Countryside Character Network The Countryside Character Network is an informal network, open to anyone who has an interest in Landscape Character Assessment and its applications. www.ccnetwork.org.uk   National Biodiversity Network The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) is a new way of sharing wildlife information by making it accessible to everyone through the Internet. This new network of biodiversity information will help people to make informed and wise decisions about out natural environment. www.nbn.org.uk   National Association for AONBs This website offers general information about Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales and the National Association. The site acts as a meeting point for those working in AONBs, and gives access to a database of useful documents. www.aonb.org.uk   European Landscape Convention The European Landscape Convention will be the first international agreement aimed at addressing landscape issues. A key aspect is that, once ratified, it will be legally binding and commit signatories to recognising the landscape within legislation. www.coe.int/t/e/Cultural_Co-operation/Environment/   CADW Cadw is the historic environment agency within the Welsh Assembly Government with responsibility for protecting, conserving and promoting an appreciation of the historic environment of Wales. This includes historic buildings, ancient monuments, historic parks and gardens, landscapes and underwater archaeology. www.cadw.wales.gov.uk   Countryside Survey 2000 Countryside Survey 2000 is a major audit of the British countryside. It has involved both detailed field observations and satellite imagery which has provided a complete land cover census for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. www.cs2000.org.uk   Countryside Agency The Countryside Agency is the English statutory body working to make the quality of life better in the countryside - and the quality of the countryside better for everyone. www.countryside.gov.uk   Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Natural Heritage is a government body whose aim it is to promote care for and improvement to the natural heritage, its responsible enjoyment , its greater understanding and appreciation and its sustainable use now and for future generations. www.snh.org.uk   Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales The aims of the CPRW are to help the conservation and enhancement of the landscape, environment and amenities of the countryside, towns and villages of rural Wales. www.cprw.org.uk   European Landscape Character Initiative This project checks the usefulness of landscape character assessment to link existing regional/national scale approaches with a large scale European view. This is to support future policy implementation of European landscape conservation measures. www.elcai.org/