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First ALA records of elusive Leichhardt’s Grasshopper in Arnhem Land

20th January 2015

** This post has been written and produced by the Yugul Mangi Rangers of south-east Arnhem Land, with Emilie Ens and Mitchell Scott (Macquarie Univers…

GBIF Spain launches new national data portal

20th January 2015

GBIF Spain released its new national biodiversity data portal on Friday, November 28, at an event at Real Jardín Botánico-CSIC in Madrid. The new si…

Counting koalas for conservation

15th January 2015

The National Koala Count is an innovative, large-scale citizen science initiative developed by the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA), which runs…

ALA welcomes new data provider: the University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU)

18th December 2014

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) recently welcomed a new data provider: the University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU). Home to approximately 100,000…

Learning by doing: The ALA is sponsoring Yugul Mangi Rangers and ecologists to conduct two-way biodiversity research in remote Arnhem Land

5th December 2014

The Aboriginal Yugul Mangi Rangers (a group of 5 men and 4 women) are working together with Emilie Ens and Mitchell Scott, ecologists from Macquarie U…

Learning by doing: sponsoring Yugul Mangi Rangers and ecologists in remote Arnhem Land

5th December 2014

The Aboriginal Yugul Mangi Rangers (a group of 5 men and 4 women) are working together with Emilie Ens and Mitchell Scott, ecologists from Macquarie U…

Calling all citizen scientists

5th November 2014

With summer almost here, now is the perfect time to get out of the house and enjoy Australia’s great outdoors. And what better way to do it than by …

ESA delegates learn about the ALA Spatial Portal

10th October 2014

Over 50 delegates from the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) conference now have a better understanding of the data and tools provided by the Atla…

Upcoming event: ReefBlitz, Cannonvale Beach, QLD.

9th October 2014

On October the 24th and 25th, the first ever ReefBlitz will be happening at Cannonvale Beach (just north of Airlie Beach) in Queensland. Whether you w…