For Invasive Species Week 2024 join an evening TEAMS Talk with Colette O’Flynn, National Biodiversity Data Centre Tuesday 21st May 2024, 19:30 – 20:30 For anyone with an interest in biodiversity/natural heritage particularly Tidy Towns and Community Groups Brought to you by the National Network of Local Authority Biodiversity Officers in partnership with the Heritage … Continued

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is looking to appoint an Invasive Species Programme Manager. One of the key work programmes of the National Biodiversity Data Centre is around Invasive Alien Species. The Centre has built a large knowledge-base around invasive species in Ireland  https://invasives.ie/, it manages the National Invasive Species database, provides alerts for newly arrived … Continued

Ireland’s Invasive Alien Species Soil and Stone Pathway Action Plan 2023 – 2027 Public Consultation Date Released: Thursday, May 4, 2023 The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are inviting interested parties to provide comments and make submissions on ‘Ireland’s Invasive Alien Species Soil and Stone Pathway Action Plan 2023 – 2027’. The relevant documents, … Continued

In July, 22 new species were added to the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern, known as ‘the Union list’ bringing the total number species on the Union list to 88.1 These additional species include 1 algae, 4 plant and 17 animal species. Of these species 11 are terrestrial, 9 are freshwater and … Continued

Record your actions on invasive species through our new mapping system! Our online mapping system for tracking work being carried out on invasive species in Ireland Actions on Invasives, has been released! If you have taken any action to address the threat of invasive species, please register for an account on our site and log … Continued

Tackling Invasive Alien Species, North and South! The National Biodiversity Data Centre and Northern Ireland Environment Agency jointly launch two new invasive species websites during Invasive Species Week 2022. www.invasives.ie  www.invasivespeciesni.co.uk 16th May 2022 The National Biodiversity Data Centre and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency are delighted to come together to jointly launch their two … Continued

Invasive Species Week 2022

For one week every year, organizations across Ireland, the UK, Isle of Mann, Jersey and Guernsey come together for a week of action to raise awareness on invasive alien species and actions to prevent their spread. Invasive Species Week is led by the the GB Non-native Species Secretariat. Invasive Species Week 2022 will be held during … Continued

Press Release ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ Campaign to protect Irish Waterways launched by Leave No Trace Ireland, the National Biodiversity Data Centre and Partners   A new initiative to raise awareness about the spread of harmful invasive plant species and the impact of litter on Irish waterways has been launched by Leave No Trace Ireland in … Continued