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
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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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
The Data Centre is employing EIP ecological survey team members!
Job Announcement Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Ecological Survey Team Member (3 positions available) Background The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a national centre that collates, manages, analyses and disseminates
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
Dragonfly Ireland Workshop at Ballybay attracts a crowd
It was a full house at the Ballybay Wetland Centre for our second #DragonflyIreland workshop of 2019, when we were hosted (and fed & watered!) by Monagahan Co Co Heritage
The search for rare Irish plants
Dr Úna FitzPatrick, Senior Ecologist with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, explains the appeal of finding rare plants for the Rare Plant Monitoring Scheme Some people know I really like
