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From 1 September 2025, the administration of the Recorder 6 licence will be managed by the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC), following agreement…

Funding Towards Data Protection Consultancy Services (UK) The DPO Centre, a leading Data Protection Officer resource centre that delivers expert data protection and privacy advice,…

The UKCEH Land Cover Maps (LCMs) do exactly that – map UK land cover. They do this by describing the physical material on the surface…

The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) invites the marine community, particularly those from a policy, commercial, academic and conservation background, to join an…

The Field Studies Council’s Youth Panel is a diverse group of proactive young naturalists aged 16-25 from across the UK. Youth Panel members fulfil a…

Written by Dr Karen Hornigold, Conservation Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, The Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is seeking tenders for a scoping study to inform…

25 August 2025 marked a major milestone for the National Biodiversity Network Trust as we celebrated our 25th anniversary! That’s 25 years of making data work…

View Network News – August 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference – bookings open FAIRe data workshop Member survey Survey on academic freedom in biodiversity…

Grants for Ecological Outreach Projects (UK) The British Ecological Society (BES) has launched its latest round of Outreach and Engagement Grants, offering up to £2,000…

Over 20 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced into a secret woodland location in Leicestershire by wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and…

View Network News – July 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference NBN Atlas new features and platform updates Early career conservation internship grants Survey spectacular…

The NBN Trust recently supported 80 researchers and academics at a FAIRe data workshop organised by Miwa Takahashi, a post doctoral fellow at CSIRO, Australia’s…

Birmingham has been declared the UK’s first official Nature City, as part of a UK-wide programme working to bring access to nature to urban communities.…

Securing funding for conservation in the UK is challenging due to a fragmented and highly competitive funding landscape, with an over-reliance on short-term project grants…

The National Forum for Biological Recording (NFBR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026! To help in its celebrations the NFBR conference, on the subject…

The academic and scientific freedom to pursue research without undue constraints or censorship is a vital issue, yet researchers rarely discuss it openly, and there…

Funding for Community Environmental Projects (UK) Grants of up to £5,000 are available to charities, social enterprises, and community groups for projects that connect communities…

On 12 June, Environment Secretary Steve Reed spoke to leading figures in business, finance and sustainability at a London roundtable. He emphasised the importance of…

The British public is being asked to keep an eye out for spectacular stag beetles this summer and record any sightings online, as part of…

Are you a British graduate, or have you recently finished your undergraduate degree at a university in the UK? Are you looking to work in…