Useful Links

This page is constantly being updated. If you feel your organisation should be linked, and furthers the non-profit mission of the Undercliff Defence Committee to conserve the Undercliff's heritage, benefits its communities and visitors in a sustainable way, or is relevant to that debate, we will be pleased to include it in exchange for a reciprocal link.

Isle of Wight Council's public information site concerning Council activities, island events and useful links. A "portal web site on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits the Isle of Wight".

English Nature is responsible for the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places in England. It is a Government agency set up by the Environment Protection Act 1990 and funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Currently undergoing merger with the Rural Development Service and Countryside Agency, the new body, Natural England, "will have a role in rural, urban and marine environments". Its general purpose "will be to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development".

A project to establish management schemes on selected UK marine Special Areas of Conservation

The JNCC is the UK Government's most senior wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales. The website provides access to a wide range of information and reports on policy and legal framework, research, protected habitats, species and sites.

Website supporting the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) on behalf of the UK Biodiversity Partnership and the UK Government. Contains very useful information on priority habitats and species, including those found on the Undercliff and surrounding areas, together with details of the the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, Local Biodiversity Action Plans, Species Action Plans and Habitat Action Plans. Contains details of Isle of Wight key habitats and species.

The Environment Agency is "the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales". It's role is "to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world".

The Environment Agency has a particular regulatory role in coastal defence, land drainage and increasingly in protecting underground water sources, together with a responsibility for ensuring such projects are sustainable and compatible with biodiversity conservation, all of which are relevant to the Undercliff.

SEFS aim is "to help promote and achieve sustainable development in the South East. We work with regional government to ensure that environmental issues are central in all decision making processes". SEFS is heavily involved in lobbying for sustainability in the controversial new South East Plan (SE Plan), the new Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the region developed by the South East Regional Assembly, which will replace Regional Planning Guidance (RPG9) and influence forthcoming Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). See also SEERA and Friends of the Earth campaign (http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/local_groups_and_campaigns/se_plan.html)

The Assembly has responsibilities in the three key areas of advocacy, accountability and regional planning

Greenpeace

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/

Butterfly Conservation

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/

Country Landowners and Business Association

http://www.cla.org.uk/

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

http://www.hwt.org.uk/

National Farmers Union

http://www.nfu.org.uk/

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

http://www.rspb.org.uk/

Wight Wildlife

Media

Isle of Wight County Press

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/

Isle of Wight Radio

http://www.iwradio.co.uk/

Meridian News

http://www.meridiantv.com/

BBC South Today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/southtoday/

Solent TV

http://www.solent.tv/

Please note this information is provided as a public service, but the Undercliff Defence Committee is not responsible for the content of external websites, and does not necessarily endorse the views held therein

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