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Many of you are aware that the NBN Gateway version 5 has launched and some of you have been in touch regarding issues that you…

We are delighted to announce that we have uploaded the 90 millionth record to the NBN Gateway. The record is that of a caddisfly, Goera…

Written by John van Breda In the spirit of Indicia as an open-source software project to support biological recording, on a couple of balmy days…

The refreshed Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS), the 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity, was published on 19th June 2013. This is Scotland’s response to the Aichi…

Welcome to the Freshwater Habitats Trust   This September saw the end of an era for Pond Conservation as it changed to the Freshwater Habitats…

Download NBN eNews September 2013   In this issue:  Launch of the new NBN Gateway – 18 October 2013   The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Conference…

Important dates We are aiming to make the transition from the old to the new NBN Gateway as seamless as possible, but the following dates…

One month left to take part in the OPAL Tree Health Survey BBC One Show Wildlife Reporter Mike Dilger (right) tests the OPAL Tree Health…

11th INTECOL Congress, Ecology: Into the next 100 years From Sunday 18th to Thursday 22nd August the NBN Trust was one of the stand holders…

Are you studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in ecology or a related subject? Are you a science professional carrying out biodiversity research? Do…

Identifying wildlife has been named as one of the most endangered everyday skills in the UK, according to a survey by a Peterborough-based charity.  …

Download NBN eNews August 2013 In this issue: NBN Conference Early Bird deadline NBN Trust membership scheme update INTECOL 2013 report and review New NBN…

The Marine Biological Association has produced a set of verification rules for sea anemones and soft corals which are now available for use in NBN…

Call for evidence Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is considering the merits of establishing its research centres as independent bodies, outside of the public sector.…

The current NBN membership scheme has been in place since summer 2010. It was created to offer a range of membership levels that would suit…

The Biological Records Centre has been working with a number of national recording schemes to develop new verification rules for NBN Record Cleaner, the free…

Download July 2013 eNews In this issue: Update on release of NBN Gateway version 5 New NBN Record Cleaner Rules now available Verifying and sharing…

I’ve always loved taking photographs, but when my wildlife interest in “all things small” started to take hold a few years ago the one thing…

As we reported in the March issue of eNews, the release of the new NBN Gateway was delayed due to performance issues caused by insufficient…

The Biological Records Centre (BRC) is carrying out trials of online verification of biological records, using the iRecord system as a test for online verification…