Contribute to the National Biodiversity Data Centre Online knowledge quest As part of Ireland’s contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity, the National Biodiversity Data Centre is hosting a major meeting of scientists and recorders on 26th & 27th August to provide an overview on the state of knowledge on Ireland’s biodiversity in 2010. The event will provide a major benchmark on the current state of biodiversity knowledge in Ireland, and will identify the major knowledge gaps that still exist. If you wish to contribute to the identification of knowledge gaps but are unable to attend the meeting you can contribute your view through an online survey by clicking here.

The Irish National Platform for Biodiversity Research is a forum for scientists, policy makers and other interested stakeholders involved in the field of biodiversity research.

The platform is run under the auspices of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and administered by a secretariat (BEC Consultants Ltd).

It forms part of a wider network of biodiversity platforms across Europe that link into European initiatives through the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS).

The aims of the platform include:

• Facilitating biodiversity research in Ireland, taking into account the needs of the research community, stakeholders, policy makers and the public
• Defining national biodiversity research needs
• Improving the exchange of information between the research community and policy makers
• Linking with the EPBRS and other European and international biodiversity networks