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National Biodiversity Data Centre has developed diverse work programme that is supported by a state-of-the-art bioinformatics infrastructure and a small but dedicated team of staff.

Since its establishment in 2007, the National Biodiversity Data Centre has developed into an essential component of the national heritage infrastructure to make information on Ireland’s biodiversity more accessible for decision-making, to assist engagement by both the public and private sectors with biodiversity and to support the conservation of biological diversity in Ireland. It achieves this through a diverse work programme that is supported by a state-of-the-art bioinformatics infrastructure and a small but dedicated team of staff.

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We are recruiting for a Chief Operating Officer

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is looking to appoint a Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer will be a key member of the senior leadership of the organisation, with

Biodiversity Maps now has over 6 million records!

A major milestone was passed earlier this week when the number of records available to view on Biodiversity Maps breached the 6 million mark. Biodiversity Maps now maps 6,000,031 records

Biodiversity Ireland magazine – Autumn Winter 2022

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published its 23rd  edition of Biodiversity Ireland which is our bi-annual newsletter. It is a way of showcasing aspects of the project work of

Launch of Spiders of Ireland eCourse

The National Biodiversity Data Centre have launched the 'Spiders of Ireland; a free course hosted on Ireland's Biodiversity Learning Platform. This course gives an introduction to some of Ireland's native

One Millionth Record – Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal developed and hosted by the National Biodiversity Data Centre recently had its one millionth record submitted through the system. This is a true milestone for the

Protecting Farmland Pollinators Midterm Report

We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP project to date (July 2019 – August 2022) and to thank all

Downtime for National Biodiversity Data Centre systems

Tomorrow, the 25th of October, there will be some necessary scheduled maintenance to our systems at the National Biodiversity Data Centre. This will require a complete shut down of some

Results of the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 2021 released

No species showing positive trends in 2021 The Annual Report for the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme has been published and can be found here. In line with 2020 results, the

Launch of Ireland’s Biodiversity Learning Platform

The National Biodiversity Data Centre are delighted to launch Ireland's Biodiversity Learning Platform which hosts online courses to support learning on Ireland's biodiversity. The long term goal of Ireland's Biodiversity

Backyard Biodiversity is Back for Heritage Week 2022

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is running the ‘Backyard Biodiversity’ project to record distinctive species commonly found in gardens. The project seeks to obtain sightings of 20 recognisable species that
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