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Christine Fournier I3N Coordinator

IABIN Invasive Species Information Network (I3N). Christine Fournier I3N Coordinator. 6 th IABIN Council Meeting Bayahibe, Dominican Republic July 14, 2009. I3N Network and Participants. 20 active countries National Leads in each country Capacity building through grants

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Christine Fournier I3N Coordinator

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  1. IABIN Invasive Species Information Network (I3N) Christine Fournier I3N Coordinator 6th IABIN Council Meeting Bayahibe, Dominican Republic July 14, 2009

  2. I3N Network and Participants • 20 active countries • National Leads in each country • Capacity building through grants • and training for sharing data • Coordinated by the • US Geological Survey (USGS)

  3. Collaboration/Support • Instituto Horus, CRIA (Brazil) • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) • IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) • Global Invasive Species Database (New Zealand) • National Biological Information Infrastructure, U.S. Geological Survey, USAID, US State Department (USA) • NatureServe • TNC South America Invasive Species Program • 18 governments supporting national I3N leads • BioNET • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • GEKKO/Universidad del Sur (Argentina) • Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) • (Denmark, Argentina, Great Britain, Malaysia, China, Morocco, Zambia, New Zealand, Germany, USA) • Guyra Paraguay (Paraguay) • InBio (Costa Rica) • Institute of Jamaica (Jamaica) The CBD “… welcomes the ‘I3N’ … and calls on the Global Environment Facility, Parties, Governments, and relevant organizations to support and participate in these initiatives” (Decision VI/23)

  4. Capacity building • Country Invasives Database • Content building grants • Tools for Decision Making • Training workshop module Water Hyacinth V. Dalke

  5. Tools and Services • Tools for creating/exporting/displaying standardized databases • invasive species lists, characteristics, experts, projects • Information standards and guidance • Bilingual search tool for national inventories • Cross-country search and display (beta) • Internet hosting of national inventories and publications at no charge • Content-rich bilingual web site • Listserv • Concepts/informatics training module • Spanish, English G. Wilburn Zebra Mussel

  6. Database Characteristics • Microsoft Access 2000 and Web interface (templates for countries) • Converting to Open Source in 2009 (PHP and MySQL) • Add marine fields and terminology • Add integrated mapping tool and quality control • Spanish, Portuguese, and English versions • Detailed user manuals • Controlled vocabulary (GISIN, GISD) • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) as taxonomic authority • Dublin Core Metadata Standard • XML export function for exporting data to other databases

  7. Search the Databases

  8. Risk Analysis and Pathways Tool • Supports prevention, early detection, and control • Based on 28 criteria in 3 categories • Uses I3N controlled vocabulary • Enables governments to determine management priorities based on I3N data • Results can be used in national IAS strategies, reports and policy development

  9. I3N Activities 2008-2009 • Workshops 2008-2009 • - Venezuela • - Panama • - El Salvador • - Guatemala • - Honduras • Websites in Development • Bolivia • Chile • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • Peru • Venezuela Joel Rotunda Lionfish

  10. Invasive Species Port Learning Network UNEP Biosafety/Biosecurity Project Seeking other collaborative opportunities to grow the network and apply data in decision making Sustainability and Fundraising Japanese Honeysuckle Z. Sutherland

  11. http://i3n.iabin.net • I3N Coordinator • Christine Fournier cfournier@usgs.gov • I3N Tools Representatives • Silvia Zillersziller@institutohorus.org.br • Sergio Zalbaszalba@criba.edu.ar • I3N-US LeadAnnie Simpsonasimpson@usgs.gov Purple Loosestrife J. Forman Orth

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