCC is made up of thirteen members: a Chairman and three independent members, the Chairmen and one other member from each of the three country agencies, the Chairman of the Countryside Agency, and two (non-voting) members appointed by the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland).
Languages
English
