Did you know that the UK, a small country, is a big deal when it comes to geology, with a geological record stretching back over 3 billion years? On the world’s geodiversity stage, the UK is a huge ...

JNCC has today launched its new Science Impact Strategy, setting out an ambitious plan to maximise the impact of its scientific work over the next five years.

UK business leaders, senior government officials, scientists and conservation experts are coming together in Edinburgh today (15 July 2026) to take collective action on biodiversity loss – one of the ...

Our latest blog post is from our Marine Species Team, who reflect on the growing impact of the JNCC and ORCA partnership, ...

An overview of publications and ongoing work can be found below, with details of active projects at the top of the page. To get in touch with collaboration requests please email UKMBG@jncc.gov.uk. The ...

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption and operational use of biomolecular approaches in UK marine monitoring. We do this by fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, addressing evidence gaps, ...

The use of biomolecular tools for monitoring has the potential to be transformative, enabling the detection of organisms without the need for direct observation or capture. The body of work exploring ...

Delivering Action through Science: JNCC's Science Impact Strategy, sets out how JNCC will maximise the impact of our scientific work over the next five years. It acknowledges JNCC’s strong foundation ...

Our Strategy to 2030, Together for Nature, focuses on turning robust scientific evidence into action for nature conservation and recovery. Keep up-to-date with news and features on our work to protect ...

Please be advised that the map for Offshore Overfalls was updated on 9 July 2026 to reflect new evidence, and can be viewed on JNCC’s Interactive MPA mapper. Status: Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) ...

Blue Green Infrastructure (BGI) has the potential to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water management. However, whilst valuable research on BGI is available, ...