Programme
Common Standards Monitoring of Protected Site Condition (CSM) - Overview

6 year cycle of evaluating condition of features on SSSI/SAC/SPA suite with a standard way of reporting condition but country led means of detecting it. Many features (e.g.: habitats, species) shared with other parts of the surveillance framework, but SSSI network is a significant part of the range/distribution for only a proportion of features. The Scottish contribution to this programme is produced by 'Site Condition Monitoring activities', while England, Northern Ireland and Wales use 'Common Standards Monitoring'.

General Information

Objectives: To assess the condition of features on all designated sites (SSSI, SAC, SPA and Ramsar) based on site-specific performance indicators, and to record aspects of their management, both as an aid to management decisions and for reporting at a variety of scales, including UK through JNCC, and for contributing to UK reports on Conservation Status under the EC Habitats Directive.
Environmental domain: Biosphere
Purpose Of collection: Legislative
Parameters measured: Habitat
species
SSSI feature condition

Location

Bounding box

Costs/Funding

Categories: public

Contacts

Lead organisation: Defra
Other: Scottish Natural Heritage
Other: Joint Nature Conservation Committee City Road PETERBOROUGH PE1 1JY UK 01733 562626
Other: Natural Resources Wales
Other: Northern Ireland Environment Agency Gasworks Business Park, Lower Ormeau Road BELFAST BT7 2JA UK
Other: Natural England Northminster House SHEFFIELD S1 2ET UK enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk 01733455000
Lead funder: Defra
Funder: Scottish Natural Heritage
Funder: Joint Nature Conservation Committee City Road PETERBOROUGH PE1 1JY United Kingdom 01733 562626 www.jncc.gov.uk
Funder: Natural Resources Wales
Funder: Northern Ireland Environment Agency Cromac Avenue BELFAST BT7 2JA United Kingdom www.ni-environment.gov.uk
Funder: Natural England Natural England SHEFFIELD S1 2ET United Kingdom enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk 01733455000 www.naturalengland.org.uk

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