Simon Clarke Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 More than 300 BASC shoots join online revolution. 7th May 2013…………….……………………………………………….immediate release 320 shoots have now signed up to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Green Shoots Mapping programme, a secure online system that records species and habitats of national importance found on land managed for shooting. The programme, created in 2012, asks BASC members to provide detailed information about the wildlife and habitats found on their shooting land. This information creates a picture of the environment which is valuable to conservation. BASC can use the information to develop projects which contribute to national and international conservation goals. Green Shoots Mapping now covers 600 square kilometers of land. 3,700 species records and almost 1,300 habitat records have been made. The most regular species recorded include woodcock, barn owl, lapwing and brown hare. Almost 90% of users are allowing their records to be shared with conservation partners and this provides a powerful statement of shooting’s conservation value. Green Shoots Mapping also allows members to create individual maps which they can download and share. Members are making maps of their game shoots so people know exactly where drives are, where there are safe routes on and off mountains and saltmarshes or to confirm the boundaries of their shooting land. Ian Danby, BASC's head of biodiversity projects, said: “It is very encouraging to see the numbers involved in our Green Shoots mapping programme on the rise. Members taking part in Green Shoots provide BASC with the evidence that shooting makes a huge contribution to conservation as well promoting the link between healthy environments and shooting sports.” For further information on the Green Shoots mapping programme please contact Ian Danby on 01244 573024 or click here ENDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Clarke Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Free to BASC members - bespoke maps can be made and downloaded to precisely define permission land etc. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 More than 300 BASC shoots join online revolution. 7th May 2013…………….……………………………………………….immediate release 320 shoots have now signed up to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Green Shoots Mapping programme, a secure online system that records species and habitats of national importance found on land managed for shooting. The programme, created in 2012, asks BASC members to provide detailed information about the wildlife and habitats found on their shooting land. This information creates a picture of the environment which is valuable to conservation. BASC can use the information to develop projects which contribute to national and international conservation goals. Green Shoots Mapping now covers 600 square kilometers of land. 3,700 species records and almost 1,300 habitat records have been made. The most regular species recorded include woodcock, barn owl, lapwing and brown hare. Almost 90% of users are allowing their records to be shared with conservation partners and this provides a powerful statement of shooting’s conservation value. Green Shoots Mapping also allows members to create individual maps which they can download and share. Members are making maps of their game shoots so people know exactly where drives are, where there are safe routes on and off mountains and saltmarshes or to confirm the boundaries of their shooting land. Ian Danby, BASC's head of biodiversity projects, said: “It is very encouraging to see the numbers involved in our Green Shoots mapping programme on the rise. Members taking part in Green Shoots provide BASC with the evidence that shooting makes a huge contribution to conservation as well promoting the link between healthy environments and shooting sports.” For further information on the Green Shoots mapping programme please contact Ian Danby on 01244 573024 or click here ENDS who are these partners? is there any risk of this info being leaked to anti shooting/blood sports groups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Clarke Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 The data is secured and personal to the individual concerned. How much you make available to share is up to you. BASC asks if you are willing to share "species records" - ie sightings and locations of species. The location is recorded in one kilometre square boxes. See: Full tutorial videos the Terms and Conditions on Data state: Data Sharing The majority of BASC members who have taken part in Green Shoots postal surveys agreed to share their wildlife records (over 48,000 by 2011) with other bona fide conservation bodies, who also share wildlife records with us. Sharing wildlife records is a powerful contribution to conservation and this experience has not resulted in any problems for BASC or BASC members. The opportunity to share information remains under your control. Your grant of permission is indicated by leaving the box checked where the website prompts either:• By leaving this box checked you are giving your permission to BASC to share the records on this page with conservation partners in accordance with the terms and conditions for this website on the add-a-shoot area or edit shoot area• By leaving this box checked you are giving your permission to BASC to share this record with conservation partners in accordance with the terms and conditions for this websiteon the species recording area. To decline or withdraw your consent, as may be appropriate in circumstances where confidentiality is paramount, you simply uncheck the box. BASC will only share records for the purposes set out in these terms and conditions. The information shared will include habitat types and species, date, abundance, qualifier (adult, juvenile, egg etc) and grid reference. For wildlife records provided on the species recording area the grid reference will be the one you provided. For habitat and wildlife records provided in the add-a-shoot area or edit shoot area the grid reference will be taken as the centre of the mapped shape. Your personal information, i.e. about you, will not be shared. The provider of the record will simply appear as “BASC member”. Where BASC has been given your permission to share records, we may upload those records onto the National Biodiversity Network (NBN). The NBN is the proper and accredited national provider of wildlife information to which other conservation bodies and biological record centres provide information. Placing wildlife records on this site represents a powerful contribution to conservation. When records appear on the NBN the exact grid reference is not identified. Records are attributed to the one kilometre square block in which the record applies. The boundaries of land mapped on this system are not shared. If for any reason you wish to change your sharing preference for any given record, you can update that record when you next visit the website. BASC will give effect to this change the next time information is shared with the NBN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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