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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…

Written by Eric Fletcher, RECORD The 16th October saw the fourth ALERC annual conference held in the BVSC Centre in Birmingham. The conference attracted eighty…

Written by Mark Wills In the midst of the ALERC annual conference, the Annual General Meeting took place just after lunch.  Normally the AGM is…

The Mineral Products Association (MPA), the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries, has launched its new National…

Image shows the winner of the Cooper-Heyman Cup, Lafarge Tarmac's Ibsley Quarry, Hampshire The MPA Awards ceremony, which had the theme 'Realising the Potential…Progress and…

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…

Many of you are aware that the NBN Gateway version 5 has launched and some of you have been in touch regarding issues that you…

We are delighted to announce that we have uploaded the 90 millionth record to the NBN Gateway. The record is that of a caddisfly, Goera…

Written by John van Breda In the spirit of Indicia as an open-source software project to support biological recording, on a couple of balmy days…

The refreshed Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS), the 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity, was published on 19th June 2013. This is Scotland’s response to the Aichi…

Welcome to the Freshwater Habitats Trust   This September saw the end of an era for Pond Conservation as it changed to the Freshwater Habitats…

Download NBN eNews September 2013   In this issue:  Launch of the new NBN Gateway – 18 October 2013   The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Conference…

Important dates We are aiming to make the transition from the old to the new NBN Gateway as seamless as possible, but the following dates…

One month left to take part in the OPAL Tree Health Survey BBC One Show Wildlife Reporter Mike Dilger (right) tests the OPAL Tree Health…

The Marine Biological Association has produced a set of verification rules for sea anemones and soft corals which are now available for use in NBN…

11th INTECOL Congress, Ecology: Into the next 100 years From Sunday 18th to Thursday 22nd August the NBN Trust was one of the stand holders…

Are you studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in ecology or a related subject? Are you a science professional carrying out biodiversity research? Do…

Identifying wildlife has been named as one of the most endangered everyday skills in the UK, according to a survey by a Peterborough-based charity.  …

Download NBN eNews August 2013 In this issue: NBN Conference Early Bird deadline NBN Trust membership scheme update INTECOL 2013 report and review New NBN…

Call for evidence Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is considering the merits of establishing its research centres as independent bodies, outside of the public sector.…