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Searching, visualisation and data download mechanisms for numerical model data In line with its commitment to improve data access, the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)…

Report from the Museums Journal by Simon Stephens Natural history collections, which are vital for scientific and environmental research, are under threat, according to curators…

The NBN Record Cleaner is a tool designed to help improve the quality of wildlife records. A new version of this desktop application improves the…

The OPAL Grants Scheme aims to help natural history societies and recording schemes grow and flourish.  To date we have distributed grants totaling £175,000 to…

We are delighted to inform you that the Petition for a Royal Charter for the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management was considered at a…

The Natural Forest Standard (NFS) is a newly-developed carbon standard focused on the conservation of natural forests. The Natural Forest Standard (NFS) recognises the global…

The NBN Trust is sad to report of the death of Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre.  He died of a heart…

The Mitten Crab Recording Project was one year old on 25th September.  As a result of the project there are 140 verified reports in the…

Download October 2012 NBN eNews In this issue: Free Indicia workshops Data Access Controls – web pages  NBN Conference – bookings close 2nd November! Improvements…

My life in biological recording Being serious about biological recording has come to me relatively late in life.  I grew up north of Copenhagen, and…

In last month’s eNews we heard from John Bratton who provided a user’s perspective of iRecord.  This month we bring you news of several improvements…

Free Indicia Workshops Places are available on two free Indicia training workshops taking place at the Biological Records Centre at CEH Wallingford: Indicia for Developers,…

Why we need your data The Environment Agency needs your information about rare wildlife. We regulate others and we impact the environment ourselves. To carry…

        The goal of iRecord is to make it easier for wildlife sightings to be collated, checked by experts and made available…

IEEM 2012 Autumn/Winter Training IEEM, the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, is running a number of training events which will be of interest to NBN…

Download September 2012 eNews In this issue: New launch date for NBN Gateway iRecord – a users perspective NBN Conference early bird deadline closing Data…

This is an important update to our communications about the launch of version 5 of the NBN Gateway and its new system of data access…

With the help of the recording community, the ‘Biological Recording and Species Identification Programme’ previously administered by the University of Birmingham has now been transferred “lock, stock…

Download August 2012 eNews In this issue: Important notice about uploading data to the NBN Gateway Data Access Controls – new web pages now available…

What is a Garden BioBlitz? It's a list of all the wildlife you can find in your garden over a 24hr period. You don't need…