Meetings
Date of Next Meetings: Thursday 29 April 2009 and Thursday 29 October 2009
Venue: Temple Quay House, Bristol
The UK Biodiversity Partnership Standing Committee is chaired by the Director of Wildlife, Countryside and Flood Management of DEFRA while the Chairs of the four Country Biodiversity Groups, representatives of the four country nature conservation agencies and representatives of the NGO community are standing members. This core membership ensures that the views of the country partnerships are represented and that the group retains its strong biodiversity focus.
The Standing Committee’s role is to guide and support the UK Biodiversity Partnership in implementing the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, facilitate the exchange of information among the Country Biodiversity Groups and oversee the maintenance of systems to support and report on a common set of UK Habitat and Species Action Plans.
Two support groups have been set up to help the Standing Committee manage the UK BAP process. These are the UK Biodiversity Reporting and Information Group and the UK Biodiversity Research Advisory Group.