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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Press Release: Data Centre scoops top Social Impact DatSci Award
National Biodiversity Data Centre scoops top award for ‘Best use of data to achieve social impact’ at recent DatSci Awards The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to have won
BIODIVERSITY – a crisis in Ireland and globally
I care about Biodiversity. I have always felt instinctively that Biodiversity has intrinsic value, that we should conserve all of the variety of life on Earth; that we have a
Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal – multiple species recording now possible plus more!
Recent updates to the recording forms within Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal, run and managed by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, now make it possible to: Record multiple species at one
Press Release: As World Bee Day, May 20th, approaches, new research shows Irish Bumblebee populations are still in decline
PULL QUOTE: Irish Bumblebee populations recorded in 2017 are the lowest they’ve been since monitoring began in 2012. The All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme, coordinated by Dr Tomás Murray, Senior
Where have all the insects gone?
As a child, it was always my job to remove moths from my big sister’s bedroom. They were common visitors then and she was terrified of them, especially the
Marine invasive alien species Watch Alert!
Welsh authorities have issued the below MARINE INVASIVE NON-NATIVE SPECIES ADVICE NOTE Holyhead marina incident and potential spread of the marine invasive non-native species Didemnum vexillum On 2 March, storm
Be Pet Wise
Be Pet Wise Invasive pets can damage the environment and our native species The pet and aquaria trades are sources of new species which have the potential to become invasive
Minister Madigan promotes Check, Clean, Dry initiative
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht *Image credits to Maxwell Photography* Tuesday 27 March 2018 Minister Josepha Madigan promotes ‘Check Clean Dry’ initiative as part of Invasive Species Week
Check-Clean-Dry
Check-Clean-Dry As a water user, you may unknowingly be helping to spread invasive species from one water body to another in equipment, shoes and clothing. Help stop this happening by following