The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to have received funding to deliver the next phase of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2026-2030. Implementation of the AIPP is coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, and will be supported through funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, National Parks and Wildlife Service, the read more

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to launch a new guideline document for community groups who wish to produce a Community Biodiversity Action Plan for their local area. Community groups around the country are producing Community Biodiversity Action Plans to guide their biodiversity actions over 3-5 years. Almost 300 action plans have now been read more

There are concerns that the numbers of pollinating insects such as wild bees and flies are declining, but we need much more data to be able to track changes in abundance. You can help by doing a Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) which is designed to collect new data on the numbers of flower-visiting insects. read more