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Dr Úna FitzPatrick explains how you can help to monitor our bee populations and test the impact of your actions for pollinators. One third of Ireland’s 98 wild bees are
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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Funding for Biodiversity Recording
Two funding schemes for Biodiversity Recording have been announced by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Royal Irish Academy. Both schemes provide an opportunity for experienced Dragonfly and
Recording community hits half a million species record submissions!
500,000 record milestone bodes well for biological recording in Ireland. A significant milestone was reached during the first month of the year when the number of records submitted to the
Annual Review 2018 published
The National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Annual Review 2018 has been published. The review presents some of the highlights of the work delivered by the Data Centre during 2018. The
Biodiversity Ireland – latest issue out now!
Biodiversity Ireland Issue 19 Autumn/Winter 2019 Catch up on all the latest going's on at the National Biodiversity Data Centre in our latest issue of the Biodiversity Ireland magazine
My experience working at the National Biodiversity Data Centre
Intern Miriam Harvey Graham discusses her passion for nature and her time with the National Biodiversity Data Centre ‘If you look the right way, you can see the whole
Butterfly Bash 2019 – Laois take top position for the 2nd year running
Congratulations go to Laois for the 2nd year running for coming top of the table of counties recording butterflies during this the 2019 Butterfly Bash. As you'll see from the
Recorders reach the 100,000th record milestone
A very significant milestone was reached over the weekend when the number of records submitted to Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal in 2019 passed the 100,000th mark. The 100,000th records was
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
