There are many biodiversity researchers at work in metropolitan New York. They come from the rich variety of institutions that call the region home: non-governmental policy and advocacy organizations, universities, and agencies at all levels of government. But their studies are produced in a decentralized fashion, without an efficient way to be identified to the larger NYC community.

What is the net effect of this? Researchers are unaware of and cannot benefit from existing studies. Scarce funds and personnel are devoted to research that is redundant. Governments and other decision-makers do not have access to appropriate information to help them develop policies promoting reasonable development.

Are you doing conservation research in the greater New York area? If so, NYDB is for you!

Register to become an NYBD user and ensure that the results of your studies not only strengthen the overall understanding of the region's biodiversity, but also become known to those involved in the area's conservation. NYBD contains reference information only and is not intended to store actual data. However, data that are publicly available may be linked to the database.

You may add information on biodiversity studies conducted in the 31-county New York metropolitan area from 1980 to the present.

To add records to the database, you must be a registered user of the system. Use the form below to apply for a username and password, which will be sent via email. (The information you submit in your registration form is only for use by the NYBD team and will not be made public in any way.)

Thank you for your interest in conserving the New York area's biodiversity!

Questions?