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UK Biodiversity Indicators 2023. Indicator C4a: Status of UK priority species (Relative abundance) 2023

Abstract

This indicator was updated on 25 May 2023.

These documents support state indicator C4a – Status of UK priority species (Relative abundance). The documents include a datasheet and technical background document.

This indicator shows changes in the relative abundance of priority species in the UK for which data are available. Priority species are defined as those appearing on one or more of the biodiversity lists of each UK country (Natural Environmental and Rural Communities Act 2006 – Section 41 (England), Environment (Wales) Act 2016 section 7, Northern Ireland Priority Species List, Scottish Biodiversity List). The combined list contains 2,890 species in total. The priority species were highlighted as being of conservation concern for a variety of reasons, including rapid decline in some of their populations. The indicator will increase when the population of priority species grows on average and decrease when the population declines. This indicator should be read in conjunction with C4b which provides data on those UK priority species for which distribution data are available.

These resources may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need a copy of any of these resources in a different or more accessible format, please get in touch.

More information on UK Biodiversity Indicator C4a is available on the UKBI C4a webpage.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Farming

Reference date 2023·05·25

Citation
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK. 2023. UK Biodiversity Indicators 2023.

Lineage
The UK Biodiversity Indicators were created to provide a measure for reporting on the UK’s progress towards meeting international biodiversity goals and targets and were first published in 2007.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Copyright of data and/or information presented in these resources may not reside solely with the distributor (JNCC). For more information, please contact enviro.statistics@defra.gov.uk.

Metadata date 2023·11·14

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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