GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 GEO-X Plenary +
Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 15 17 January 2014, Geneva,
Switzerland Dr. Christoph L. Huser Museum fr Naturkunde - Leibniz
Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity Integrating
biodiversity information for Europe from informatics to
environmental politics: advancing the European Biodiversity
Observation Network (EU BON) Slide 2 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 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 Global challenges
Slide 3 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 The
Challenge: Integration of Biodiversity Information Detailed
Challenges: + Data Standards, Interoperability, + Common Monitoring
Schemes, + Analysis Tools, Patterns and Trends, Indicators, +
Science Policy Interface(s), Dissemination
FreshwaterTerrestrialMarine Two realms: field (in situ) + remote
sensing data Slide 4 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014
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 EU BON - key information
Slide 5 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 EU BON
Partners Map: Johannes Penner Slide 6 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 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 Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), also
in light of the new Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Slide 7 GEO-X Plenary
+ Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 EU BON Meetings for the project
kick-off First WP5 Meeting EU BON test site in Spain 2-4 April
2013, Doana Biological Station Goal: Sharing data among testing
sites, principles and guidelines for establishing and operating EU
BON test sites First WP4 Meeting Solsona 25-27 November 2013, Spain
Goal: Defining next steps for developing tools, methods, and
analyses of biodiversity data Informatics Task Force Meeting in
Trondheim 29-31 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 Next General Meeting: EU BON in Crete,
Greece 30.3. 2.4. 2014 Slide 8 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial
Summit 2014 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 EU
BON Data Integration (WP2) Slide 9 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 User authentication and authorization
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) Visualize data and metadata: Grids, forms and maps.
Charts, statistics and reports. Export and download: Obtain
statistics and EBVs estimation from related data. EU BON Plans for
Biodiversity data portal (WP2) Slide 10 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 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 Improving tools and methods for data
analysis and interface (WP3 ) Slide 11 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 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 Slide 12 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014
Slide 13 MDGs/SDGs Ecosystem Accounting Green Economy WFD MSFD
Floods Directive Wildlife Trade Regulation s Birds Directiv e
Habitats Directive IAS Directive GMO Directiv e CAP CFP EIA
Directive Kyiv (SEA) Protocol ELD Nitrates Directive EU
Biodiversity Strategy RD priorities EU level OSPA R Helsinki
Barcelon a Bucharest Bern Alpine Carpathia n Florence Pan-European
strategy Regional seas ICR W Antarctic ITTA Espoo Water Conv. CMS
Ramsar CBD CITES WHC ITPGRF UNCCD UNFCC C IPPC MEAs IPBES IPCC GEO
FRA Genetic resources WOA Assessments Slide 14 GEO-X Plenary +
Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 EU BON dissemination strategy (WP8)
Flow chart showing how multiple uses will be made of project
results for dissemination and knowledge transfer purposes. Slide 15
GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 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: 11 079 visits, 5939 unique
visitors, 49 416 page views Dissemination and outreach (WP8)
www.eubon.eu Slide 16 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit
2014 EU BON Scientific Papers Planned scientific papers of EU BON
partners: I)Big data for biodiversity challenges and opportunities
for integration II)Availability/usability of - integrated -
biodiversity information: challenges and opportunities for IPBES
III)Biodiversity recording and information management in Europe
state of the art and prospects IV)Can EBVs deliver what they
promise: monitoring of biodiversity targets V)Global DNA-derived
datasets and taxonomy Slide 17 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial
Summit 2014 Thank you very much for your attention and to all EU
BON partners & associates !!! www.eubon.eu Slide 18 GEO-X
Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 Slide 19 POLICIES RELEVANT
TO EU COUNTRIES WITH BIODIVERSITY DATA REQUIREMENTS GLOSSARY I ACAP
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ACCOBAMS
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black sea,
Mediterranean sea and contiguous Atlantic area AEWA Agreement on
the conservation of African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds Alpine
Convention on the protection of the Alps ATS Antarctic Treaty
System ASCOBANS Agreement on the conservation of Small Cetaceans of
the Baltic and North Seas Barcelona Convention for the protection
of the Mediterranean sea against pollution Bern Convention on the
conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats Birds
Directive Directive on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EC)
Bucharest Convention on the protection of the Black Sea against
pollution CAP Common Agricultural Policy Carpathian Convention on
the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity CCAMLR Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CFP Common
Fisheries Policy CITES Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CMS Convention on
Migratory Species EIA Directive Directive on Environmental Impact
Assessment (85/337/EC) ELD Environmental Liability Directive
(2004/35/EC) Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in
a Transboundary Context EUROBATS Agreement on the conservation of
populations of European bats Floods Directive Directive on the
assessment and management of flood risks (2007/60/EC) Florence
European Landscape Convention GMO Directive Directive on the
deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified
organisms (2001/18/EC) Slide 20 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial
Summit 2014 Habitats Directive Directive on the conservation of
natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (92/43/EC) Helsinki
Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the
Baltic sea area IAS Directive Directive on Invasive Alien Species
(still under development) ICRW International Convention for the
Regulation of Whaling IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPPC International Plant
Protection Convention ITPGRF International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement
Kyiv (ESA) Protocol Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Madrid Protocol Protocol on environmental protection to the
Antarctic Treaty MDGs Millennium Development Goals MSFD Marine
Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) Nitrates Directive
(91/676/EEC) OSPAR Convention for the protection of the marine
environment of the North-East Atlantic Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands of International Importance Raptors Memorandum of
Understanding on the conservation of African-Eurasian birds of prey
RD priorities EU Rural Development priorities (No.4 Restoring,
preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependent on agriculture and
forestry) SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Seals in the Wadden
sea Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNFCCC United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Water Convention
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses
and International Lakes WFD Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
WHC World Heritage Convention Wildlife Trade Regulations Basic
Regulation (EC 338/97), Implementation Regulation (EC 865/2006),
Permit Regulation (792/2012), Suspension Regulation (757/20112), EU
Enforcement Plan (338/97) POLICIES RELEVANT TO EU COUNTRIES WITH
BIODIVERSITY DATA REQUIREMENTS GLOSSARY II Slide 21 GEO-X Plenary +
Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 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. 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) Data availability for all biomes:
terrestrial, fresh water and marine geographical coverage specific
taxa common versus rare species Time series Existing knowledge and
data gaps Slide 22 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014
EU BON dissemination strategy Figure 2. The following scheme
illustrates the EU BON Social Media Strategy workflow. Slide 23
GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 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]. Slide 24 GEO-X Plenary + Geneva
Ministerial Summit 2014 EU BON Workflow und Organization Slide 25
GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 Linking biodiversity
information stakeholders: EU BON Associates - and growing Slide 26
GEO-X Plenary + Geneva Ministerial Summit 2014 GEOSS Linkage to
projects and processes
