Jncc work programme highlights from the last four months
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- Projects JNCC is currently directly involved in leading, managing, partnering or financially contributing to the following projects: Contributions to research projects
- Overseas Territories biodiversity data access project
- Developing a Falkland Islands and wider South Atlantic Information management system
- Overseas Territories Student CONFERENCE - UK
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National reporting/MEAsACAP –Continue to provide advice and responses to Environmental Impact Assessments and Oil Spill Response Plans for the current oil exploration work being conducted in the Falkland Islands, in relation to all biota including ACAP species. Working with Falkland Islands Government and local NGO Falklands Conservation to secure small grant to enable photographic analysis for the Southern Giant Petrel and Black-browed Albatross census in the Islands. Continue to provide advice ahead of ACAP’s ninth Advisory Committee meeting. Produced the final draft South Georgia and South Sandwich Island ACAP implementation plan for 2016-2020. RAMSAR Herm, Jethou and The Humps in Guernsey, Channel Islands, were designated as a RAMSAR site in January 2016. additional Support to HMGIn addition to general advice and the support on MEA’s and National reporting, one of the roles of JNCC is to provide the secretariat for the Overseas Territories Biodiversity Group (OTBG). The next OTBG meeting will be held in May 2016. OT Training and research steering groupThe OT Training and Research Steering Group held and face to face meeting in July 2015 in Gibraltar. A note from the OTTRSG is available>> JNCC attended and funded OT Government environment staff participation at the Gibraltar/UKOTCF Conference 2015 “Sustaining Partnerships”: The Proceedings of the conference are now available for here>> . ProjectsJNCC is currently directly involved in leading, managing, partnering or financially contributing to the following projects: Contributions to research projectsJNCC has contributed to the following research projects: Protection of the critically endangered Gumwood (Commindendrum robustum) habitat at Peak Dale, St HelenaThis research project aimed to develop an effective working method for the conservation of the critically endangered, endemic St Helena gumwoods at Peak Dale and their associated ecosystem. It was led by the St. Helena Nature Conservation Group. The Project Manger was Jason Courtis. The final report is available to download>>. Overseas Territories biodiversity data access projectThe projects aim is to consider the options and opportunities for improved access to OT ‘core’ biodiversity data by working with OTs and other international (including UK) organizations to identify and address barriers to access where they exist. More information is available online. Developing a Falkland Islands and wider South Atlantic Information management systemJNCC received funding from the Foreign and Commonwealth office to develop a Falkland Islands and wider South Atlantic Information Management system. JNCC worked with the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute, the main implementers of the project. The project manager was Dr iLaria Marengo. The final report is available here>>. Additional resource was provided to the Ascension Island Government and the St. Helena Island Government to feed into this project. LifeKeep up to speed with training and advice from the UK LIFE National Contact Point. Sign up to their newsletter here>> and learn more on the new website. Overseas Territories Student CONFERENCE - UK   
Start date: January 2015; end date November 2015. A workshop for UKOT students based in the UK was held at UCL in November 2015. The OT student conference programme and presentation abstracts are available here>> 
Attendees at the UKOT Student Conference ©Nicholas Jeria (Government of British Virgin Islands) Publications and reportsAscension Biosecurity workshop (report online) Information Management System / GIS Data Centre for the South Atlantic region (Final report online) Protection of the critically endangered Gumwood habitat at Peak Dale, St Helena (report online) South Georgia & Sandwich Islands: Island-wide census of black-browed and grey-headed Albatross (report online) Turks and Caicos Green Economy (report online) Second OT and GIS meeting (report online) St. Helena marine mapping Darwin project Turks and Caicos Islands GIS workshop report All JNCC’s publications and reports on Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies can be found here>> Directory: docs docs -> Application for acem docs -> Observational Assessment of Teaching Practices Teaching Assessment Initiative Proposal Submitted to The Teachers for a New Era project docs -> Traditional British values docs -> From Warfighters to Crimefighters: The Origins of Domestic Police Militarization docs -> Borzoi Club of America Register of Merit Program I. What is a Register Of Merit docs -> Protecting the rights of the child in the context of migration docs -> United Nations E/C. 12/Esp/5 docs -> 9th May 1950 the schuman declaration docs -> Getting To Outcomes® in Services for Homeless Veterans 10 Steps for Achieving Accountability Download 342.87 Kb. Share with your friends:
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