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About the award The University of Exeter's Colleges of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences and College of Life and Environmental Sciences are delighted to offer…

Built developments and mineral extraction can bring social benefits. However, if developments decrease biodiversity there could be a net loss of human well-being. Planning policy…

You will be aware that we are in the process of upgrading the NBN Gateway and that we recently released the first phase on a…

UPDATE – DEFRA Fund Project 4 now inviting applications An invitation to apply for funding under Project 4 of the Defra Fund for Biodiversity Recording…

Download January 2013 eNews. In this issue: NBN Gateway version 5 Defra fund project 4 – invitation to apply for funding Guide to the NBN…

Plantlife Plantlife has now added its Wildflowers Count data to iRecord.  Wildflowers Count is the UK’s only annual national wild plant survey, and it aims…

On 1st December 2012, 30 research institutions from 15 European countries, Brazil, Israel and the Philippines, and more than 30 associated partners started EU BON…

Charities call on volunteers to help survey threatened hedgehogs Hedgehog numbers in Britain are declining by three to five per cent each year in towns…

Rollout of NBN Gateway Version 5 Version 5 of the NBN Gateway has now been released at http://staging.testnbn.net/ If you are a data provider and…

In 1968, as an undergraduate,  I saw a notice in the Hancock Museum about the moth recording scheme and at the time was courting a…

The Defra consultation seeks views on proposals for the designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English inshore and English and Welsh offshore waters. A…

On 12 December 2012, Environment Secretary Owen Patterson announced the start of the Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England. This follows a…

Chalara is a serious disease that has affected a high proportion of ash trees in northern Europe. Its presence within the UK was detected in…

The fungal pathogen Chalara fraxinea is killing ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) throughout Europe. Also potentially under threat is the large diversity of lichens that these…

Download December 2012 eNews In this issue: NBN Gateway version 5 Defra fund project invitation to tender-deadline 9th Jan 2013 NBN Trust Secretariat office move…

John Newbould may be known to many of you, through his work at the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU), the National Federation for Biological Recording (NFBR)…

“Biological recording – fit for purpose? Around 180 people assembled at the Royal Society in London on 23rd November for the 12th annual conference of…

Improving data flow and data exchange One of the key project areas under the NBN Trust’s contract with Defra is improving data flow and data…

A new practical guide on how to develop, implement and evaluate citizen science projects to monitor the UK’s environment was published on 23rd November and…

Skills for the Future funds work-based training in a wide range of skills that are needed to look after landscapes, habitats and species as well…