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19th and 20th November 2015  Lakeside Conference Centre, York For the first time, the NBN Conference will run over two days and will move away…

Spring is swiftly approaching and with it BioBlitz events are springing up around the country. If you are planning your own event, whatever the scale,…

The Communications Strategy review work began in summer 2014.  This resulted in a draft Strategy, which was consulted on at the beginning of 2015 and…

Written by Karen Kramer-Wilson (Holme Dunes Image, copyright Norfolk Wildlife Trust) University of East Anglia and Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service are working in collaboration to…

View NBN eNews February 2015   In this issue: NBN inventory of un-digitised datasets Certificate in Web Writing Use of NBN Gateway Data Case Studies…

BBC World at One is 50 years old this year and is celebrating by having a series on what Britain is good at.  Chris du…

High quality, comprehensive biological data are required to protect and conserve our rich and varied species and habitats. The central focus of the National Biodiversity…

The NBN Trust is sponsoring five NBN members to gain a certificate in web writing skills. This certificate is the equivalent of a one-day workshop…

Case Study Template Introduction and background The NBN Trust is developing a series of case studies to tell the story of how data are used…

Written by Paul Gilbertson JNCC would like to update the NBN on its current position with regards to GBIF and the development of Record Commenting…

The NBN Trust undertook a technical and user review between July and December 2014 to determine if the NBN Gateway is fit for purpose. That…

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to individuals and organisations to organise public engagement events in ecology.   Ecology is defined by the BES…

We are pleased to be sharing with you the first draft of the new NBN Strategy, which is the result of work carried out over…

View NBN eNews January 2015 In this issue: Sharing: More than Simply Playing Nice NBN Strategy 2015-2020 Atlas of living Australia inspires rethink by NBN…

*Research Fortnight is the only UK publication that connects research to funding and policymaking.  John Sawyer was recently asked to write a piece for it.…

The National Biodiversity Network was privileged to have Peter Doherty (Programme Manager for the Atlas of Living Australia) in the UK for a week in…

A refresh of the NBN Strategy has been taking place over the last six months and many of you will have been involved in workshops…

CEDaR, the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording was established in 1995 by the Ulster Museum, with the active support of the Environment and Heritage Service, as…

With the forthcoming release of a new resource library on GBIF.org, the GBIF Secretariat plans to retire its former websites and associated web services, which…

We are pleased to bring you a guest feature from Professors from Michigan State University who have recently published an article on data sharing in BioScience. …