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Marian Spain has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Plantlife.  She takes up the role with a strong track record of leading high…

Image courtesy of N. Hoar The National BioBlitz Conference took place at the beginning of November and the report of the day can be downloaded…

The Birmingham Voluntary Service Council, familiar with ALERC conference goers, was host to another biodiversity data session, this time organised by CIEEM.  Accessing and Using…

Download December's NBN eNews. In this issue: Merry Christmas! NBN Conference survey results BioBlitz Conference report and resource Accessing and Using Biodiversity Data course report…

New REST web services A suite of new ‘RESTful’ NBN web services was launched in October.  These web services are fully functional and are powering…

Future challenges for the NBN: the 13th Annual Conference of the National Biodiversity Network, 15th November 2013 Against a backdrop of reduced Government funding, changes…

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…

Download November's NBN eNews In this issue: NBN Gateway 5 latest information  Bob George Honorary Membership of the NBN Trust NBN Conference report and presentations…

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