NCEA programme

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

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image of a rolling field, with lots of clouds

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.

Living England: a national habitat map for everyone 

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Illustrative map of the Living England habitat map.

Amy Woodget is the Communications and Engagement Lead for the Living England project. In this post, she introduces the latest release of Natural England’s ‘Living England’ dataset – a digital map providing information on England’s broad habitats.

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

picture of Hartland Quay, sunny coastland with waves lapping into the quay

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.