Summary

Chair's Introduction

• Introduction by JNCC's Chair, Peter Bridgewater.

Second Habitats Directive report delivered to Europe

• Every six years, Member States of the European Union are required to report on implementation of the Habitats Directive.

Collaboration is key

• JNCC's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies programme and the Isle of Man Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry host a communication workshop.

What goes in and what comes out

• The economic links between the UK economy and global ecosystems.

Marking the boundaries for nature conservation

• JNCC collaborate with other agencies and Government departments on environmental and geographic information.

Cohab 2008

• Second International Conference on Health and Biodiversity attended by JNCC.

Mission accomplished on marine publication series

• Final Marine Nature Conservation Review book is published.

Tracking Mammals Partnership

• 2008 UK Mammals Update of population trends is published. 

MESH is dead, long live MESH!

• MESH project comes to a close.

The fine detail of working together

• New booklet describes who does what in nature and landscape conservation in the UK.

Nations unite to save endangered birds of prey

• Conference on international agreement to conserve endangered migratory birds of prey.

Conservation Conversation

• Q & A with Committee member, Patrick Casement. 

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