Access to reliable ecological data is essential for understanding, protecting and improving London’s natural spaces, for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Yet too often this information remains scattered or underused. This new article series explores how...
Green spaces and biodiversity hold a wealth of importance in London. They are vital for conserving species, enhancing climate resilience, improving health and wellbeing, providing amenity space, and much more! Additionally, there are a wide range of sectors,...
David Allen, GiGL Volunteer In 2011, I wrote about my involvement with the ornithology records of the London Natural History Society, noting that I had first crossed their path some twenty years before that. Five years on, the nature of the project has changed, but...
Tom Hunt, ALERC, & Rosie Whicheloe, The Ecology Consultancy The Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) requires its members to share data with Local Environmental Records Centres. Yet in many cases this is not happening. Should...
Ella Vogel, NBN Secretariat Of the hundreds of thousands of biological records collected by environmental consultants and other ecological professionals, only a very small number are shared beyond the commissioning agency. This is due in part to the lack of a standard...
