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Advancing the European Biodiversity Observation Network: Integrating Information for a Sustainable Environment

EU BON project aims to integrate biodiversity info for science-policy interface, using data standards, tools, and analysis to tackle global challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and water scarcity.

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Advancing the European Biodiversity Observation Network: Integrating Information for a Sustainable Environment

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  1. GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 201415 – 17 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland Integrating biodiversity information for Europe – from informatics to environmental politics: advancing the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON) Dr. Christoph L. Häuser Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity

  2. Global challenges • Biodiversity loss, • Climate change, • Water & Food scarcity, • Poverty. The Knowledge Society is based on science and technology, i.e., the availability of sound & reliable scientific data, analysis and tools

  3. The Challenge: Integration of Biodiversity Information Freshwater Terrestrial Marine Tworealms: field(in situ) + remote sensingdata Detailed Challenges: + Data Standards, Interoperability, + Common Monitoring Schemes, + Analysis Tools, Patterns and Trends, Indicators, + Science Policy Interface(s), Dissemination

  4. EU BON - key information EC FP7 - Cooperation Theme 6 “Environment (incl. climate change)”. • Call ENV.2012.6.2-2: Assessing global biological resources: the European contribution to the Global Earth Observation Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) • Project start: 1st December, 2012 • Duration: 54 months(until May 2017) • Projektkoordination: MfN, Berlin • Consortium: 30 partners (18 countries) • Budget: 11.6 mio Euro, < 9 mio Euro EC contribution

  5. EU BON Partners Map: Johannes Penner

  6. EU BON characteristics Key feature of EU BON: Delivery of integrated, near-real-time relevant data – both from on-ground observation and remote sensing – to the various stakeholders and end users ranging from local to global levels. The main objective of EU BON: Build a substantial part of the Group on Earth Observation’s Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), also in light of the new Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

  7. EU BON – Meetings for the project kick-off • First WP5 Meeting EU BON test site in Spain2-4 April 2013, Doñana Biological Station • Goal: Sharing data among testing sites, principles and guidelines for establishing and operating EU BON test sites • Informatics Task Force Meeting in Trondheim29-31 May 2013, NBIC • Goal: Discussing data architectures, standards and interoperability for EU BON data portal • First Stakeholder Roundtable in Brussels 18 June 2013, Leibniz Association • Goal: Determining policy needs in Europe regarding biodiversity information • First WP4 Meeting Solsona25-27 November 2013, Spain • Goal: Defining next steps for developing tools, methods, and analyses of biodiversity data Next General Meeting: EU BON in Crete, Greece 30.3. – 2.4. 2014

  8. EU BON –Data Integration (WP2) • EU BON will be implementing the GEO BON vision: • automated, streamlined data flow, from observations via EBVs, to indicators, • using a plug-and-play service-oriented approach, • coordinated through the GEO BON registry system • linked to the GEOSS Common Infrastructure, and transparent to users through portals

  9. EU BON – Plans for Biodiversity data portal (WP2) • User authenticationandauthorization • Upload data: datasets & related metadata, different formats (DwC, EML, ABCD). • Edit data and metadata (only allowed users). • Search biodiversity occurrence (returning data from any connected data provider) • Visualizedataandmetadata: • Grids, formsandmaps. • Charts, statisticsandreports. • Export anddownload: • Obtain statistics and EBV’s estimation from related data.

  10. Improving tools and methods for data analysis and interface (WP3 ) • EU BON achievements for data analyis: • For advanced tools for interpreting satellite or aerial imagery: Assessment of available remote-sensing approaches. • Methods for analyzing datasets: • survey of existing spatial niche modeling approaches, • focus on a novel hierarchical classification algorithm for habitat classification, • species population downscaling approaches developed, • developing up-scaling approaches e.g. for plant - red lists, 3-dimentional “manifold” techniques, • enhanced version of Aquamaps software

  11. Science-policy dialogue (WP 6) • EU BON – Using biodiversity data for policy: • Biodiversity data is often collected to support policy development, reporting and monitoring purposes at all levels • A large number of policies have reporting requirements • In addition, there are many processes which are biodiversity data hungry • Data and information is used both directly and indirectly • Being aware of the policy landscape will help: • Making the most out of existing data. The same data can be used to report to various policies and inform various processes. • Identify existing gaps. This will help to prioritize areas for further work and allocation of resources

  12. Ecosystem Accounting UNCCD Barcelona CMS ITPGRF CBD UNFCCC Bucharest Helsinki Green Economy CITES IPPC OSPAR Regional seas Antarctic Ramsar WHC Water Conv. Espoo ITTA Alpine MEAs Florence ICRW Assessments Carpathian Bern IPBES Genetic resources Pan-European strategy WOA MDGs/SDGs IPCC FRA GEO EU level Wildlife Trade Regulations RD priorities Habitats Directive Birds Directive CFP WFD Nitrates Directive CAP IAS Directive MSFD Floods Directive GMO Directive EIA Directive ELD Kyiv (SEA) Protocol EU Biodiversity Strategy

  13. EU BON dissemination strategy (WP8) Flow chart showing how multiple uses will be made of project results for dissemination and knowledge transfer purposes.

  14. Dissemination and outreach (WP8) • 67 news items (news and events) published on the website • 4 press releases and 2 interviews published • EU BON presented at 32 conferences and workshops • Website statistics for 2013: 11079visits, 5939 unique visitors, 49416page views www.eubon.eu

  15. EU BON – Scientific Papers • Planned scientific papers of EU BON partners: • Big data for biodiversity – challenges and opportunities for integration • Availability/usability of - integrated - biodiversity information: challenges and opportunities for IPBES • Biodiversity recording and information management in Europe – state of the art and prospects • Can EBVs deliver what they promise: monitoring of biodiversity targets • Global DNA-derived datasets and taxonomy

  16. Thank you very much for your attention and to all EU BON partners & associates !!! www.eubon.eu

  17. What can EBVs deliver? EU 2020 Target 1 Fully implement the Birds and Habitats Directives: To halt the deterioration in the status of all species and habitats covered by EU nature legislation and achieve a significant and measurable improvement in their status so that, by 2020, compared to current assessments. • Data availability for • all biomes: terrestrial, fresh water and marine • geographical coverage • specific taxa • common versus rare species • Time series • Relevant EBVs • Genetic composition (co-ancestry, allelic diversity, population genetic differentiation), • Species population (Species distribution and Population abundance), • Species traits (Migratory behaviour) • Community composition (Taxonomic diversity) and • Ecosystem structure (Habitat structure and ecosystem extent and fragmentation) Existing knowledge and data gaps

  18. EU BON dissemination strategy Figure 2. The following scheme illustrates the EU BON Social Media Strategy workflow.

  19. EU BON Work Packages WP1:Data sources: requirements, gap analysis & data mobilization [University Tartu]; WP2:Data integration & interoperability[Univ Eastern Finland - Digitarium]; WP3: Improving tools and methods for data analysis & interface [Univ Leeds]; WP4: Link environment to biodiversity: analyses of patterns, processes & trends [UFZ]; WP5: EU BON testing and validation of concepts, tools, and services [CSIC]; WP6:Stakeholder engagement & science-policy dialogue [Univ Cambridge]; WP7: Implementation of GEO BON: strategies & solutions at European (& global) levels [CNRS: IMEB]; WP8:Dissemination and outreach [Pensoft]; WP9: Consortium management & organization [MfN].

  20. EU BON Workflow und Organization

  21. Linking biodiversity information stakeholders:EU BON Associates - and growing …

  22. Linkagetoprojectsandprocesses GEOSS

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