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Over the last 12 months the NBN Secretariat has undertaken a review of data licensing on the NBN Gateway. This was done at a number…

New UK awards for biological recording   Written by John Sawyer, CEO, NBN Trust j.sawyer@nbn.org.uk Twitter: @_JohnSawyer   The National Biodiversity Network, in conjunction with the…

The NBN Crowdsourcing Data Capture Summit    With just over two weeks to go to the NBN Crowdsourcing Data Capture Summit and over 40 people…

Written by Lizzy Arnold, NBN Data Project Officer   The NBN Secretariat is currently building a database of all biological recording schemes and surveys in the…

Written by Christine Johnston, Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum Co-ordinator The Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum (SBIF) has this year been working on developing a National Data Flow Pathway…

Contributors’ stories sought Ben Brown wants to hear your perspectives on the changing biological recording landscape   The NBN Strategy 2015-2020 and accompanying Action Plan…

Written by Lizzy Arnold   Hi, I’m Lizzy. I’m a student studying BSc Environmental Management at Bangor University and I have recently completed my summer…

Written by Lizzy Arnold, NBN Data Project Officer This year marks fifteen years since the National Biodiversity Network Trust was set up as an independent…

Following the release of the new NBN Strategy 2015-2020 in July 2015 the NBN Secretariat has begun work to facilitate its implementation through delivery of…

Abstract submissions are open For the first time, we are opening up the NBN Conference and offering speaking slots to individuals who are interested in…

Free mobile phone app will help monitor UK’s grasshoppers and crickets  Image of Great  Green Bush Cricket courtesy of David Browne ‘iRecord Grasshoppers’ a free…

“From global to local – building the NBN Partnership”   Where and when Dates: Thursday 19th and Friday 20th November 2015 Venue: Lakeside Conference Centre, Sand Hutton,…

View NBN eNews August 2015   In this issue: Collecting and sharing biological data to educate and inform 2015 NBN Conference – bookings are open!…

The National Biodiversity Network wants to recognise significant achievement and celebrate success in biological recording and information sharing. The NBN Secretariat has therefore established a…

Written by Katy Potts, ID Trainers for the Future Welcome to the next update from the Identification trainers for the future programme. I’m Katy and…

Written by Caroline Coleman & Lucy Lush, Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre   How would you know where to find different grasslands or other habitats such as…

Alan Stewart Nominated by: National Forum for Biological Recording Having been interested in natural history since childhood (first with birds, then plants, then insects), Alan has…

Over the last 12 months members of the National Biodiversity Network have been working together to develop a new five-year strategy. That document has now…

NBN Strategy 2015 – 2020 now published   Written by John Sawyer, CEO, NBN Trust E: j.sawyer@nbn.org.uk  Twitter: @_JohnSawyer   Over the last 12 months…

Written by Tim Corner, Manager – Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (BRERC)                          …