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
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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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
The MothsIreland dataset has been updated making it the largest dataset on Biodiversity Maps
The MothsIreland dataset has been recently updated and now contains just over 1.2 million records, making it the largest dataset on Biodiversity Maps. MothsIreland is a group of experts who
Creating a network of flower-rich meadows across farmland
This year, part of a meadow on one of the farms participating in the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP project has become a hay meadow donor site for wildflower seed collection.
