QQR7: JNCC Reviewing Protected Species Lists
Every five years, the country nature conservation bodies (Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot), working jointly through the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), review Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (WCA) 1981.
The review will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and to Ministers for the Environment in the Scottish Government and Welsh Government for changes to these schedules. This is known as the Quinquennial Review (QQR).
As part of the QQR, stakeholders are provided with the opportunity to propose changes to the species on the schedules, or propose a change to how species are protected on the schedules.
The consultation closes on 7 July 2021.
Should you wish to contribute to a CIEEM response, please send your comments to policy@cieem.net by 30 June 2021.