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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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488 Records for National Heritage Week Dragonfly Dash!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who submitted records for our second Dragonfly Dash of 2019 as part of National Heritage Week. We had an amazing response, with 488 records

National Heritage Week – bringing back the Dash and Bash!

Dragonfly Dash & Butterfly Bash National Heritage Week Recording Challenges National Heritage Week runs from tomorrow Saturday 17th to Sunday 25h of August, a celebration of Ireland’s rich natural and
Small Heath butterfly (Image credit: L. Lysaght)

Dragonfly Ireland Workshop at Ballybay attracts a crowd

It was a full house at the Ballybay Wetland Centre for our second #DragonflyIreland workshop of 2019, when we were hosted (and fed & watered!) by Monagahan Co Co Heritage

The search for rare Irish plants

Dr Úna FitzPatrick, Senior Ecologist with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, explains the appeal of finding rare plants for the Rare Plant Monitoring Scheme Some people know I really like

Successful Dragonfly Ireland Workshop at Brackagh Bog

A really fun and informative day was had yesterday at the first #DragonflyIreland workshop at Brackagh Bog run by Robert Thompson and our colleagues at the Centre for Environmental Data

Results of National Biodiversity Week Dragonfly Dash are in!

After a bit of a hiatus while we downloaded and validated the results, the final results of the National Biodiversity Week 2019 Dragonfly Dash are in! We had a total

The Silent Extinction of Insects

Dr. Tomás Murray, Senior Ecologist with the National Biodiversity Data Centre explores our understanding of global insect losses   What’s happening globally? Fundamentally, insects are “the little things that run

Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification Course in Northern Ireland

As part of Dragonfly Ireland 2019-2024, our colleagues at the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording are running a workshop at Brackagh Bog in Co. Armagh on Wednesday 24th July.

First record of Golden kelp in Ireland – but how did it get here and will it stay?

Seasearch Ireland press release issued May 17th, 2019 First record of Golden kelp (Laminaria ochroleuca) Researchers from the NUI Galway and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, using samples collected

Press release: Making nature count – the National Biodiversity Indicators

Press Release Issued: Sunday 16th June 2019 For Immediate Use   Making nature count: reporting on winners and losers in the fight to save Irish nature.   With the release
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