SBIF Blog

The SBIF Advisory Group and Working Group is now being co-chaired by Ellen Wilson and Gill Dowse. This reflects the close working relationship between Ellen…

The Biological Records Centre is undertaking a project to add value to the data it holds. The BRC looked at the single records it holds…

SBIF gets a mention on page 49 of the new Strategy for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research 2022-2027 “Biodiversity Goal: Research on the function,…

To find out what the Geospatial Commission thinks about SBIF (spoiler alert, “Trailblazing in Scotland”!) have a read of their blog about their recently published…

SBIF’s Better Biodiversity Project is still on track, even though the blog space has been a bit quiet of late; lots has been going on.…

In the last couple of months, SBIF has been referenced in a major publication on the development of a single Scottish Biodiversity Indicator Development of…

All Change As you may have noticed, it has been a while since our last blog post. It is because we have all been very…

The Covid-19 crisis has had an enormous impact on the world.  It has exposed our vulnerabilities and how deeply connected (or disconnected) we are with nature.  It has highlighted just how…

Today SBIF reached another milestone in that our ‘SBIF Review Investment Programme Proposal’ has just been formally submitted to Scottish Government for their consideration. This…

Blog written by Rachel Tierney, SBIF Development Officer. Following Scotland’s call for a sustainable biodiversity data network, great energy went into working with stakeholders across…

Blog written by Jonathan Willet, BRISC Committee member. It might surprise you to know that Lourdes has played a part in the creation of SBIF.…

Blog written by Guy Harewood, Sustainable Development Officer at Stirling Council. First up, the formal introduction with the usual quotes from legislation and Government guidance…

Blog written by David Roy, Head of BRC and Martin Harvey, Technical Liaison, Biological Records Centre. Over 350 years ago, the ‘father of natural history’…

Blog written by Rachel Tierney, SBIF Development Officer. SBIF Review shortlisted for CIEEM Awards We are delighted to announce that the SBIF Review has been…

Blog written by Rachel Tierney, SBIF Development Officer for Fight for Scotland’s Nature,   Over 25 million biological records have been collected in Scotland, describing the…

Blog written by Andy Ford, Head of Conservation, Cairngorms National Park. Before I get stuck into what the SBIF Review might mean for the Cairngorms…

Blog written by Dr Joanne Porter, Associate Professor, Heriot Watt University. I have been a user of biological data from the marine environment since my…

Blog written by Glenn Roberts, North East Scotland Biological Records Centre Co-ordinator. The outcome of the SBIF Review is very important for Scotland’s biodiversity. There…

Blog written by Rachel Tierney, SBIF Development Officer How do the 24 recommendations set out in the SBIF Review fit together and what do they…

Blog written by Jo Judge, CEO NBN Trust. There is a long and rich history of biological recording in the UK, going back to amateur…