LISI Update

LISI Update

Valerie Selby, LISI Chair Invasive non-native species (INNS) are one of the largest threats to global biodiversity after habitat loss and destruction. The London Invasive Species Initiative (LISI) was created in response to this issue around 2007/8 and brings together...
Planning for Biodiversity’s Future

Planning for Biodiversity’s Future

Chloë Smith, GiGL Partnership Manager Those involved in environmental and planning policy have been busy lately. The Environment Bill is making its way through parliament and some of the cornerstone pieces of legislation that are set to emerge will have big...

News – Issue 3

GiGL online www.GiGL.org.uk is now live and already in use by GiGL’s partners and customers. One of the many outputs of last year’s successful Defra/National Biodiversity Network funded project, the website provides a portal for London biodiversity and open space...
Knowles Knows: What is a Data Use Licence?

Knowles Knows: What is a Data Use Licence?

Emma Knowles, GiGL Partnership Officer Emma is GiGL’s Partnership Officer. Drawing from her experience working with GiGL partners, research students and the community over the years, Emma will be answering frequently asked questions and explaining commonly...
Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Ancient Woodland Inventory Volunteers

Over the last 18 months GiGL have been mapping all ancient woodland in Greater London. This work will update Natural England’s Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI), allowing us to address errors and omissions in the current dataset, and will help us to ensure that all...