Global Impacts Programme

The JNCC Global Impacts Programme is investigating the links between the UK economy and ecosystem impacts around the world. This work complements other UK government initiatives and contributes to a better understanding of how the UK and EU economies are linked to ecosystem impacts in selected countries.

Work has focussed on three areas:

• traded commodities (specifically imports)
• overseas UK investment 
• biofuels 

Key ‘customers’ for the output of the programme are in those government departments concerned with sustainable development at the global level (including the UK’s ‘Sustainable Development Dialogues’ with key partner countries) and with global biodiversity.

A key aspect of the programme is to add value to existing data sets on trade and investment in a form that allows links to be made to sustainable development issues and biodiversity. Data and initial results will be presented through a project website through to end 2010, after which the JNCC website will be the prime site for communicating programme  results.

Project website: http://www.ukglobalinfluence.org/