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IYB-UK: The UK partner response to the UN International Year of Biodiversity

biodiversityislife.net
On www.biodiversityislife.net you will find information about the International Year of Biodiversity programme across the UK. The website has a searchable database for events throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

What's on
Hundreds of events are being planned across the UK by IYB-UK partners to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity during 2010. Click here to find events in your area.

What’s On: January – December 2010 - Summer Holiday Events (pdf).

Follow IYB-UK on Twitter http://twitter.com/iybuk

BioNET and the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Audio slideshow: Mammal mail Millions of water voles, whales and wildcats are set to drop through letter boxes across the UK in the coming weeks - as the Royal Mail highlights the struggle for survival facing some of Britain's wild mammals. As part of the 2010 International year of Biodiversity, 10 new First Class stamps show creatures for whom the future is by no means secure - as the Chief Executive of The Mammal Society, Marina Pacheco, explains.

Biodiversity meets the YouTube generation with tve’s call for commissions tve is launching its second major environmental film initiative biomovies for YouTube filmmakers and animators. It’s a film competition that offers them a say on the world’s vanishing biodiversity. Watch on Youtube

Tayside Biodiversity Festival There are around 140 events planned across the Scottish Perth & Kinross, Dundee and Angus regions for the Tayside Biodiversity Festival throughout May.

Natural History Museum
Under the coordination of the Natural History Museum, 190 organizations have signed up to the national campaign and are organising activities including talks, exhibitions, public dialogues, artwork, citizen science experiments encompassing science and the arts.

IYB meets elephant parade The T-Shirt for the May22 ‘IYB meets elephant parade’ – 500 of these were printed to be worn by the artists who painted the 260 elephants which are being auctioned for Asian Elephant conservation. On biodiversity day the 260 elephants - put in streets and parks across London - were visited by their makers wearing these t-shirts to celebrate the day and to promote conservation activity.

I NHM Youth Summit on Biodiversity delegates bag. This summit for 200 a-level school children is organised by the Natural History Museum, London. It looks at the issues of the year from the basics of what biodiversity is, to the issues around its value and how we can make a difference.

InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP) and General Assembly
In 2010 the Royal Society in London celebrates the Society's 350th Anniversary. The conference will address themes related to biodiversity and the 2010 Target. More information can be found by clicking here.

Search for Species
Through this search you can look for information on all birds of the world. You can find information on a particular species or sets of species by specifying a number of different search criteria. You can select species by either picking a family (listed in taxonomic order), entering free text for a genus, species or common name Go to the website.

Lords debate on biodiversity
28 July 2010During the Lords debate, Baroness Miller asked the government what steps they were taking to reduce the decline in biodiversity. The Lord Bishop of Blackburn responded to her query by iterating the importance of maintaining the biodiversity in the region and he also discussed the measures churches are taking to preserve the environment.

For instance, many church courtyards have turned into wildlife sanctuaries with over 100 species of wild flowers being identified at St. Peter & St. Paul with St. Andrew’s church in Bedfordshire. Also churches across England have taken initiatives to get youth involved in preserving the greenery in the area. St. Christopher’s Church of England High School held a very successful ecofair which raised awareness about the importance of biodiversity. The church hopes to get as many children as possible involved in the biodiversity preservation movement since they are the ones that can truly insight change in the future. Read the details.

ADCXX
ADCXX is seeking to bring people, organisations and the community together to record and document the Fossdyke Canal in Lincoln UK. This is a multidisciplinary Arts, History, Science, Archaeological and Ecology project on what is thought to be the oldest canal in the UK.

And here is a link to the World Canal Conferences.

Winners of Biodiversity Competition Announced The winners of the International Year of Biodiversity Competition were announced this week. Alice Grey from Port Ellen Primary School on the Isle of Islay in Scotland took the top prize for primary school entries, while Shannon Church, Imogen Hale and Katie Lipscombe from St Johns School in Marlborough won the secondary school category. The competition, organised by UNESCO Associated Schools in the UK to celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, attracted 114 entries from across the UK.

Three cartoons for the International Year of Biodiversity (UK) by artist Rory McCann en - es

Yorkshire Dales National Park Celebrating the completion of Nature in the Dales, the first local biodiversity action plan for the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Dates and Venue	Event
1 March 2009 - 1 January 2012 Kew	The Great Plant Hunt
Autumn 2009, spring and autumn 2010	Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
21 November 2009 - 31 December 2010 London	Whale of a Time Workshop
26 November 2009	The World I Want
Until 18 January 2010 Moray Fifth	The Moray Fifth Partnership
1 January - 31 December 2010	Aggregate Industries
January - October 2010 Twickenham	Silas Birtwistle International Tour
Launched January 2010 Chesire	Chesire Wildlife Trust
13 - 14 January 2010 London Confirmed	Integrating Ecosystem Services Into Biodiversity Management Organized by: The Royal Society
17 January 2010 Edinburgh	Biodiversity on the Farm
20 January 2010 Aberdeen Confirmed	Café Scientifique International Year of Biodiversity Special : "Sponges, Washing Powder and Cuddly Dolphins". Speaker: Prof. Marcel Jaspars Organized by: University of Aberdeen
30 January 2010 London	Nature in Numbers
February and April 2010 Confirmed	John Muir Trust
2 February - Launches April 2010	The Environment Agency
6 February - 7 March 2010 Kew	Tropical Extravaganza
11 February - 4 March 2010 London	Tours of Kew Gardens' Orchid Nursery with potting demonstration
11 February - 23 July 2010 London	Writing the World
13 February - 1 April 2010 Newquay	Fascinating Filipinas / Philippines trail
13 - 19 February 2010 Berkshire	The Living Rainforest
14 February - 3 December 2010 Edinburgh	Biodiversity Art Award
14 - 21 February 2010 Plymouth	DZP Biodiversity Week
15 - 21 February 2010 Edinburgh	Eco Fair
25 - 26 February 2010 London Confirmed	The Foundations of Biodiversity : Saving the World's Non-vertebrates Organized by: Zoological Society of London
Launches March 2010 Bradford	City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Events
1 - 16 March 2010 Bournemouth	Bournemouth Natural Science Society Talks
3 March 2010 Milton Keynes	Doing Your Bit For Biodiversity
5 - 31 March 2010 London	Arts Catalyst Exhibition: The Occurrence of Malformation in Amphibians
5 March 2010 London	Industrial Agriculture – Perilous for Our Planet. Why small-scale ecological agriculture is the only way forward
10 March 2010 Torquay	Fashion with Passion - The Web of Life
12 - 19 March 2010 Norwich	Life Webs - Banham Zoo Road Show
12 March - 6 April 2010 Runcorn	Kenya and the African Cherry Tree
12 March - 26 September 2010 Brighton	Wildlife: Photographic Exposition
12 - 21 March 2010	National Science and Engineering Week - What on Earth is Going on?
13 March - 13 June 2010 Bristol	University of Bristol Events
13 - 21 March 2010 Paignton	Science Week
14 March 2010 Reading	Meet Mother Nature
15 - 31 March 2010 London Confirmed	The Case of the Deviant Toad - Work by Brandon Ballengée
17 March 2010 Aberdeen Confirmed	Café Scientifique International Year of Biodiversity and UK National Science and Engineering Week Special : "Getting Around" Organized by: University of Aberdeen
20 - 21 March 2010 Edinburgh	Biodiversity in Edinburgh
20 March 2010 Edinburgh	Kids bring a Grandparent Day
20 - 21 March 2010 Dundee	Curiosity and Creativity in Science, Art & Writing
21 March 2010 Oadby	Biodiversity: A Guided Walk in the Park
22 - 26 March 2010 Esher Confirmed	Hinchley Wood School's Biodiversity Week
25 March 2010 London	Taking Back Control of Our Lives – Local solutions to global problems
25 March - 23 May 2010 Lambeth	Doing the Lambeth trail
26 - 28 March 2010 Reading	Butterfly Conservation
Launches April 2010 London	City of London Burnham Beeches
From April to September 2010 Kittybrewster Confirmed	Summer Events 2010 / Organized by: Aberdeen City Council Ranger Service
1 April 2010 - 31 December 2014 London	The Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity
1 April - 16 May 2010 Llandysul	Biodiversity - who cares?
1 - 18 April 2010 Cley	Spring Quiz Trail
2 - 18 April 2010 and year long Dumfries and Galloway	Dumfries & Galloway Biodiversity Partnership
13 April 2010 London Confirmed	Conservation With Shifting Goalposts : Polar Conservation and Climate Organized by: Zoological Society of London
28 - 29 April 2010 London Confirmed	Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction : What, Why and How? Organized by: Zoological Society of London
May 2010 London	Chris Beardshaw/Bradstone/RHS Chelsea Flower Show
1 May - 31 October 2010 / year long Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire Orchard Initiative
11 May 2010 London Confirmed	Success and Failure in Conserving Species of Extreme Rarity : Lessons to be Learnt? Organized by: Zoological Society of London
15 May 2010 Hull Confirmed	Hull Biodiversity Partnership Exhibition / Organized by Hull Biodiversity Partnership
18 May 2010 West Sussex	Wildflower ID / Wild Foods Walk
20 - 22 May 2010 Cardiff Confirmed	International Year of Biodiversity 2010 in Wales
22 May 2010 Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie and Ballater Confirmed	Cairngorms BigBioBuzz Day
22 May 2010/ year long Scotland	Forestry Commission Scotland
22 May - 30 September 2010 Brighton and Hove	Big Nature Bee Aware Campaign
22 May - 31 August 2010 London Confirmed	Young Darwin Prize
23 May 2010 Cottingham Confirmed	Friends of Thwaite Gardens Open Day / Organized by Friends of Thwaite Gardens in support of the University of Hull Botanic Gardens
1 June - 9 July 2010 London	The City of London Festival (CoLF)
1 - 30 June 2010	Marine Biological Association of the UK
6 June 2010 Brighton	Big Nature Sping Watch Bioblitz
8 June 2010 London Confirmed	Conservation, Values and Religion Organized by: Zoological Society of London
12 - 13 June 2010 Bristol	Bristol Festival of Nature
12 June - November 2010 Bristol	Bristol Natural History Consortium
Summer 2010 Kent	Charles Darwin Trust
28 June - 1 July 2010 Brighton	Big Nature Heritage and Environmental Festival
July - September 2010 London Confirmed	Delve underneath the beach towel to discover nature’s diversity
1 July - 22 August 2010 Beaumaris Confirmed	Puffin Island wildlife cruises
2-11 July 2010 Brighton	The Big Biodiversity Butterfly Count
7 - 9 - 14 July 2010 London Confirmed	Apothecary: Photographic Exhibition and Lecture Series - In conjunction with “The last Survivors” project
13 July 2010 London Confirmed	Re-wilding Europe and the Return of Predators Organized by: Zoological Society of London
17 July 2010 Par Confirmed	Fowey VMCA Rockpool Ramble
20–23 July and 27–30 July North Berwick Confirmed	Explore! Summer Club
21 July 2010 Aycliffe Confirmed	Footpaths, Steps, Ragwort and Fencing
24 July - 31 August 2010 Cley Confirmed	Living Seas Summer Trail
24 - 31 July 2010 Mendip Hills Confirmed	9th EUROPARC International Junior Ranger Camp
24 July - 1 August 2010 London	The Big Butterfly Count
28 July 2010 Braemar Confirmed	Jewels of the Air
30 July 2010 Norfolk Confirmed	Bats, Broads and Biomanipulation at Barton Broad
31 July 2010 Ballymena Confirmed	Wildlife Watch Explorer Day – Ecos Nature Park
1 - 16 August 2010 Cornwall Confirmed	Atlantic Adventure Ocean Wildlife Rides
3 August 2010 Dover Confirmed	Flint Fossil Foray with the Green Gang
6 - 30 August 2010 Edinburgh Confirmed	Carole Jahme is bio-diverse!
7 August 2010 South Ayrshire Confirmed	Shoreline Ramble
10 August - 7 September 2010 Llanelli Confirmed	High Tide Watch and BBQ – WWT Llanelli
10 August 2010 Minehead Confirmed	Evening Deer Walk
14 August 2010 Cornwall Confirmed	Rockpool Ramble
14 - 18 August 2010 Cambridgeshire Confirmed	Canoe Safari
15 August 2010 East Lothian Confirmed	Wild About Art: Deep Sea Aliens
20 - 22 August 2010 Painswick, Gloucestershire Confirmed	Rococo Garden Party Organized by: Rococo Garden Trust - Rococo Garden
24 August 2010 Kent Confirmed	Green Learning Day: Botany and Butterflies
25 - 27 August 2010 Belfast Confirmed	Batty Night Out – Bog Meadows Nature Reserve
25 August 2010 Buckinghamshire Confirmed	Family Wildlife Walk
28 August 2010 Sandridge Confirmed	HeARTwood Festival
10 September 2010 Kent Confirmed	Autumnal Migration in North Kent
10 - 11 September 2010 Chelmsford Confirmed	No Plants, No Planet: Horticulture making a world of difference
11 September 2010 Eyemouth Confirmed	Seashore Safari
11 - 12 September 2010 London Confirmed	Blue Ribbon Village at the Mayor’s Thames Festival
14 September 2010 St Agnes Confirmed	The Secret Life of Seals
15 September 2010 London	Galapagos Conservation Trust
22 September 2010 London Confirmed	Bellringing for Biodiversity 22 September 2010
23 September 2010 London	Just Economics - Investing in a Green Future
1 October 2010 London Confirmed	Live web chat with Ahmed Djoghlaf, UN biodiversity chief
2 October 2010 North Yorkshire Confirmed	2020 Vision, the Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Conference
4 - 6 October 2010 London Confirmed	Census of Marine Life 10-Year Finale Organized by: Census of Marine Life, Consortium for Ocean Leadership and Office of Marine Programs, University of Rhode Island, USA
7 October - 12 December 2010 London Confirmed	Art for the Amazon: Natural History Museum uses art to tackle eco-crisis
22 October - 27 November 2010 London Confirmed	SPECIES: Art Exhibition
28 October 2010 London	Dreaming the Future, Creating the Future – The Bioneers in Europe
November 2010 Brighton and Hove	Big Nature Schools Biodiversity Conference
4 November 2010 Hampshire Confirmed	Non-Native Plants Conference Organized by: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust / New Forest Non-Native Plants Project
5 November 2010 Inverness Confirmed	Biodiversity and Climate Change Conference
16 - 17 November 2010 London Confirmed	Beyond 2010 : Strategies for Understanding and Responding to Long-Term Trends in UK Biodiversity Organized by: Natural History Museum
17 November 2010 Cardiff Confirmed	Free tickets for their "Heating the Beacons" tour
11/24/2010 London Confirmed	The Environment Agency’s annual conference
25 November 2010 Bristol Confirmed	Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation Third Annual Symposium: "Species Conservation in a Changing Climate"
27 November 2010 Cambridge Confirmed	IYB Celebrations by the Cambridge Conservation Forum

 

Past events

Launch of International Year of Biodiversity in Scotland Watch on Youtube or see pictures

Wales
20-22 May 2010, this celebration is part of a free, three-day public event at National Museum Cardiff, arranged by a partnership of organisations from across Wales, who are active in preserving biodiversity. Meet BBC wildlife presenter Rhys Jones and his reptile friends and go behind the scenes at the Museum to mark International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May). Please RSVP by 14 May 2010 through emailing [email protected] or phone: +44-29-2057-3328. More information.

Mae'r dathliad hwn yn rhan o ddigwyddiad tri diwrnod am ddim i'r cyhoedd yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd (20 - 22 Mai). Fe'i trefnwyd gan bartneriaeth o gyrff ar draws Cymru sydd wrthi'n ceisio diogelu bioamrywiaeth. Dewch i gwrdd â chyflwynydd bywyd gwyllt y BBC, Rhys Jones, a'i ymlusgiaid ac ewch tu ôl i'r llen yn yr Amgueddfa i nodi Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Amrywiaeth Biolegol (22 Mai). Atebwch erbyn 14 Mai 2010 os gwelwch yn dda drwy e-bostio [email protected] neu ffoniwch: +44-29-2057-3328. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth ar www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk/cy/brbcymru

22 May 2010, International Day for Biological Diversity, the theme for 2010 is Biodiversity, Development and Poverty Alleviation. Events in the UK.

22 May 2010, the Perth Youth Theatre Collective's eco-play "The Tree" will be celebrating the International Day for Biodiversity on 22nd May - the play is to be staged at both the Birnam Oak (of Shakespeare's fame) and the Fortingall Yew - the oldest living thing in Europe - at c5,000 years old (page 18 of the programme).

22 May 2010, Cairngorms BigBioBuzz Day
Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Ballater in the Cairngorms National Park
Three simultaneous 24 hour events are being run by the Cairngorms Local Biodiversity Action Plan in Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie and Ballater to celebrate International Year of Biodiversity. The events are aimed at getting as many people as possible involved in biodiversity related activities in a 24 hour period! The goal is to collect as much information on the biodiversity in the different localities as possible. Each location will have a designated headquarters that will include other attractions such as story telling, puppet shows, green wood working, nature games, crafts, building wildlife boxes and bushcraft. This is likely to be the largest wildlife recording event ever in Scotland and will highlight the fantastic diversity of wildlife on peoples doorsteps in the Cairngorms National Park.

Events will be happening from before dawn on the 22nd May right through to late that evening. All the events are free – although some pre-booking of activities is required. For more information visit the website or call Stephen Corcoran on 01479 870 528 or [email protected].

The Case of the Deviant Toad Work by Brandon Ballengée - In this the International Year of Biodiversity, Ballengée's artistic practice warns of high incidences of amphibian deformity in response to environmental degradation through his creation of aesthetically rich images and intriguing installations.

A Table From The Sea's Edge

Family Day event July 2010, Tentsmuir Point which is part of Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve in Fife, Scotland. Brilliant day out for over 150 visitors. Photos