UK MCZ Project Newsletter
The first MCZ Project Newsletter – designed to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the work of the Marine Conservation Zone Project has just been released here.
It welcomes the Ministerial Statement, made in accordance with the Marine and Coastal Access Act, which it says takes designating Marine Conservation Zones as part of an ecologically coherent network of Marnie Protected Areas in the UK, one step closer.
The newsletter also contains information regarding the :
The Ecological Network Guidance
Your Questions Answered: Peter Barham
In Scotland new MPAs will be designated for the protection of nationally important marine habitats and species, and features of geological and geomorphological interest. Marine Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and JNCC are working in partnership on the Scottish MPA Project.
Further information on the project will be available soon from the JNCC website.
Other Useful links
The Marine Conservation Zone Project
Draft Ecological Network Guidance
Draft Project Delivery Guidance
Different Types of Marine Protected Area
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Category: UK Government News
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