Funded participation in International
conferences/workshops
JNCC is able to support Overseas Territories and Crown
Dependencies with funding to attend international
conferences and workshops.
Protected Areas monitoring workshop, Ascension Island,
4th-8th June 2013
David Higgins, of the Saint Helena Government's Terrestrial
Conservation Section, attended the workshop which discussed
National Conservation Area across the South Atlantic.
Download David's
workshop report (PDF, 252 kb)
Download David's presentation Nature
conservation on St Helena (PDF, 3.8 Mb)
Protected Areas monitoring workshop, Ascension Island,
4th-8th June 2013
Kevin James George, of the St Helena National
Trust, attended the workshop which discussed National
Conservation Area across the South Atlantic. This is seen as an
important issue, given the major airport development on St
Helena.
Download Kevin's
workshop report (PDF, 240 kb)
South Atlantic regional hub
JNCC is coordinating its work in the South Atlantic
through a regional hub, based in the Falkland Islands. For
more information contact the
(please put
OT in the subject line).
Other areas of support and advice
JNCC also provides support and advice to Overseas Territories in
a number of other areas at the request of the UKOT governments.
These areas include economic valuation, climate
change, invasives species, accessing funding, and multilateral
environmental agreements.
Blue Turtle Award
JNCC runs an annual Blue Turtle Award. People are encouraged
to nominate Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies groups or
individuals who are 'making a difference'.
The St. Helena Millenium Forest was the winner of the 2010 Blue Turtle Award.
More information
2011 Geoconservation in the
Overseas Territories of the UK by M. Stanley.
The European Commission's OCT Environmental
Profiles - these environmental profiles are set in a
socio-economic, developmental perspective so that the findings can
be used to assist in programming projects in the
framework of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF).
Amphibians and
Reptiles of the UK OTs, CDs and SBAs: Species inventory and
overview of conservation and research priorities by Paul Edgar
of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust.
More information on climate change impacts in the South Atlantic Overseas
Territories.
Environmental Education resources on Overseas
Territories and Crown Dependencies.
2009 Implications of climate change for Biodiversity
in the UK Overseas Territories by J.P. McWilliams.
2007 Environmental Economics in the Overseas
Territories.
2006 Non-native species in the Overseas Territories a
Review by Karen Varnham.
2005 Review of Ramsar sites in the UK Overseas
Territories and Crown Dependencies by Dr Mike Pienkowski.
1999
snapshot of Biodiversity in the Turks
and Caicos Islands edited by Dr Vin Fleming and Deborah
Procter JNCC.
Training and Research Programme Steering Group
St. Helena Island is a member of the Training and Research Programme Steering
Group which drives the direction of the OT Training and
Research Programme.
Research Priorities 2011
JNCC asks the OTs and CDs for information about their top 3
research priorities each year (via members of the OT and CD Training and Research Programme
Steering Group. These priorities are used to inform a number of
funding decisions including the JNCC Research Contributions.
Training
JNCC is able to support the OTs and CDs with funding to
attend environmental training courses.
Marine Diploma
JNCC has supported 1 person from the Agricultural and Natural
Resources Directorate on St. Helena to attend a Marine Biology
Diploma course from June 2011 to January 2012.
Education resources
A series of education materials were produced by Emma
Bennett for the South Atlantic Invasive Species Project for use by
schools on St Helena. To make the information directly relevant
twenty invasive species were selected, each with an impact in
the local environment. View and or download these materials
here >>>
Environmental Impact Assessment resources
St Helena information on EIAs can be found here.
This includes an EIA procedural manual and guidelines for
applicants seeking development permission.
Protection of the critically endangered Gumwood habitat at Peak
Dale, St Helena
The 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. The final report is available
to download>>
St. Helena Marine mapping Project
JNCC is the lead partner in a Darwin Project entitled 'Mapping
St. Helena's marine biodiversity to create a marine management
plan'. The project is being implemented by the St. Helena
Government. More information can be found here>>
Bastard Gumwood Recovery Project
In 2011 JNCC made a contribution to the Bastard Gumwood Recovery
Project on St. Helena.
Invasive Species Project
In 2010, for the International Year of Biodiversity, the UK
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), has
funded a series of invasive species projects across the UK Overseas
Territories. This has been coordinated by the Joint Nature
Conservation Committee. Project activities on St
Helena were:
- The implementation of a project to recover the Bastard Gumwood
and restore native habitats thus preventing the ongoing spread of
invasive alien plant species.
- The implementation of a programme to clear the highly invasive
Pheasant Tail Fern from identified priority areas within the
biodiversity rich mountain peaks of St Helena.
Download the project report (PDF, 41
kb).
Images copyright St. Helena National Trust, Emma Bennett, Edward
Thorpe and Andrew Darlow.