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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. INFORMATION FACILITY. Georeferencing Workshop. Larry Speers. Dec. 5-7, 2006. WWW.GBIF.ORG.

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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

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  1. GLOBALBIODIVERSITY INFORMATIONFACILITY Georeferencing Workshop Larry Speers Dec. 5-7, 2006 WWW.GBIF.ORG

  2. “Taken collectively, the plant and animal specimens in the world’s museum collections combined with recent observational and monitoring data provide our most complete picture of the biological diversity of the planet.”

  3. History of Collections Development • Collection growth has not been strategic but has been dependent on the: • Taxonomic interests of individual staff members present at any particular time • Changing emphasis and interests of funding agencies • Opportunities for staff to participate in various collecting activities/expeditions • National interests - changing political situations • Personal networks of individual staff members for the exchange of material

  4. Impact of Historic Development • Critical material is often not located in local collections • It is impossible to predict the holdings of any collection either taxonomically, temporally or geographically. • Each collection only has a small portion of the relevant material that is needed to address most scientific questions.

  5. Why was GBIF established ? • To make primary scientific data about biodiversity openly and freely accessible to everyone, no matter where in the world they live. • Calls from governments, industry and the public for scientific biodiversity information are increasing steadily. • Basic biodiversity information is needed for environmental decision-making, scientific inquiry, and economic development.

  6. GBIF Voting Participants: 26 • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Peru • Portugal • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sweden • UK • USA • Finland • France • Germany • Iceland • Japan • Rep. of Korea • Mexico • Netherlands • Australia • Belgium • Canada • Costa Rica • Denmark • Equatorial Guinea • Estonia as of 30 Sep 2005

  7. Argentina Austria Benin Bulgaria Cameroon Colombia Czech Rep. Ghana Guinea India Indonesia Madagascar Morocco GBIF Associate Participants: 20 countries • Pakistan • Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Poland • Slovakia • Switzerland • Tanzania as of 30 Sep 2005

  8. ARCBC ASEANET BGBC BioNET BIOSIS CABI Bioscience CBOL EASIANET European Commission ETI Finding Species FreshwaterLife IABIN ICIPE ICZN ITIS IUCN NatureServe NGB NSCA OBIS PBIF SAFRINET SBSV Species 2000 Taiwan TDWG UNESCO MAB UNEP WDCBE WFCC Wildscreen Trust GBIF Associate Participants: 32 International Organisations / Economies as of 30 Sep 2005

  9. World data (80 million records)

  10. Exploring biodiversity data • Organisation of biodiversity data: • By taxonomy • (taxonomists, naturalists, public, etc.) • By geography • (GBIF participants, public, etc.) • By data resources • (GBIF participants, data providers, etc.) Datasets NCL NBN INBio BeBIF GA000028 GA000027 CCWJMP03 BSBIDEMO BRCCRAY0 Atta IHEM LMG MUCL Xylarium IndOBIS IndOBIS Geography Italy Europe Belgium Andorra Congo Africa Benin Angola India India Asia China Bangladesh Taxonomy Chordata Chordata Annelida Arthropoda Ascomycota Basidiomycota Coniferophyta Equisetophyta Animalia Fungi Plantae

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