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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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Protecting Farmland Pollinators – A Farmer’s Perspective

Tom Tierney, one of the 40 participating farmers shares his perspective of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP. Tom owns and manages a family farm at Ballinafagh, Prospereous. He is currently

Biodiversity Ireland magazine – Spring Summer 2022

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published its 22nd edition of Biodiversity Ireland which is our bi-annual newsletter. It is a way of showcasing aspects of the project work of

Joint launch of Invasive Alien Species websites

Tackling Invasive Alien Species, North and South! The National Biodiversity Data Centre and Northern Ireland Environment Agency jointly launch two new invasive species websites during Invasive Species Week 2022. www.invasives.ie

National Biodiversity Data Centre launches new app to collect pollinator data

There are concerns that the numbers of pollinating insects such as wild bees and flies are declining, but we need much more data to be able to track changes in

How to create solitary bee nest sites on your farm

Protecting Farmland Pollinators Action Sheet 1 In 2019, the National Biodiversity Data Centre received funding through the Department of Agricultural, Food and the Marine for a five-year European Innovation Partnership

Festival of Farmland Biodiversity 2022

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is hosting a month-long (virtual) Festival of Farmland Biodiversity for May 2022. The purpose of the Festival is to encourage a more positive engagement around

Hairy-footed Flower Bee spotted in Ireland for the first time!

Less than six-months after the arrival of the Ivy Bee, another new solitary bee species has been spotted in Ireland. The Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) has migrated from Britain

Do you want to become a butterfly recorder?

Butterflies are a wonderful symbol of a summers day adding extra colour to our beautiful countryside. Many of us enjoy and appreciate butterflies but by learning how to do identify

Seoladh Sraith Fhéileacáin na hÉireann

Tá na chéad trí leabhrán threoracha i 'Sraith Fhéileacáin na hÉireann' seolta ag an Ionad Náisiúnta le Sonraí Bithéagsúlachta.

Farmers working together to help biodiversity

Dr Saorla Kavanagh, Project Manager with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, discusses some of the successes of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Project.   I started managing the Protecting Farmland
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