Conservation Committee

The Committee’s remit is to further lichen conservation. It does this by promoting surveys, publishing reports and by raising awareness of conservation issues in liaison with the government's conservation agencies and other bodies. The Society has an honorary Conservation Officer who represents the Society on conservation issues at a variety of meetings and seminars and answers enquiries from many sources.

The Committee is composed of members of the Society with an expertise in conservation plus representatives from: the Countryside Council for Wales , Natural England , Scottish Natural Heritage , the Natural History Museum , Plantlife and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh .

The Committee advises the JNCC on the Quinquennial Review of Schedule 8 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981; the Environment Agency on catchment management plans; and the voluntary sector - Plantlife Link, Plantlife Link Scotland & Plantlife Link Cymru which act as fora for botanical conservation organisations in the UK.