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Research reports and publications

See also the main Wildlife & countryside research findings index page.

N.B. These reports and links are listed in A-Z order by title.

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• Climate Change and UK Nature Conservation: a review of the impact of climate change on UK species and habitat conservation policy
  Hossell J.E., Briggs B. & Hepburn I.R. (2000). DETR; ISBN 1 899263 09 8. Available from Defra, Zone 1/07a, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB.

• Conference on Biodiversity and a Sustainable Countryside, 9 and 10 March 1998: Briefing Note

• Countryside information for policy: the lessons from CS2000
  This report provides an assessment of Countryside Survey 2000 (CS2000), a UK-wide survey of habitats and landscape features.

• Countryside Information System (CIS)
  Countryside Information System (CIS) Web site

• Countryside Survey 2000: Accounting for Nature - Assessing Habitats in the UK Countryside (Main Report)
  Countryside Survey 2000 (CS2000) and the Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2000 (NICS2000) have been designed to provide detailed information about the habitats and landscape features that are important elements of our countryside. They can tell us about the 'stock' of these resources, that is how much of them we have and where they are to be found, and they can give us an insight into their condition based on the variety and abundance of the plant species associated with them. Using information from previous surveys, we can also gain an understanding of how the stock and condition of these habitats and landscape features are changing over time. We can build up a sort of balance sheet or an account of natural assets in the UK countryside.
  In this report (written by members of the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, edited by Dr. Roy Haines-Young and published in November 2000. Countryside Survey 2000 - Accounting for Nature: assessing habitats in the UK countryside. Haines-Young, R. DETR, 2000. ISBN 1 85112 460 8; £25. Available from DEFRA Publications, Admail 6000, London SW1A 2XX.) we look in particular at the period between the last two surveys, 1990 and 1998.
  The Countryside Survey 2000 involved a partnership of several Government Departments, Agencies and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the form of a jointly funded research programme.

• Countryside Survey 2000 (Scoping Study)
  The purpose of this scoping study (written by Roy Haines-Young and Carys Swanwick, on behalf of the DETR and published July 2000) was to consider the DETR's requirements for Countryside Survey 2000.

• Countryside survey 2000 modules

  Each CS2000 module is required to produce a final report. These reports will be made available on the CS2000 web site as they are produced. The final reports contain some results from the survey, and in many cases provide information on the methods used.

  The following final reports are currently available:

  Module 1: Survey of Broad Habitats and landscape features
  Module 3 (part 1): Recording cereal field margins in Countryside Survey 2000
  Module 4: Increasing upland representation in CS2000
  Module 5: Bird populations and environmental change
  Module 8: Classification of airborne CASI and LIDAR data selected CS2000 sample squares. (Airborne scanner applications)
  Module 10: Environmental Change Network link
  Module 14: Drivers of countryside change
  

• Cross-Compliance under the Common Agricultural Policy
  Dwyer J., Baldock D. & Einschutz S. (2000). IEEP. ISBN 1-873906-35-8

• DNA Identification of Basking Shark Products in Trade
  Hoelzel AR. (2000); University of Durham. Available from Defra, Zone 1/16, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB.

• Drivers of Countryside Change Report
  This reports explores how Countryside Survey 2000 can contribute to our understanding of the social and economic factors that have influenced the character of the countryside during the 1990s. It also looks to the future and what kinds of data and analysis might be relevant for understanding current trends and policy directions.

• EC Habitats Directive
  First report by the UK under Article 17 on the implementation of the EC Habitats Directive.

• Effectiveness Study of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
  Greenwood AG., Cusdin PA. & Radford M (2001). International Zoo Veterinary Group

• Feasibility of Control Measures for North American Ruddy Ducks in the United Kingdom

• Financial Guidelines for Management Agreements

• Fish-Eating Birds

• Government response to the UK Biodiversity Report 'Sustaining the variety of life: five years of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan'
  In March 2001 the UK Biodiversity Group's report, Sustaining the Variety of Life, was published. It looked back over the first five years of implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP). This document is the formal response by the UK Government.

• Investigation of the Causes of the Decline of House Sparrow and Starling in Great Britain

• Keeping of Wolf-Hybrids in Great Britain
  Cusdin PA. & Greenwood MA. (2000). International Zoo Veterinary Group. Available from DEFRA, Zone 1/16, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB.

• Lead Shot Legislation (England) Review Group - Report to Ministers

• Literature review of the implications of climate change for species, habitats and the wider UK countryside

• MAGIC website - Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside

• Minimising Disturbance to Cetaceans

• Monitoring levels required in European Fisheries to assess cetacean bycatch, with particular reference to UK fisheries. This scoping study considers the level of observer coverage required in a bycatch observation scheme to obtain statistically-sound assessments of the level of cetacean bycatch in UK fisheries.

• New Atlas of British and Irish Flora

• New guidance for local planning authorities on protected species and changes to licensing procedures (182 kb)
  This Circular informs all local planning authorities in England of revisions to licensing procedures under the Habitats Directive for developments affecting European protected species. This Circular supplements the guidance in Planning Policy Guidance Note 9 on Nature Conservation (PPG9)

• Proposals for Future Monitoring of British Mammals: An Overview
  Response to the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee's Report.

• Public Consultation paper on Technical Amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations 1994

• Quality Assurance Schemes for Food Production: An Evaluation of Environmental Conditions
  Baines RN., Dee TM., Manley WJ. & Smith GP. (2000). DETR; ISBN 1 85112 362 8 £18

• QUARRY: a program to assess the effectiveness of shotgun ammunition against wildfowl and other quarry

• Ramsar Sites in England: A Policy Statement
  In November 2000 Mr Meacher launched a statement which sets out the Government's policies for the protection and management of Ramsar sites in England. The main thrust of the statement is to afford Ramsar sites a level of protection which is consistent with their international important and which is broadly equivalent to the framework provided for the European Union's Natura 2000 network.

• Raptors and the Rearing of Pheasants: Problems and Needs
  Allen DS., Packer JJ., Feare CJ. & Blanchard C. (2000). ADAS. Available from DEFRA, Zone 1/08a, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB.

• Research into Proposed Criteria Defining 'Important' Hedgerows

• Financial Management and Policy Review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

• Review of Marine Nature Conservation - Interim Report
  This Interim Report presents the conclusions of the Review at March 2001, The Report attempts to highlight the full range of options on the way forward, from a complete overhaul of the system to minor changes to the current system and also highlights the key areas where strategic decisions may/will be necessary.

• Review of Marine Nature Conservation - The Extent of Local Authority Jurisdictions in the Marine Environment
  The aim of this paper is to provide a short appraisal of the extent of local authority jurisdictions in the marine environment. This paper was produced by David Tyldesley and Associates, Hucknall, Notts. (2000)

• Review of Marine Nature Conservation - The Effectiveness of Statutory Regimes for Marine Nature Conservation
  This report was prepared following a workshop of regulators and statutory advisors that was held to obtain expert views as to the effectiveness of statutory regimes for marine nature conservation. A supplementary report was also produced which summarises comments received by non-regulatory bodies who were subsequently consulted on the issues raised in the report on the workshop. Both reports were produced by David Tyldesley and Associates, Hucknall, Notts. (2000)

• Science in Action for Biodiversity: a report of the Biodiversity Research Working Group 1998-2001
  UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2001).

• Setting the agenda for biodiversity research: biodiversity and agriculture: focus on pastoral systems (grazing management and policy)
  List of priority research topics identified at a workshop held on 7 July 1999, UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2000). DETR.

• Setting the agenda for biodiversity research: introductions, translocations and genetic conservation
  Report from a workshop held on 18 November 1999, UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2000). DETR.

• Setting the agenda for biodiversity research: landscape ecology, habitat fragmentation and land use change scenarios
  Report from a workshop held on 30 June 2000, UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2000). DETR.

• Setting the agenda for biodiversity research: marine and coastal biodiversity: setting the UK research agenda
  Report from a workshop held on 17 January 2000, UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2000). DETR.

• Setting the agenda for biodiversity research: monitoring and indicators
  Report of a Workshop held on 24 October 2000, UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2000).

• Seventh report by the United Kingdom under Birds Directive Article 12: implementation of national provisions 1999 - 2001
  This is the seventh triennial report for the United Kingdom on the implementation of Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the Conservation of Wild Birds providing an update on measures taken for the period 1998 - 2001.

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Better Protection and Management

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Encouraging positive partnerships. Public Consultation Paper on Code of Guidance
  The consultation paper sets out draft guidance to English Nature, and to public bodies, on the operation of the new legislation in England. It briefly explains how it will apply to SSSIs, and sets out the expectations of Ministers - in the former Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

• UK Basking Shark Proposal

• UK Biodiversity Research Working Group database of cross-cutting biodiversity research needs
  UK Biodiversity Research Working Group (2001).

• UK Ruddy Duck control trial final report

• Vegetation of the British Countryside: The Countryside Vegetation System - ECOFACT

• Whale-watching in West Scotland
  Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (2001). Defra. Available from Defra Publications, Admail 6000, London, SW1A 2XX, Tel 08459 556000.

• White-Headed Duck Task Force
  Recommendations for action within the UK to conserve the globally threatened White-headed duck.

 

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