81aa4d38-7c29-47ef-acea-2491c5aafd3d eng dataset Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2018-05-17 UK Biodiversity Indicator A2, Taking action for nature: volunteer time spent in conservation 2016-01-19 2016-01-19 81aa4d38-7c29-47ef-acea-2491c5aafd3d This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator A2, Taking action for nature: volunteer time spent in conservation. The amount of time people spend volunteering to assist in conservation in part reflects society's interest in and commitment to biodiversity. The work undertaken by conservation volunteers includes: assisting with countryside management, carrying out surveys and inputting data, assisting with administrative tasks, and fundraising. Volunteer time is one way of assessing the level of public engagement with biodiversity. Volunteering for conservation charities is critical to the successful delivery of many of the objectives of the country biodiversity and environment strategies - for example, volunteers collect much of the data used for monitoring the status of species and also undertake practical work to manage threatened habitats. The indicator presents an index of the number of hours worked by volunteers for 13 UK conservation charities and public bodies Conservation volunteering includes any voluntary activity for an organisation or community undertaken to: further the understanding, protection or enjoyment of the natural environment, including wildlife recording and surveying; practical countryside management; providing education, training and guided walks; and administration or other office support. This is one of a suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by JNCC on behalf of Defra; the latest publication date was 19 January 2016 - for indicator A2 the latest data are for 2014. Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk distributor Terrestrial UK Biodiversity Evidence Biodiversity awareness indicator volunteering Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement "Contains public sector and NGO information from: Bat Conservation Trust, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, British Trust for Ornithology, Butterfly Conservation, Canal & River Trust (formerly British Waterways), The Conservation Volunteers, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, Natural England, National Parks England, Plantlife, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, and Woodland Trust, licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0" otherRestrictions No limitations eng environment -8.65 2.0 49.77 61.0 2000 2014 http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4253 Data set supported by a Word document (A2 - Taking action for nature volunteer time spent in conservation.docx) containing all of the website text, and two jpeg images (UKBI2015_A2i_Final.jpg and UKBI2015_A2ii_Final.jpg). Microsoft Excel for Windows Unknown http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4253 page-4253 Source: Bat Conservation Trust, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, British Trust for Ornithology, Butterfly Conservation, Canal & River Trust (formerly British Waterways), The Conservation Volunteers, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, Natural England, National Parks England, Plantlife, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, Woodland Trust.