UK BAP Website

Welcome to the UKBAP website supporting the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) on behalf of the UK Biodiversity Partnership and the UK Government

The UK BAP

• is the UK Government's response to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) signed in 1992
• describes the UK's biological resources
• commits a detailed plan for the protection of these resources
• has 391 Species Action Plans, 45 Habitat Action Plans and 162 Local Biodiversity Action Plans with targeted actions
• major reviews of the Priority Species and Habitats are underway, and the Targets for these priorities are complete - read about these in the links below

Implementation of the UK BAP is the responsibility of several groups. Find out how the UK BAP is managed, who these groups are and what work they do here.

In this web site you can also:

• Access the species, habitat and local action plans that comprise the UK BAP
• Identify and contact Lead Partners and LBAP officers
• Download reports, data, guidance notes and documents
• Explore the factors (keywords) affecting the decline of species or habitats
• Find out about current UK BAP research programmes
• Learn about the Targets Review, the Species and Habitats Review, and 2005 Reporting