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BIOPAMARegional Reference Information System
and the Digital Observatory of
Protected Areas Steve PeedellEuropean Commission Joint Research CentreBIOPAMA Workshop, Brazzavile, 10 October 2014
Better Information for Protected Areas
1. The Protected Areas Component
Result 1 – Improving the effective planning and management of PAs by using the best available scientific and
policy information
(JRC)
Result 2 – Establishing a “Centre for PAs & Biodiversity” (Observatory) in each region and developing capacity
building programmes
(IUCN)
2. The Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
component (ABS Initiative)
What the BIOPAMA Project is Building
• Reference Information System– Ecological Assessments and Data Collection– Socio-economic Assessments and Data Collection– Management & Governance Assessments and
Data Collection
• Regional Observatories• Capacity Building Programme
BIOPAMA Information Categories
Ecosystem Services
Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring
Species and Habitats
Pressures and Threats
Marine Ecosystems Monitoring
Management &
Governance
Digital Observatory of Protected Areas
BIOPAMA RRIS
RRIS Deployment
Reference Information System• Information exchange• Built on standards• Regional focus• Analytical tools provided by the Digital
Observatory of Protected Areas, DOPA• Central node run by JRC, regional nodes run by
the Observatories
Data and Processing
Services (access to data, maps, models using recognised standards)
eSpecies
eHabitat
ExplorerValidato
rAnalyst
catalogue
eStation
Databases “Big Data”
e….. IUCN RedList
WDPA GBIFREST
database
C/W AfricaCaribbean
Pacific
E/S Africa
JRC
BIOPAMA Regional Reference Information System (RRIS)
3rd Party Data and Services
e.g.
Databases
Catalogues
Portal(s)
Consumes DOPA Services
DOPA Tools
Basic Services
Contributes baseline data
Where we are today• Basic information exchange platform (RIS)– Now being developed further according to regional
priorities• Digital Observatory of Protected Areas (DOPA)– Scientific and analytical tools, global biodiversity and
protected area information• Specific tools– Fire, land cover change, alien invasive species, ecosystem
services– Step-by-step integration in the RIS
• Third party data and tools
RRIS Drupal Front End
http://biopama.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Inventory Completeness
Download .txt
Map selected species: Microglossa pyrifolia
Digital Observatory of Protected Areas
http://dopa.jrc.ec.europa.eu/explorer
Related Tools
Fire Client : http://acpobservatory.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/fire-monitoring?wdpa_id=865
Ecosystem Services: http://esp-mapping.net
Invasive Species : http://ibis.duckdns.org/ibis-client/
GMIS dataset: on-line (WMS) and Download Services
For each selected variable, it is possible to download the dataset related to the variable in NetCDF format, a geoTIFF image of the displayed bounds, a PDF document, or to access the WMS service corresponding to the variable
eMarine tool combine the JRC dataset – GMIS- with the WDPA database to provide information to MPA managers - http://gmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
The IMPACT tool – an automated protected areas satellite image selection, pre-processing, image classification and validation toolkit
Data status:- Over 1000 IUCN Cat. I-IV PA’s in sub-Saharan Africa pre-processed, and
classified- validation – work in progress- Caribbean and Pacific data screening ongoing
1990 2000 2010
RRIS Key Features• African PA Land Cover Change 1990,2000,2010• Island Biodiversity and Invasive Species - http://ibis.duckdns.org/ibis-client/#!
Home• PA Context Assessment Central Africa• Ecosystem Services Mapping - http://esp-mapping.net• Data and Service Catalogue- http://lrm-maps.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geonetwork• DOPA Tools• SMART Integration• Plant Knowledge Gaps• Fire Monitoring - http://acpobservatory.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/fire-monitoring• Training Opportunities Database• MPA’s Representativeness and Effectiveness Assessment -
http://gmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/• Yammer Network - https://www.yammer.com/biopama• ACP Biodiversity Projects Database
RRIS ingredients for success….• Common ownership• Relevance to users• Technical robustness• Simplicity of use• A culture of information sharing• Authoritative input from partners• Strong and clear regional inputs• Simple to maintain and grow
Next Steps• Put all tools under one RRIS banner• Work with Observatory partners to create and share
data, and build new functions– Data sharing agreements– Regionally-specific data and applications
• Set-up hardware and software for the Observatories – technical visits
• Showcase at CBD CoP, World Parks Congress• Develop regional networks• Content, content, content• Decision support tools
