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The Marine Biological Association (MBA) and DASSH have produced new best practice data guidance for citizen science projects. The guidance is delivered by the MBA, in partnership…

Written by Sam Amy, UKCEH Biological Records Centre  During 2023 over 4 million records were added to iRecord and shared from the apps and websites…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species – Conservation Insight Grants (UK/International) Scientific researchers and conservationists in the UK and around the world are invited to apply…

Hundreds of thousands of trees are being given away by the Woodland Trust, to help the UK reach its 2050 carbon net-zero target. Schools, nurseries,…

Written by Olivia Watts, Marketing Officer at the Field Studies Council A newly launched high-tech online application is set to transform the way landowners, managers…

The Field Studies Council (FSC) has announced that applications are open for the Young Darwin Scholarship, taking place this year. The FSC wants to create…

View Network News – April 2024. In this issue: Biodiversity Data Manager (NBN Atlas) Calling all teachers and young people! City Nature Challenge 2024 National…

Join sustainability professionals across business, finance, industry and government at the UK’s leading, free-to-attend, sustainability ecosystem and green investment event. Taking place 25-26 June 2024…

New investment will support the development of high-tech systems to improve environmental monitoring. The research being funded from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Defra…

City Nature Challenge is back! Join nature enthusiasts from over 500+ cities taking part in the world’s largest digital BioBlitz event – from Friday 26…

A pioneering new three-year pilot project – the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) – has been launched. For the first time, this will enable robust estimates of…

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced a funding call to increase participation and engagement in the biosciences amongst under-represented or minoritised…

Grants of between £250,000 and £1,000,000 are available for projects that restore or improve the built or natural environment. The Biffa Award Partnership Grants scheme…

UK Heritage Pulse is a collaborative data and insight project for the UK’s heritage sector informing strategy, recovery and reinvention. Organiser, the Heritage Fund, wants…

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is inviting applications for funding to pursue ambitious, high risk and high reward projects in environmental research. You must be:…

Over £25million is being awarded to projects creating and restoring natural habitats in England. Twenty projects will receive funding from the Species Survival Fund, a…

View Network News – March 2024. In this issue: NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2024 Farewell and thank you to our outgoing Trustees Exciting marine…

Through the Big Ideas pipeline, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) seeks to engage with the widest possible community to identify exciting, adventurous, and potentially transformative…

DASSH the flagship initiative of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) recently recorded an unusual sighting. Rissoides desmaresti, a species of Mantis Shrimp, was spotted by…

The GBIF Secretariat is seeking proposals from interested contractors to conduct a systematic review of scientific literature published between 2020 and 2024 that relies on…