UK data for biodiversity indicator C3b, reporting on the conservation status of species under the EU Habitats Directive. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee published this data on behalf of Defra, with the latest data point from 2013. It contains assessments concluding whether a species' status is Favourable, Unfavourable-Inadequate, Unfavourable-Bad, or Unknown, and includes trend assessments for unfavourable cases.
Use Cases
- Monitoring compliance with Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive based on reported conservation status assessments.
- Analyzing trends in species conservation status (improving, declining, stable) for those assessed as unfavourable.
- Assessing the proportion of species in Favourable versus Unfavourable conservation status across the UK.
- Supporting the development of biodiversity indicators and policy reports for the UK.
Strengths
- Data is part of a formal suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators, suggesting a structured reporting framework.
- Assessments follow a defined classification (Favourable, Unfavourable-Inadequate, Unfavourable-Bad, Unknown) with trend data for unfavourable cases.
- Published by the authoritative Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of the UK government department Defra.
Limitations
- The latest data point is from 2013, which may limit current relevance.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) on behalf of Defra.
- Collection Method
- Reporting under Article 17 of the European Union Habitats Directive, with methodology detailed in a supporting technical document.
- Time Range
- Latest data are for 2013.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:50.693298; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2013.
- Geography
- United Kingdom.