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We’re frond of plants – ALA at the Australasian Plant Pathology Association conference 2025

9th September 2025

Plants are the third biggest type of occurrence record in the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), with over 24 million occurrence records. And scientific…

a numbat, a small fluffy mammal with stripes

ALA Insights: The hidden world of sensitive species data

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) provides reliable biodiversity data for research and conservation, but did you know it also plays a key role in ma…

ALA interns dive into real-world projects

25th March 2025

Supporting the next generation to gain hands-on experience in STEM fields is critical to engaging and inspiring our future researchers and data scient…

close up of two orchid flowers on a single plant. The flowers have six purple long pointed petals, and the centre of each flower is orange

How do we get more rare species records?

19th March 2025

While some species have millions of observations recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), many lesser-known species have few or even no public…

Director’s Update – March 2025

13th March 2025

Welcome to the March 2025 edition of our Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) newsletter. In December I had the privilege of attending a fantastic event on…

ALA Webinar: Harnessing biodiversity data to support Australian industry

Access to biodiversity data supports many industries, such as environmental consulting, agriculture, mining, forestry and tourism. By leveraging this …

New biodiversity data set to benefit all

17th December 2024

The Atlas of Living Australia's (ALA) Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program (ABDMP) offers grants to support people and institutions in ma…

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ALA Webinar: Generous interfaces for discovering complex biodiversity data

18th November 2024

How can we ensure our data can be easily and generously accessed? In this webinar, Generous interfaces for discovering biodiversity data, the ALA̵…