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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · Jul 30
🚨Latest edition of our e-newsletter out now! bit.ly/JNCC-NN-July...

In this issue:

💚 New partnership for climate & nature

🧪 The mobile lab helping rural communities

🐝 Pollinators & the power of plants

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#TogetherForNature
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 15h
A huge thank you to all our partners for their dedication and expertise in advancing marine conservation in Belize!
📖Find out more: lnkd.in/eY2DpA5W @cefasgovuk.bsky.social #BluePlanetFund #TogetherForNature #MarineConservation #MPAs #MarineProtectedAreas #TurningScienceIntoAction
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 15h
This week’s workshop in Belize City gave a valuable platform for stakeholders to align on a unified approach to monitoring

This work also contributes to Belize’s progress under the Blue Bond Agreement, aiming to protect 30% of its marine environment
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 15h
We co-developed a plan which will:
🔍 Integrate biodiversity & fisheries monitoring priorities
🔗 Consolidate existing initiatives & align with national conservation & fisheries management goals
💰 Establish a cost-effective system for data collection, management & reporting
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 15h
🌊Through the Ocean Country Partnership Programme, we're helping develop Belize’s National Fisheries Research & Monitoring Strategy

With the Government of Belize, we facilitated a highly collaborative process - bringing together representatives from over 10 organisations
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 1d
🌊🤝 Recently, the UK's Ocean Country Partnership Programme & JEA hosted a workshop in the Maldives, bringing together community organisations to discuss Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion #GEDSI, as well as Sexual Abuse, Harassment & Harm #SEAH

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 1d
(1/) This week, we focus on the widespread but secretive Moorhen. This member of the rail family declined by 25% across the UK 1995–2023. It has especially declined in northern and western parts of the UK. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 3d
🌊The Ocean Country Partnership Programme had a productive week in Maldives, working with partners at Ministry of Environment & Environmental Regulatory Authority, engaging stakeholders to progress work on #MarineProtectedArea management effectiveness.

#BluePlanetFund #30x30

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A classroom-style setting with rows of chairs occupied by people wearing matching blue shirts. At the front, JNCC's Beth Flavell stands near a screen displaying a blue and white presentation slide. The room has dark blue curtains, bright ceiling lights, and a whiteboard on the left. Copyright JNCC Attendees standing in a line outdoors on a paved area with a waterfront view in the background. The scene shows calm blue water, distant buildings, and a clear sky with scattered clouds. Copyright JNCC A small meeting room with red chairs arranged around tables. JNCC's Jamie Small is presenting, standing near a large screen. Copyright JNCC An indoor workshop setting with multiple round tables covered in white cloths. Each table has groups of people engaged in discussion, with notebooks and pens. Copyright JNCC
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 3d
1/ Despite a reasonable difference in size, Cormorants and Shags can be quite difficult to differentiate unless side by side!

In this thread ⬇️, we take a look at some of the key differences between adults and juveniles... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a Cormorant photographed by John Harding/BTO (left) and a Shag photographed by Liz Cutting/BTO (right). The species are labelled with their English and Latin names, Phalacrocorax carbo and Phalacrocorax aristotelis, respectively. Each image is labelled with key identifying features. For the Cormorant, these are: 'Heavy bill and a gradually sloped forehead', 'White chin', 'Blue sheen', 'White patch on thigh', and 'Variable amounts of white in the neck'. For the Shag, these are: 'Breeding crest', 'Green sheen', 'Lacks white in chin and neck', and 'Light bill and a steeply sloped forehead'. The Seabird Monitoring Programme logo is found in the bottom right hand corner. The caption reads: '1/ 1/ Despite a reasonable difference in size, Cormorants and Shags can be quite difficult to differentiate unless side by side! In this thread ⬇️, we take a look at some of the key differences between adults and juveniles... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 3d
📣 Final call for feedback on GB Red Listing!

Do you use GB Red List data from our website? We want to hear from you! Your insights will help us improve how we present and share this vital information.

📝 Take our quick survey today:
👉 jncc.gov.uk/our-work/red...

⏳ Closes this Friday, 10 October
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 6d
The Ocean Country Partnership Programme hosted sessions alongside IUCN and MUVA, facilitating discussions on key aspects of #MarineConservation at a community level.

🤝Together, we’re advancing protection of our ocean & coastal communities 💙
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 6d
🎉The #WIOMSASymposium wraps up today in Mombasa, Kenya. This week protected area practitioners from across the West Indian Ocean region came together to share knowledge and strengthen #MarineConservation 🌊 🧵

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 6d
🤝 Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan & Sri Lanka worked together to review and ensure the plan is fit for purpose with support from Ambipar and the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)

#BluePlanetFund

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 6d
🗣️ A successful day of negotiations at the meeting resulted in the agreement of the updated regional oil and chemical spill contingency plan for the South Asia seas.

#TogetherForNature
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 6d
🌊 Marine spills pose serious threats to biodiversity, coastal economies & communities.

Visiting an active pollution site in Sri Lanka during the #SACEP meeting, we saw locals clearing thousands of nurdles (plastic pellets) highlighting the need for preparedness & regional coordination 🧵
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 8d
Together, we're building stronger defences against marine pollution emergencies.

#TogetherForNature #ForNaturePeoplePlanet
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 8d
This important meeting will strengthen regional collaboration through agreement of an updated plan for emergency #MarinePollution management across the South Asia Seas Region.

#MarineConservation
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 8d
Experts from #SouthAsia are gathering in Sri Lanka for a high-level meeting on oil & chemical #SpillResponse, hosted by SACEP & the Ocean Country Partnership Programme 🌍🧵

#BluePlanetFund

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 13d
Herring Gull plumage varies vastly between hatching and becoming adults! Initially, they are leggy balls of black-speckled down, soon to embark on a shifting plumage journey!

Discover their plumage changes in this thread ⬇️ #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a photo by Sam Langlois/BTO of a Herring gull chick. In the top right hand corner is the Seabird Monitoring Programme logo. The caption reads: 'Herring Gull plumage varies vastly between hatching and becoming adults! Initially, they are leggy balls of black-speckled down, soon to embark on a shifting plumage journey! Discover their plumage changes in this thread⬇️ #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 8d
Yes, that's right!
You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a Black Guillemot photographed by Edmund Fellowes/BTO with a thought bubble extending from its head and the internal text 'Just one month to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP!'. The SMP logo is positioned in the top left hand corner. The caption reads: 'Yes, that's right! You have until October 31st to submit your breeding seabird data to the SMP so that it can be utilised in understanding how species have faired this year! #seabirds'
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 17d
🌊The collective input from these engagements will be instrumental in refining the Roadmap and supporting long-term marine protection efforts in Ghana – paving the way for the proposed gazettement of Ghana’s first MPA.

#MarineConservation #MPAs
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 17d
💬These conversations are helping shape a pathway toward effective and inclusive MPA implementation in Ghana.

#ForNaturePeoplePlanet
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 17d
🤲This national-level engagement, held in collaboration with Global Fisheries & Resilience Action, built on a series of regional consultations held earlier in the week, where insights were gathered from coastal communities, fisheries representatives & other key voices.
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 17d
🗣️This collaborative session provided an opportunity for feedback, ensuring the roadmap reflects local and national priorities.

#TogetherForNature
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 17d
🌊The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) team wrapped up a productive week in Ghana with a National Workshop in Accra, bringing together stakeholders to validate the draft #MarineProtectedArea Implementation Roadmap 🧵

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 20d
Celebrating 50 years of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme! 🎉

Join us for a day of butterfly talks, workshops and a celebration of volunteer citizen science. Book your free place 👉 buff.ly/tsGqc4S

📸: Iain H Leach
#UKBMS50
White Admiral butterfly on bramble flowers
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