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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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Distinguished Recorder Award 2015

The Data Centre is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Recorder Award 2015. The annual award was established by the Data Centre in 2008 and is made to an individual or

Last five months of Atlas of Mammals in Ireland

Only five months of recording remain before the data collection phase of the Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 ends. The Atlas of Mammals in Ireland project is an ambitious

Half a million bird records added to Biodiversity Maps

Half a million bird records of 286 species contained in the Bird Atlas 2007-2011 dataset have been added to Biodiversity Maps. This is the result of one of the largest every

Chironomids of Ireland database

The latest national database to be loaded to Biodiversity Maps is the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland, provided by Dr. Declan Murray, Ireland's leading author for this group. The database contains

Free beginners guide to Irish hoverflies now available

A beginners guide to the 180 species of Irish hoverflies is now available to freely download. It is a comprehensive guide, 100 pages in length and 5MB in size. It is NOT

Osmia aurulenta behaving strangely

Osmia aurulenta is a solitary bee that is found along our east and south coasts. It nests in empty snail shells, and we have always assumed it is restricted to

Special Issue articles: Alien species related information systems and information management

The Management of Biological Invasions open access online journal has published a special issue with many articles related to alien species information systems: http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2015/Issue2.aspx  

New Grasshopper & Crickets of Ireland dataset

A new dataset of all sightings of Grasshoppers, Crickets and related insects  (Orthoptera and Allied Insects of Ireland) has been added to Biodiversity Maps. The database brings together all the

Update on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020

A final version of the Pollinator Plan is currently being agreed by all supporting organisations The final version of the Plan has 5 objectives, 21 targets and 81 actions. More than

Updated species accounts for all 97 Irish bees & 180 Irish hoverflies

          Species accounts are available for all 97 Irish bee species and all 180 Irish hoverfly species. These have been fully updated and include additional photographs.
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