Acknowledgements

Thanks to Don Cotton who provided an introduction to Ireland’s biodiversity for the State of Knowledge report.

Outside the contributing experts, many people were involved in the compilation of material for the State of Knowledge report. Their advice and support are much appreciated. They are: Paul Connolly (Marine Institute), Mark Holmes (Natural History Museum), Ian O’Connor (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology), Eamonn Kelly (Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government), Julia Nunn (Centre for Environmental Data and Recording), Cliona O’Brien (Heritage Council), Deirdre Lynn (National Parks and Wildlife Service).

Thanks to Nigel Monaghan (Natural History Museum), Mick O’Toole (Marine Institute), Alan Lauder (BirdWatch Ireland), Louise Scally (National Platform for Biodiversity Research) and Colette O’Flynn (National Biodiversity Data Centre) for chairing sessions during the Knowledge Quest event.

Thanks to the following people who contributed to the Knowledge Gaps report during the public consultation phase: Mark Brown (Royal Holloway), Tom Bolger (UCD), Conor Meade (NUI Maynooth), Keith Alexander, Cliona O’ Brien (Heritage Council), and the research branch of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.