Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal receives record levels of engagement
May day! May day! Iceberg right ahead! No need to be alarmed! Indeed, May day has come and passed, thankfully without disaster, and how welcomed it was. Summer is upon
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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Invasive Species Week Poster of Events published
Invasive Species Week is coming and the Poster of Events is now published! If you are planning or attending an invasive species event let us know e-mail: invasives@biodiversityireland.ie. Maybe you'll #getINNSvolved and
Ireland’s butterfly populations increase in 2018
The results of the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme for 2018 have just been released. Thanks to the 110 volunteers who walked 115 transects in 2018, and recorded more than 46,000
Heritage Ireland 2030 submission
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is inviting submissions from individuals and organisations to assist it in the development of a new national Heritage Plan - Heritage Ireland
New identification swatch released
Twenty-seven resident terrestrial mammals in Ireland detailed in new swatch. The purpose of the swatch is to provide a field guide to easily and effectively identify Irish Terrestrial Mammals in
Press Release: Citizen science key to tracking insect declines in Ireland
Press Release Issued: Saturday 16th February 2019 For Immediate Use Download press release document here. Citizen science key to tracking insect declines in Ireland. With the recent
Spring Summer 2019 Workshop Programme
Register Now! Spring has arrived, and with it the National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to bring you our Spring Summer 2019 Workshop Programme. The delivery of an annual workshop
Why is it important to conserve Biodiversity?
In October 2018, Ireland’s National Biodiversity Data Centre was delighted to host the 25th meeting of the Governing Board of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in Kilkenny, presenting a
Nominations sought for GBIF’s 2019 Young Researcher Award
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has issued invitations for nominations for the 2019 Young Researchers Award. The annual programme aims to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics
The biodiversity crisis requires global action
More than 3,000 delegates representing 196 governments & NGOs assembled in Egypt recently for the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity. The 196
