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B iodiversity O bservation N etwork

B iodiversity O bservation N etwork. Building a global observation system for biodiversity: the GEO BON initiative GEO VIII, 16 November 2011. Dr Anne Larigauderie, DIVERSITAS anne@diversitas-international.org On behalf of SC-GEO BON. Biodiversity needs help !.

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B iodiversity O bservation N etwork

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  1. Biodiversity Observation Network Building a global observation system for biodiversity: the GEO BON initiativeGEO VIII, 16 November 2011 Dr Anne Larigauderie, DIVERSITAS anne@diversitas-international.org On behalf of SC-GEO BON

  2. Biodiversityneeds help ! • The rate of loss of biodiversityisaccelerating • More than 1000 x fasterthan the replacement rate • We are entering the ‘sixth extinction crisis’ • Humanactivities are the cause: habitat loss, over-harvesting, pollution, climate change and invasive species • Humanwellbeingdepends on ecosystem services, which are based on biodiversity

  3. The 2010 Target: « to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss » has not been met CBD-COP10, Nagoya, Japan (Nov 2010)

  4. Biodiversity Observation Network Vision An integrated global observing system that: • gathers and shares information on biodiversity, • provides tools for data integration and analysis, and • contributes to improving environmental management and human well-being.

  5. A briefhistory • 2005: Establishment of GEOSS • Biodiversity is one of 9 “Societal Benefit Areas” • 2006 Oct: First International Workshop (Geneva, CH) • Jan 2008: GEO BON Steering Committee formed (Geneva, CH) • Apr 2008: 2nd International workshop (Potsdam, Germany) • Produce GEO BON concept document • Feb 2010: 3rd International workshop (Asilomar, California, USA) • GEO BON secretariat opens (CSIR, S-Africa) • 22 May 2010: • Launch of GEO BON implementation plan(version 1.0) • Nov 2011: • Adequacy of biodiversity observation systems to support the CBD 2020 targets (CBD/SBSTTA15/INF/8)

  6. Biodiversity Observation Network Since GEO VII, GEO BON has… • Developed further its Community of Practice • Further engaged with users - IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services - CBD Convention on Biological Diversity • Initiated Projects - Global Wetland Observing System (GWOS) - Global Wild Bird Indicator (WBI) • Fund raising

  7. The GEO BON community of practice Countries Organisations These networkmembers are independent but linked and coordinated

  8. Biodiversity Observation Network IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services GEO BON flagged as the observing system in charge of orchestrating the delivery of observations necessary to implement the IPBES programme of work

  9. GEO BON & Convention on BiologicalDiversity (CBD) • Decision X/7 CBD-COP10 (Nagoya, 2010) Requests the Executive Secretary to invite GEO BON, (…) to prepare an evaluation of existing observation capabilities relevant to the targets contained in the Strategic Plan for the period 2010-2020. • In response GEO BON produced: Adequacy of biodiversity observation systems to support the CBD 2020 targets

  10. Adequacy report: an evaluationof existing observation capabilities • Organized around the 20 targets for 2020 • For each target • Key concepts • Indicators (sources, organizations, spatial and temporal coverage) • Gaps and data limitations • Adequacy assessment • Estimated costs

  11. Nextstepswith CBD • Last week: • CBD-SBSTTA 15 (Montreal): (k)Invites GEO BON to continue its work on the identification of Essential Biodiversity Variables and the development of associated data sets as presented in CBD/SBSTTA/15/INF/8 and report to a future meeting of SBSTTA.

  12. Essential Biodiversity Variables • A relatively small number of essential variables are necessary to derive the CBD operational indicators (>100) for the 2020 targets • Each essential variable talks to multiple indicators and targets and many indicators and targets are informed by multiple essential variables • Focus on primary measurements

  13. Priorities for 2011 • Strategy to engage countries • Focus on Essential Biodiversity Variables • Strengthen and expand the network • Fund raising

  14. THANK YOU! http://www.earthobservations.org/

  15. Biodiversity Observation Network Examples of deliverables • Genetic diversity: • Deliver regular reports on genetic diversity loss in 50 selected plant species • Species diversity: • Design a global sampling scheme (Abundance & distribution) for a limited set of species to produce/improve global indicators (e.g. LPI) • Selected Vertebrates, vascular plants and invertebrates • Ecosystem services: • Develop methods and data for biennial reports on ecosystem service (national statistics, models, field observations, remote sensing)

  16. Many Sources and Systems But lack of coordination • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) • UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) • ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) • International Union of Conservation (IUCN) • NASA, JAXA, ERSDAC, ESA, IRSO, INPE… • BirdLife International • Census of Marine Life (CoML) • NatureServe • Wetlands International • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) • Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Smithsonian Institute (SI) Conservation International (CI) National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Huge volumes of stored data… But access can be difficult Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (MARBEF) World Resources Institute (WRI) Centro de ReferênciaemInformaçãoAmbiental (CRIA) Earthwatch National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Inadequate tools BIOTA Africa United States Geological Survey Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) The Nature Conservancy (TNC) United States Fish and Wildlife Service

  17. Whatwill GEO BON do? GEO BON will add value to the many on-going activities by: • Providing a global, scientifically robust framework for observations on the detection of biodiversity change • Coordinating some of the data gathering and the delivery of information • Ensuring long term continuity of data supply (operational observations) • Providing a set of innovative and relevant globalproducts

  18. Who are the beneficiaries of GEO BON be? • Parties (countries) to international treaties - CBD (2020 targets), CCD, CITES, Ramsar, CMS, etc. • Biodiversity conservation organisations • UNEP-WCMC, IUCN, CI, WCS, TNC, etc. • National conservation agencies and biodiversity custodians (govts) • Scientists • Society as a whole

  19. Biodiversity Observation Network Ecosystem-level activities • Collaborate on ecosystem classifications and maps • land (EC task, GOFC/GOLD, LCCS) • Freshwater (Hydrosheds) • Marine (MEOW and GOODS) • Promote methods and data for biennial ecosystem service accounts at national scale

  20. Biodiversity Observation Network Gene-level activities • Model-based inferences, based on pattern observations, on loss of genetic diversity • Gene-species-ecosystem links • Linking to GENEBANK-type systems • EDGE species, economically important species and reference species • Maps of phylogenetic diversity

  21. Biodiversity Observation Network Species-level activities • Terrestrial • Abundance and distribution for a large and representative assemblage of species • Vertebrates, vascular plants, selected invertebrates • Freshwater • Fish, crabs, amphibia, Odonata • Prioritise Red List species • Marine • Mobilise data from past and present campaigns • Agree on data collection protocols • Continuous plankton recorder

  22. Outline • The context: the biodiversity science-policy interface • GEO BON • Why do we need a GEO BON? • What has happened so far? • What is GEO BON? • What does GEO BON do? • Who are its beneficiaries? • What structure do we have in place? • How can GEO BON assist the CBD?

  23. Biodiversity science-policy landscape Assessment (IPBES, GBO-3) Research Policy (CBD, UNFCCC, etc.) Observations (GEO BON)

  24. Biodiversity Observation Network The scope of GEO BON includes primary observations and observation-based inferences on changes in: • biodiversity composition, structure and function; • at the ecosystem, species and genetic levels of biological organisation; • in the terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and open ocean marine domains; • worldwide; • particularly over the past few hundred years and into the foreseeable future.

  25. Why GEO BON? Biodiversity information is plentiful but patchy and fragmented • Of the 22 biodiversity indicators used to track the CBD 2010 targets, only 9 had well-developed observation systems • There are many state and citizen organisations making biodiversity observations • The data are complex and hard to combine consistently • Gene-level, species, ecosystems… • There is no mechanism to fill the gaps, especially in biodiversity-rich developing countries, in unglamorous but important taxonomic groups (such as bacteria)

  26. Various WWF- Living Planet IUCN Red list GOFC/GOLD GEOSS WCMC ITIS Catalog of Life GBIF GEOSS GBIF GenBank BOLD Space agencies Scholes, RJ et al 2008 Towards a global biodiversity observation system. Science 321,1044-5

  27. Biodiversity Observation Network Building a global observation system for biodiversity: the GEO BON initiativeGEO VIII, 16 November 2011 Anne Larigauderie, DIVERSITAS anne@diversitas-international.org

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