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As registered users will be aware, the NBN Forum had started to receive an increasing amount of SPAM posts over the course of the last…

Background The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) arose from a recommendation in 1999 by the Biodiversity Informatics Subgroup of the Megascience Forum, set up by…

Download June NBN eNews In this issue: Bouchout Declaration for Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey 2013 The NBN and GBIF New App…

   Written by Zoë Randle (Surveys Officer) at Butterfly Conservation Image of Small Tortoiseshell in Barley courtesy of Tim Melling The Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey…

Image of fox courtesy of Vic Sharratt Around one million mammals are killed on UK roads each year, but People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)…

The latest report looking at the trial reintroduction of beavers at Knapdale in Argyll has been published by independent monitors of the trial, Scottish Natural…

Written by Abi Mansley of the Nectar Network project Images courtesy of Northumberland National Park Northumberland National Park has teamed up with Northumbrian Water and…

GBIF has released its 2013 Science Review, which compiles peer-reviewed research papers from last year that make use of data published through GBIF’s global infrastructure,…

Image courtesy of Susannah Penn Following the successful reintroduction of rare hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) to an undisclosed woodland location in Nottinghamshire last year, the…

The NBN Trust would like to open this response for comment.  Please could you inform us by 9am Friday 13th June if you:   1…

The effects of climate change are moving from the realm of simulation to stark reality. Understanding, managing and mitigating these effects is a critical endeavour…

Download the March 2014 NBN eNews. In this issue: The Asian Shore Crab reaches mainland UK Ministry of Justice and its Biodiverse Estate Defra Review…

Environment YES is an innovative competition for early career researchers which raises awareness of the commercialisation of environmental science ideas. The competition is funded by…

The Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) reaches the mainland UK. Two sightings of the non-native Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) have been recorded in the…

March 2014 marked the end of the most recent contract between the NBN Trust and Defra. Two and half years have passed very quickly and…

The first ever national inventory of wildlife-rich brownfield habitat has been launched on a new interactive website in partnership with Natural England, Buglife, the Invertebrate…

Death's Head Hawk Moth courtesy of Trevor James On 29th April, the Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS) celebrated its 50th birthday. Current and past staff, volunteers,…

Written by Phil Thomas, Ministry of Justice's Ecology Manager and Principal Ecologist Introduction The Ministry of Justice(MoJ) estate is probably not the first organisation that…

Written by Louise Lund Christensen   (Buzzard and all images c. Dean Bricknell) Since the beginning of March this year, The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC) has…

Current status The technical team is working on issues relating to the download log and it is currently being tested.  We hope to issue the…