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href="/our-role/">Our role</a></li> <li><span class="show-for-sr">Current: </span>International</li> </ul> </nav> <div class="two-columns"> <div id="content"> <p>Many of the issues facing biodiversity require concerted action at broader scales, in particular at a global scale.聽 Due to advances in technology, travel and trade, the world is appearing 'smaller'.聽 In response, our awareness of the impacts of our actions on the whole planet, rather than just our local environment, is becoming increasingly important.聽</p> <p>JNCC is the UK Government鈥檚 nature conservation adviser in international fora.聽 As part of that role, we advise on the UK鈥檚 implementation of international conventions that relate to biodiversity, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, and take forward the views from the four countries of the UK to inform international policy development.</p> <p>Our work at an international scale is developing.聽 Drawing on our experience of working in the UK and its Overseas Territories, we are applying our expertise and knowledge elsewhere, to facilitate sustainable use of the natural environment at a global scale.聽</p> <p>Our areas of expertise include:聽</p> <p>聽</p> <ul class="articles-list no-bullet"> <li> <article class="article"> <div class="img-holder"> <img src="/media/2518/rm-advice-global-jncc.jpg" alt="RM-Advice-Global©JNCC.jpg" title=""> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>Provision of advice on the UK鈥檚 implementation of international conventions that relate to biodiversity, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity.聽</p> <div class="button-group no-bullet"> <a href="/advice/improving-global-co-ordination-action/" class="button hollow secondary read-more">read more<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="article"> <div class="img-holder"> <img src="/media/2494/rm-evaluating-supplychain.jpg" alt="RM-Evaluating-SupplyChain.jpg" title=""> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>Developing an 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