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Mapping Ireland’s Biodiversity. National Biodiversity Data Centre’s information portal & mapping system http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/. What will the Mapping System do?. Produce an on-line Atlas of Ireland’s Biodiversity
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Mapping Ireland’s Biodiversity National Biodiversity Data Centre’s information portal & mapping system http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/
What will the Mapping System do? • Produce an on-line Atlas of Ireland’s Biodiversity • Report on progress with implementation of EU Directives and international conventions • Provide local authorities with data for strategic planning and development control • Provide a resource for researchers & assist knowledge transfer • Enable an early warning system for invasive species to be developed • Track species distributions as they respond to climate change
National Biodiversity Database c. 400,000 records 3,700 species 22 National databases Target of 1 million records by end of 2009!
CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshnamixtacolonisation of Ireland since 2000 2000
CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshnamixtacolonisation of Ireland since 2000 2001
CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshnamixtacolonisation of Ireland since 2000 2002
CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshnamixtacolonisation of Ireland since 2000 2003
Ireland’s squirrels • Red Squirrel – Species Action Plan • Grey Squirrel – invasive species
National Biodiversity Data Management System Central repository for biodiversity data Resource for researchers, recorders, stakeholders On-line publishing facility Tools for making data & information accessible to data users Efficiencies in delivery of public policy