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An invitation to apply for the second round of funding under Project 4 of the Defra Fund for Biodiversity Recording in the Voluntary sector has…

A refresh of the Scotland's Environment website provides new tools and resources to access the wide range of environmental information that is currently spread across…

Following the release of NBN Gateway 5 in October and the subsequent teething problems we encountered, we are pleased to report that these are now…

On 30 October, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced grants totalling £21m to conserve nine distinctive landscapes. This investment will ensure a boost for rural…

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Draft Corporate Plan As NRW is a new organisation, it is developing its first corporate plan through a series of consultations…

In response to a request from the Cabinet Office, as part of its work on hosting the Open Government Partnership Summit, the Environment Agency has…

We are sad to report that Robert “Bob” George passed away on 9th November.   We understand that he maintained his interest in his past…

The NBN Trust awards honorary membership to individuals who have made an outstanding personal contribution towards the objectives of the Trust.  The award is usually…

The Marine Biological Association (MBA) was established in 1884 and has a long and distinguished history as a learned society both in providing advice to…

The Welsh Government wants ideas to help inform how to make best use of its new £6m Nature Fund. Ideas need to be practical action…

Download NBN eNews October 2013 In this issue: NBN Gateway 5 update 90 million records! ALERC annual conference report News from the Grasshoppers & Relatives…

Orthopterists’ Meeting  Everyone is very welcome to attend the annual Orthopterists’ meetings, whether to present research or just to listen and meet others.  Talks, posters…

The Mineral Products Association (MPA), the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries, has launched its new National…

Image shows the winner of the Cooper-Heyman Cup, Lafarge Tarmac's Ibsley Quarry, Hampshire The MPA Awards ceremony, which had the theme 'Realising the Potential…Progress and…

The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) is delighted to announce [25 October 2013] the very first Chartered Ecologists.  This important milestone in…

Written by Eric Fletcher, RECORD The 16th October saw the fourth ALERC annual conference held in the BVSC Centre in Birmingham. The conference attracted eighty…

Written by Mark Wills In the midst of the ALERC annual conference, the Annual General Meeting took place just after lunch.  Normally the AGM is…

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…