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David Jones

David Jones is Senior Responsible Owner for Defra's Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme.

Major milestone: NCEA publishes new datasets on England's environment

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Today, a major milestone for the programme has been announced – the first release of Analysis Ready Data from the UK’s largest ever field surveys have been published.  The NCEA programme is all about turbocharging nature's recovery through delivering robust and up to date evidence on the terrestrial and freshwater environment. Read this blog post to find out more.

Why monitoring matters: showcasing the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme

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Gideon Henderson introducing the NCEA programme.

In this post, David Jones, Senior Responsible Owner for the terrestrial arm of Defra’s largest research and development programme - the NCEA, shares reflections from the recent stakeholder showcase event.

Mapping our natural assets: the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme

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Sarah Adcock and David Jones, Senior Responsible Owners for Defra's Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme explain why building a picture of our natural assets and their benefits is the first, crucial step in protecting our environment.