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Celebrating International Geodiversity Day 2023
Published date 2023-10-06Today (Friday 6 October 2023) is International Geodiversity Day, an annual worldwide celebration and promotion of the many aspects of geodiversity. The day aims to increase understanding and awareness...
Dolphin Head and North East of Farnes Deep Offshore Survey (Blog #1): Setting sail on our first HPMA offshore survey
Published date 2023-09-15Our latest blog post is from our offshore survey team, who are embarking on a survey with the Marine Institute of Ireland to two recently designated Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) – Dolphin Hea...
Seabird censuses
Published date 2023-11-16Periodic seabird censuses across Britain and Ireland are also undertaken in addition to the annual seabird monitoring scheme (SMP).To date, there have been four completed breeding seabird censuses for...
Find out about the latest updates to the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator
Published date 2023-11-22Our latest blog post is from Nicki du Plessis, Maddie Harris, and Ellie Wood, from our Ecosystems Analysis Team. In this post, they provide an overview of the noteworthy improvements to the Global Env...
Citizen science survey methods and tools
Published date 2024-01-11In the UK, there are a number of robust national citizen science schemes – many of which contribute to the official UK Biodiversity Indicators – that deploy volunteers across the country to collect da...
Information and resources for local monitoring
Published date 2024-01-11ResourcesFor guidance on whether citizen science is suitable for your project, and to decide on the best broad approach: Choosing and Using Citizen Science: a guide to when and how to use citizen scie...
Inter-agency Air Pollution Group (IAPG)
Published date 2019-04-17Air pollution is a significant pressure on biodiversity. It is a transboundary issue and much of air pollution policy is driven by requirements at UK or international level. To support harmonisation ...
TCI conch project
Published date 2024-02-12Queen conch (Strombus gigas) supports a fishery of economic and cultural importance to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). However, it has become apparent that the fishery is facing increased pressure...
New biodiversity monitoring reports published
Published date 2024-02-14Two of our recently published reports, produced through the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme (NCEA), are exploring the use of, and approaches to, biodiversity monitoring in different...
Dogger Bank MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Please be advised that, as of 13 June 2022, fisheries management measures came into force for Dogger Bank SAC. For more information about what these fisheries measures are, please visit the gov.uk web...