Description: The establishment of the St Helena Biological Records System (SHBRS) was pivotal, introducing a web portal and app to increase comprehension, awareness and knowledge of the island’s biodiversity. Aimed at informing environmental management and ecosystem-level conservation strategies, the project prioritised invertebrates and plants initially, fostering local capacity in biological recording, data management, and analysis. Through a citizen science initiative involving identified species across diverse taxa, the system underwent rigorous testing to support targeted conservation and biodiversity efforts. This initiative facilitated unprecedented access to the biological records system via the iRecord St Helena web portal and app, garnering widespread adoption among stakeholder groups. By the end of the project timeline, the database comprised 2,948 species entries as a functional baseline, allowing continual inclusion of new occurrence records. This significant advancement underscores enhanced capabilities in biological recording and data analysis, empowering informed decision-making for sustainable environmental preservation and emphasizing the project’s crucial role in advancing scientific knowledge and conservation efforts in St Helena.
Duration: 19 months
