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Environmental Information Infrastructure John R. Busby ERIN, Environment Australia

Environmental Information Infrastructure John R. Busby ERIN, Environment Australia. Drivers - Global. TREATIES (but also MANY other programs …) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

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Environmental Information Infrastructure John R. Busby ERIN, Environment Australia

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  1. Environmental Information Infrastructure John R. Busby ERIN, Environment Australia

  2. Drivers - Global TREATIES(but also MANY other programs …) • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) • Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn) • Wetlands Convention (Ramsar) • World Heritage Convention

  3. Responses - Global INFORMATION INITIATIVES • Diversitas (IBOY) • G3OS (GCOS, GOOS, GTOS) • International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) • Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID) • Biodiversity Conservation Information System (BCIS) • UNEP/IUCN Environmental Law Information Service (ECOLEX)

  4. Responses - Regional INFORMATION INITIATIVES • European Environment Information and Observation NETwork (EIONET) • Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) • North American Biodiversity Information Network (NABIN)

  5. Characteristics • Many players in multiple jurisdictions across all spatial scales (levels of govt, private sector, NGOs, …) • Attribute sets and attribute classifications highly scale-dependent • Data collection methods and instruments many and varied • Missing, incomplete & inaccurate datasets • Absence of or non-compliance with standards

  6. Environmental Information for Decision Support in Australia • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 • Oceans Policy • National Land and Water Resources Audit • Regional Forest Agreements • Coastal Atlas • National Pollutant Inventory • Threatened species databases

  7. National Pollutant Inventory • Plot point and diffuse • sources of emissions • Chart the sources • Produce a report

  8. Before: Point based data from museums and herbaria Now: Includes expert opinion and validation Species of national environmental significance

  9. PLUS predicted distributions using climate and other factors 3508 records from 11 custodians Species mapping and modelling : on-the-fly Locations of Eucalyptus radiata

  10. Analysing Data - Hot Spots Prawn Trawler Tracks Macquarie Harbour Diffusion Plume Northern Australia Fire Mapping

  11. Up until present. Built from 14-day, 1km, cloud-minimised composites [coarser data back to July ‘81] Environmental Monitoring from Space • Satellite imagery used to provide long term monitoring of the environment

  12. Community Access to Information

  13. Turning Data into Information • Information policy framework • Priority data sets (fundamental attributes, …) • Data management (standards, security, …) • Building science-based applications (tools) • Analysis - converting data into information • Presenting information - maps, reports, Internet • Communication - enhancing the knowledge base, skills transfer, capacity building

  14. Information Policy Framework • Governance (incl. management support) • Assessment of user needs (needs driven) • Data and information management processes • Quality assurance/control • Metadata • Custodianship/stewardship • Data access (pricing) and network topologies • Information product design

  15. Information Infrastructure policies protocols networks metadata data flow standards datasets and information technology

  16. Knowledge Management economics politics experience If only we knew what we know! information products culture ethics information data

  17. Information and the Business Cycle

  18. Architecture Products Analysis Tools Programs & Policies Directories Priority Data Systems

  19. Challenges • Transition from supply driven to demand driven • Engagement and commitment of decision makers • Building the partnerships and networks • Management of custodianship • Implementation of protocols and standards HOWEVER • Neither data nor technology is a major impediment

  20. The Future • Strategic information management • Forming partnerships for policy and program delivery • Increased involvement in data analysis for environmental priorities - current and long term • Elevating the use and understanding of environmental information to a level comparable to economic information better environmental outcomes!!

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