JNCC’s Overseas Territories and Crown
Dependencies programme and the Isle of Man Government Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) organised a workshop for
the Crown Dependencies, Gibraltar and Sovereign Base Area
Cyprus.
Hosted by the Isle of Man Government, the
event was attended by representatives from Defra, the governments
of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and the Isle of Man and Sovereign
Base Area Cyprus. The workshop aimed to open lines of
communication between JNCC and these islands, focusing on areas
where there was the potential for future collaboration.
JNCC Chairman Peter Bridgewater opened the
workshop and representatives from each of the islands made
presentations, along with Head of Marine Habitats David Connor,
Environmental Economics Adviser Emily McKenzie, Head of Overseas
Territories and Crown Dependencies Wyn Jones, Biodiversity Research
Coordinator Richard Ferris and Overseas Territories Officer Tara
Pelembe from JNCC.
There was positive feedback from participants,
and there are a variety of actions to follow up including proposals
for annual thematic workshops to focus on single issues in more
detail.
Tara Pelembe
Overseas Territories Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 1733 866919