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Do you know someone working within the environmental sciences sector who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding contribution, their achievements in public life or…

A landmark report, recently released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) calls for more effective cross-sectorial private sector action to conserve…

NERC is adapting its governance and advisory structures to provide increased agility and broader expertise. From September 2019, a new NERC Advisory Network will provide…

The GBIF Secretariat has funded two half-time positions in its network to assist in developing a growing community of practice around ‘Living Atlases.’ Vicente Ruiz…

Taken from the ICO website – original blog by Gill Bull, Director of Freedom of Information at the Information Commissioner’s Office At the beginning of May,…

The White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) is a delicate little insect that can be found fluttering along lushly vegetated margins of rivers, streams, pools and lakes…

View Network News June 2019. In this issue: NBN Atlas System Developer NBN Conference – first speakers and opportunities for students Nominate for NBN Awards…

NBN Trust member, Felixstowe’s Community Nature Reserve, has been used by DEFRA as a case study as part of the Year of Green Action. Felixstowe’s…

Scientists are calling for thousands of volunteers to help record sightings of spittle and spittlebugs across the UK.  The information will then be used to…

One hundred camera traps, developed specifically for the automatic counting and recognition of insects, will be placed throughout the Netherlands this summer. This is a…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has been recording stag beetle sightings for two decades. Now, it is calling for anyone who lives in a…

The first of its kind, the World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum will bring to­geth­er lead­ing re­searchers, ear­ly ca­reer re­searchers, prac­ti­tion­ers, rep­re­sen­ta­tives from dif­fer­ent sec­tors and de­ci­sion-mak­ers to…

For the next few years the Highland Biological Recording Group (HBRG) will attempt to map the distribution of the country’s six species of social wasp.…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and Royal Holloway University of London have joined forces to launch a new national beetle survey, in order to…

View Network News May 2019. In this issue: NBN Awards 2019 are open for nominations! NBN Conference 2020 survey Beta NBN Atlas Northern Ireland has…

Jamie Cranston, a PhD student, co-supervised by the University of Exeter, BRC and the NBN, is currently working on a study exploring recorders’ attitudes to…

View Network News April 2019 In this issue: NBN Trust is awarded £190,500 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Job vacancy – NBN Atlas Project…

Eden Smith, a specialist data & analytics staffing & consulting business based in London, is passionate about helping businesses make sense of their data.  Identifying…

As spring approaches, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers to take part in the annual Living with Mammals survey.…

Written by Christine Johnston, NBN Atlas Project Officer Apart from holding species data, the NBN Atlas can also hold spatial data layers such as boundary,…