Solent Conservation Advice Workshop - 2 March 2017
This workshop was asked for by members of the Solent European Marine Sites (SEMS) Management Group at their meeting in September 2016. It was put forward as an action for Natural England (NE) to deliver. The Solent Forum agreed to assist with the delivery of the workshop in its capacity as the SEMS Secretariat.
The workshop helped coastal/marine decision makers with how to use Natural England’s new Conservation Advice packages for the Solent European Marine Site (SEMS). Using a mixture of presentations and case study exercises; it set out what environmental information is available, how this can be accessed and how this information can be used to determine the environmental effects of any proposal.
Post Workshop Resources
- Natural England MPA Conservation Advice Poster
- Guidance on navigating and using the MPA Conservation Advice packages on Designated Sites System
- Workshop Presentations and case studies.
- Question and Answer Session Responses
- Habitats Regulation Assessment Flowchart
- Portsmouth Harbour SPA conservation advice package
- Solent Maritime SAC conservation advice package
- Natural England Designated Sites System
- Magic mapping system - for MPA boundaries, habitats and species layers
- Solent Information Database - search under 'Marine Protected Areas' and 'birds' topics
Infographics
Accessing the Conservation Advice Packages
Natural England have been working on a series of short videos to demonstrate the functionality of the conservation advice on the Designated Sites System (DSS). This first video is designed to inform users of how to access the Conservation Advice packages via the .gov.uk collections page and how to search on the DSS.
