High-quality environmental data is fundamental to effective nature recovery. It provides the evidence needed to understand the distribution of species and habitats, identify priorities for conservation, inform planning and land management decisions and measure the success of restoration projects. The need for environmental data has increased in recent years, with the introduction of Local Nature Recovery Strategies and 30x30 targets and is set to increase further. However, the future of ecological data collection has been identified as a growing risk to the environmental sector. To help address this challenge, the Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (GLNP) is pleased to be launching a Data Resilience Project. The project aims to strengthen the resilience of ecological data held within Greater Lincolnshire by improving its quality, accessibility, reliability and overall coverage, while also helping to secure the future of data collection in the region. As the host of the Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre (LERC), the GLNP is committed to investing in the long-term sustainability of ecological data. This project will help meet the increasing demand for robust environmental evidence by supporting data collection, improving the supply of ecological data, identifying existing gaps and exploring opportunities to make greater use of indirect data sources across Greater Lincolnshire. By building a more resilient ecological evidence base, the project will ensure that high-quality environmental data continues to inform conservation, planning and nature recovery across the region for years to come. PC © Georgia Fletcher Categories Data and evidence