3 August 2020
SBIF Review update
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…
Blogs
SBIF Blog
Welcome to the Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum Blog.
Here you can explore opinion pieces from across our recording community* and discover the benefits that the Recommendations, set out in the SBIF Review, will bring to individuals and organisations across Scotland.
If you have been inspired by the SBIF Review, and would like to share your story and write an opinion piece please contact Rachel Tierney (rtierney@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk)
*The blogs written, and opinions expressed, on this page are from across the SBIF community. They are written from the perspective of those individuals and do not necessarily represent the views of the NBN Trust nor confirm any actions recommended in the SBIF review.
19 December 2019
Investing in Nature – celebrating another SBIF milestone
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…
2 July 2019
A time to celebrate!
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…
17 June 2019
My First Biological Record
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.…
5 June 2019
Why do Councils need access to biological data?
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…
13 May 2019
The Biological Records Centre and the SBIF Review of the Biological Recording Infrastructure in Scotland
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’…
7 May 2019
SBIF Review shortlisted for CIEEM Awards
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…
22 March 2019
Biological data is at the heart of environmental protection
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…
13 March 2019
National data for a National Park
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…
14 February 2019
SBIF from a marine scientist’s perspective
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…
6 February 2019
SBIF from a Local Record Centre’s perspective
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…
21 January 2019
Picturing the future
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…
8 January 2019
We’ve come a long way together
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…
17 December 2018
Old specimens, new life
Blog written by Dr Nick Fraser, Head of Department of Natural Sciences at National Museums Scotland. With an estimated accumulated total of over 3 billion…
4 December 2018
From pipe dream to data flow
Blog written by Craig Macadam, Conservation Director at Buglife. As a child I was fascinated by wildlife. Growing up in rural Angus gave me ample…