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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.

Click on any of the tabs below to learn more about the work carried out at the National Biodiversity Data Centre:

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

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

Be Plant Wise

Be Plant Wise Invasive aquatic plants can damage our ponds, waterways and the environment. Be plant wise and don’t dump aquatic plants in the wild. Ponds can create a wonderful

Press Release: Ireland’s planning and conservation sectors receive a welcome tech boost from the National Biodiversity Data Centre and Compass Informatics

  Ireland’s planners, environmental consultants, local authorities, biological recorders, researchers, NGOs, private and public bodies, will be pleased to learn of the release of a major upgrade to the National