New partners
It's not too late to join the IYB-UK partnership if your organisation is committed to raising awareness of the importance of protecting our natural resources.
The UK partnership for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB-UK) is a diverse informal network of organisations that have come together to promote the understanding of biodiversity during International Year of Biodiversity.
IYB-UK partners have the chance to network and exchange information with other organisations, join collaborative projects, and gain extra publicity for their events through a combined media strategy and this website.
Partners include government bodies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), universities, art organisations, community interest companies, commercial organisations, conservation charities and wildlife trusts.
Become a partner
To join over 200 IYB-UK partners who are committed to conserving and celebrating the diversity of life, please download the IYB Partner application form.
Soil Association Organic Fortnight (3–17 September) is the UK’s biggest celebration of all things organic. Organic farming is a sustainable system of food production that works with nature, avoids the use of pesticides, and prohibits the use of synthetic fertilisers and genetically modified organisms.
It gives me great pleasure to start with a disclaimer. Most View articles are careful to note that they are the personal views of the writer – rather than a particular organisation. In my case, however, this is not one particular organisation, but amazingly, more than 40 organisations that have been involved with BioBlitzes this year.
And there it was. Boom. Back in London. Having cycled 3,000km, through eight different countries, to travel from the source to the mouth of the River Danube in just three weeks. That question was a sharp and sudden reminder that we were now back home, back on the bike, and back commuting to work. The adventure was over.
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