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Citizen science project builds on award winning cross-cultural collaboration in eastern Arnhem Land

7th November 2018

In April 2018, Rangers from eastern Arnhem Land Indigenous Protected Areas and Macquarie University ecologists extended their cross-cultural biodivers…

Citizen Science: Innovation in open science, society and policy

24th October 2018

A new open access book explores the active participation of the public in science, innovation and society, including a case study from the Atlas of Li…

DigiVol: One Million Tasks!

3rd October 2018

The DigiVol website began with one Australian Museum project, we've now completed one million tasks.

New feature – occurrence record download history and DOI support

27th August 2018

The ALA now allows users to see a history of their occurrence record downloads. We have also introduced the automatic creation of a ‘digital object …

Spotlight on ALA Users – Nocturnal wildlife enthusiast Josh Bowell

15th August 2018

Josh speaks with us about nocturnal wildlife photography, conservation and sensitive data in the ALA.

Another way to find citizen science projects

7th August 2018

People keen to contribute to a science project can now use People Powered – a new search tool designed to help citizens connect with science project…

Brisbane City Council selects ALA for biodiversity data management

The largest local government in Australia, Brisbane City Council, has chosen the Atlas of Living Australia as its approved corporate platform for envi…

Because of Her, We Can! NAIDOC Week: Stories from the Atlas of Living Australia

Within our Indigenous Ecological Knowledge program of work, the Atlas of Living Australia works with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women …

ALA in use: Dave Maynard, Environmental Consultant

We talk with an ecologist and environmental consultant, about how he uses the ALA to inform environmental impact assessments and offset planning for d…