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“BioBlitz” is a popular format for public participation in biological recording, where members of the public, school groups and volunteers work alongside experienced naturalists, ecologists…

Download the March 2014 NBN eNews.   In this issue: NBN Gateway update and information Interview with Dr Jim Munford, the NBN Trust’s outgoing CEO…

Stability of the NBN Gateway   Work has been ongoing to improve the stability of the NBN Gateway 5.  We know that mapping speed and…

The BIG Challenge of 'do one thing' invites you to add one new biodiversity enhancement to your construction site, development or existing building.   The…

The technical team has discovered an issue in the NBN Gateway 5, which relates to time limited access requests.    The NBN Gateway supports two different…

A groundbreaking new technique analysing DNA traces in water offers hope for the future protection of rare and endangered aquatic species – including Britain’s population…

A new project to protect and celebrate the unique elm heritage of the Sussex coast has been given the green light thanks to a grant…

Mark the return of Spring by listening out for the cuckoo!   Help in recording what is for many the distinctive sound of Spring –…

The Government’s Natural Capital Committee published its second report on 11 March. The Natural Capital Committee was one of the headline commitments in the UK…

March 2014 NBN eNews   Download the March 2014 NBN eNews.   In this issue: New CEO for the NBN Trust  ALERC National Coordinator –…

Track a Tree, a new citizen science project to record spring in the UK's woodlands, has just launched its new website Track a Tree is…

Written by Guy Baker, MBA All life on Earth depends on the ocean. The question that is underlying much research into life in the seas…

The University of Edinburgh is delighted to announce that there are fully funded postgraduate opportunities on its new MSc Learning for Sustainability and the established…

The original collaboration between NBN Trust and ALERC to provide the National Coordinator post finishes with the Defra – NBN contract at the end of…

Plant health expert Dr David Slawson, joins the OPAL team from the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), where he had been leading public engagement…

For the first time, the NBN Trust exhibited at Ecobuild, which for the 2014 show was a celebration of 10 years of championing a greener…

Written by Laura Graham – Postgraduate Research Student Urban Conservation and Ecological Modelling School of Geography University Of Nottingham In an attempt to move away from…

rNBN is an R package that uses the new NBN Gateway to make data even more accessible. Written for the statistical programming language R, the…

Written by Rachel Stroud Given how fast time has flown already, I feel I should properly introduce myself and give you an insight into my…

As you will be aware, Jim Munford is retiring as Chief Executive of the NBN Trust at the end of May.  We are now pleased…