News Releases

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  • United States Updates National Standard for Ecosystem Classification

    NatureServe, the Ecological Society of America (ESA), and federal partners at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today announced the release of Version 3.0 of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC), the official standard for classifying and mapping terrestrial ecosystems across the United States.
  • NatureServe and MBON Will Apply to Host Next GEO BON Secretariat
    NatureServe, creators of the Americas Biodiversity Observation Network (Americas-BON), together with their partners at the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) announce today their intention to participate in the call from the international conservation community and jointly apply to become the next host of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) Secretariat.
  • Interview with President & CEO Sean O'Brien
    Conservation organizations are using location technology to better understand and help protect the world’s most vulnerable species and habitats. Hear Sean O’ Brien, NatureServe president and CEO, discuss the importance and abundance of data and analytics in driving decision-making in large-scale conservation efforts in this Esri Podcast.
  • Healy Hamilton receives the SFI Conservation Leadership Award
    NatureServe’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Healy Hamilton, was honored this week with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Conservation Leadership Award for her instrumental leadership illustrating the conservation value of forest lands. Dr. Hamilton was presented with the award at SFI’s annual conference, which was aptly titled “Forests of Opportunity.”
  • Americas Biodiversity Observation Network Established
    GEO BON announced the establishment of a new partnership between 200+ organizations in 23 countries across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. NatureServe, already a premiere BON member, will coordinate the new Americas Biodiversity Observation Network.
  • NatureServe Unveils Map to Guide Conservation Investments at Esri User Conference
    NatureServe unveiled landmark new tool, the Map of Biodiversity Importance, in front of thousands of people at the Esri User Conference in San Diego, CA. This high-resolution map is the first of its kind, bringing together machine learning, expert scientists, and decades of biodiversity data from our Network to create a guide to where our nation's most imperiled species exist, and where conservation action is needed most.