Isle of Wight Local Records Centre - IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Invertebrate Records 1853- 2011

Lead organisation: Isle of Wight Council (Governmental)

IWLRC is a partnership-led biological records centre hosted by the Isle of Wight Council. Launched in April 2010, IWLRC has been established with the aim of collecting, collating, managing and disseminating information on the Island’s wildlife

Policy uptake explanation

This information plays an essential role in decision-making at all levels, helping to protect and improve biodiversity on the Island and beyond.(...) To make data available to all those who require it, including local authorities, government agencies (...). The services of Local Record Centres should be sought to ensure compliance with Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (...)

Additional information

Source Inventory of environmental citizen science projects
Web site http://www.wildonwight.co.uk/lrc/
Contact point http://www.wildonwight.co.uk/lrc/contact.php
Start/end date 2010 - Unknown
Still active? Yes

Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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