Nature Conservancy Council

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The Nature Conservancy Council was a former UK government agency responsible for nature conservation and the protection of wildlife and natural habitats across Great Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
nature conservation organisation
appliesToJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1991
dissolvedInto Countryside Council for Wales
English Nature
Scottish Natural Heritage
linked to: NatureScot
field environmental protection
habitat conservation
wildlife conservation
focus scientific basis for nature conservation policy
site-based conservation designations
founded 1973
funding UK government
jurisdiction Great Britain
legalStatus statutory body
locatedIn Great Britain
operatedIn Great Britain
parentAgency Department of the Environment (United Kingdom)
predecessor Nature Conservancy
reasonForDissolution devolution of nature conservation functions to country agencies
replacedBy country-based conservation agencies in Great Britain
responsibleFor nature conservation
protection of natural habitats
protection of wildlife
sector public sector
successor Countryside Council for Wales
English Nature
Scottish Natural Heritage
linked to: NatureScot
task advising UK government on nature conservation policy
designation of Sites of Special Scientific Interest
management of national nature reserves
usedLanguage English

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Joint Nature Conservation Committee formedFrom Nature Conservancy Council
English Nature predecessor Nature Conservancy Council for England
linked to: Nature Conservancy Council
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 conferredFunctionsOn Nature Conservancy
linked to: Nature Conservancy Council