The JNCC annual report 2002-2003 summarises the work of the organisation for the year including many notable successes.
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the
statutory adviser to Government on UK and international nature
conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching
biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining
natural systems.
JNCC delivers the UK and international responsibilities of the
Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC), the
Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Natural England, and Scottish
Natural Heritage (SNH). The functions that arise from these
responsibilities are principally to:
- advise Government on the development and implementation
of policies for, or affecting, nature conservation in the UK and
internationally;
- provide advice and disseminate knowledge on nature conservation
issues affecting the UK and internationally;
- establish common standards throughout the UK for nature
conservation, including monitoring, research, and the analysis of
results;
- commission or support research which it deems relevant to these
functions.
The Committee comprises 14 members: a Chairman and five
independent members appointed by the Secretary of State; the
Chairman of CNCC; the Chairmen or deputy Chairmen of CCW, Natural
England and SNH; and one other member from each of these
bodies.
JNCC, originally established under the Environmental
Protection Act 1990, was reconstituted by the Natural Environment
and Rural Communities Act 2006. Support is provided to the JNCC by
a company limited by guarantee (JNCC Support Co) that the Committee
established in 2005.
Please cite as: Please cite as: JNCC, (2003), JNCC Annual Report 2002-2003, 83 pages, A4 softback, ISBN 1 86107 549 9