The Jersey Biodiversity Centre was established in 2013 and serves as the biological records centre for Jersey and its territorial waters. As a not-for-profit organisation, it operates in partnership for the public benefit, providing biodiversity information and educational services.

The primary role of the JBC, as set out in its Constitution, is to acquire, collate, manage, and make available data in respect of Jersey’s biodiversity. The purpose of this work is to support efforts to protect Jersey's biodiversity and natural environment for future generations.

The JBC manages a continually expanding database of biological records that facilitates effective management and sharing of information. The database contains records of species from terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats, including records of species protected under the Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2021 (as amended). The data are collated from various sources, including citizen science surveys and recording schemes, professional ecologists and researchers, local and visiting experts, students, and amateur wildlife enthusiasts.

The JBC database provides researchers, professional ecologists, land and marine managers, and other environmental decision-makers with a centralised repository of biodiversity data for Jersey. This data serves as an essential resource, providing the evidence base that underpins biodiversity decision-making for land and marine management and development planning in Jersey. Additionally, this data aids in the development of local legislation and policies, and supports monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for Multilateral Environmental Agreements and biodiversity-related research.

The JBC works to support initiatives that maintain and enhance biodiversity, with a focus on biological recording and citizen science. The JBC works in close partnership with both amateur and professional biological recorders, as well as various local organisations and groups, to promote and encourage participation in biological recording. The JBC provides Jersey's biological recording community with skills training, support, resources, and tools for collecting and submitting biological records to the JBC database. Through the innovative use of technology and science, the JBC works to harness the enthusiasm and expertise of Jersey’s biological recording community and improve how data are collected, collated, managed, and shared.