PNC 2013Integrating biodiversity information in Asian region

Asian regional activity of GBIF and integration of red lists, invasive

species lists in Asia

Tsuyoshi Hosoya1, Sheila Vergara2 1 Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and

Science, Japan2 Biodiversity Information Management, ASEAN Center for

Biodiversity, Philippines

2013.12.10.

地球規模生物多様性情報機構Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Vision: A world in which biodiversity information is freely and universally available for science, society, and a sustainable future.

Mission: To be the foremost global resource for biodiversity information, and engender smart-solutions for environmental and human well-being.

•An international organization that focuses on making biodiversity data available though the Internet .•Membership: countries, international organization.•Membership fee: charged for voting members.• Specimen / Observation -> Ecological / Genetic information

Currently available data

420 millions

GBIF portal (http://www.gbif.org/)

Natural Historical Collections

• Firm evidence to prove the existence of a given organism.• Usually accompanied with

geological data.• Great number already kept in

museums, but not digitized.

Data available from GBIF

Animalia

Plantae

Other kingdoms

0

20000000

40000000

60000000

80000000

100000000

120000000

140000000

Observation

Specimen

Other data types

Specimens

Observation

Others

Annual Report 2011

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Others

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Specimens

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Europe42%

North America

33%

Oceania8%

S. & C. America5%

Africa5%

High sea4%

Asia3% Antarctica

0%

Data providersbased in regions

Data Records Breakdown by GBIF Participant

More data from Asia expected

•Rapid increase of participants, still increasing.•Due to the limited manpower, regionalization became necessary based on collaboration within the region.

Node Com

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Node Committee Chair

Vice （ 2 ） Regional Representatives (6)

Africa Asia Europe Lat America N America Oceania

Node Steering Group （ NSG ）

Regional SubCommittee

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Regionalization

Background

2nd Asian Nodes Workshop highlights / general remarks (partially cited)

1. The region, the continent Asia is very diverse, also in the context of GBIF. This heterogeneity poses some challenges in terms of collaboration and communication.

2. Despite its potential, the representation of the region in GBIF is not very strong. Relevant causes for this is that there are only two voting members of GBIF in Asia, and there is not a single full time GBIF node manager in the continent, lack of a national mandate or budget are also common issues for GBIF nodes.

3. There was a consensus about keeping contacts and starting activities at the regional level. However how to move forward and what level of formalization is needed remain issues open for discussion.

Report on Regional Workshop of the GBIF Participant Nodes in Asia

Asian Regional Meeting1. 2009.9. Thailand2. 2010.11. India3. 2012.3. Japan

Sheila Vergara (ACB)erected as an Asian representative4. 2012.6. Taiwan

Strategy composed

Strategy 1: Build network of data holders and providers in the region by sharing information on GBIF and regional nodes informatics infrastructure as well as information on existing thematic databases such as FishBase, IBIN, ILTER, species group networks.

Strategy 2: Popularize the data paper incentive through development of metadata catalogues and corresponding datasets.

Strategy 3: Explore (funding) options for mobilising legacy data housed in museums and herbaria and (mechanism) for repatriation of biodiversity data from Asia housed in other countries.

Strategy 4: Strengthen help desk facility at regional nodes to ensure the use of DwC-A standard for generating new biodiversity data (metadata, occurrences, checklist) and to better mobilise the publishing of data through GBIF IPT platform.

Asian Regional Strategy

Standardized format to describe collected specimen

DarwinCore

What When Where Who

How, what purpose, etc.

GenusSpEpithetAuthorIntraSpecificName

YearMonthDateTimeFrom…To..

SiteNameLatitudeLongitude

Name

1.Making species checklist at national level, including invasive, Red List, endemic species and migratory birds.

2.Updating fish databases to assess fish biodiversity loss and risk in Asia.

Scientific activities

1. Impossible to start from the total check list.

2. Important in conservation.3. Data usually publically available.4. Data kept updated.5. Comparison may provide intriguing clue.

Why RL/IAS ?Remarkable species in conservation biology.

ConservationEndangered, Invasive, Endemic

Inventory

Key facts of ESABII• East and Southeast Asia Biodiversity

Information Initiative (ESABII).• Secretariat: Biodiversity Center of JPN, MoE.• Launched by 14 countries and relevant

organizations to achieve goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).• 2 dimensions: Taxonomy capacity building &

Development of Biodiversity Information.

Asia Region

BiodiversityConservation

Monitoring

Occurence Taxonomy

Informatics

Integration of Red List/ Invasive Alien Species List

Workshop on integrated Red List/Invasive Species List / Check List in East Asia

1. Promote understanding of the importance of the Red List (RL), Invasive Species List (IL) and Check List (CL)

2. Survey current status of RL/IL/CL in East Asia3. Determine strategy for integration of RL/IL/CL in East Asia

2013.3.12-13. in Tsukuba, Japan

【植物Ⅱ（菌類）】環境省第 4 次レッドリスト（ 2012 ）＜分類群順＞● 絶滅（ EX ） 26 種和名なし Lentinus lamelliporus Har. & Pat.ヘゴシロカタハ Pleurotus cyatheae S.Imaiフタイロコガサタケ Camarophyllus microbicolor S.Itoオオミノアカヤマタケ Hygrocybe macrospora (S.Ito & S.Imai) S.Itoムニンキヤマタケ Hygrocybe miniatostriata (S.Ito & S.Imai) S.Itoムニンヒメサカズキタケ Clitocybe castaneofloccosa S.Ito & S.Imaiハハノツエタケ Collybia matris S.Ito & S.Imaiムニンチヂミタケ Leptoglossum boninense (S.Ito & Imai) Imazeki & Hongo nom. nud.ダイドウベニヒダタケ Pluteus daidoi S.Ito & S.Imaiフサベニヒダタケ Pluteus horridilamellus S.Ito & S.Imaiハハジマモリノカサ Agaricus hahashimensis S.Ito & S.Imaiスナタマゴタケ Chlorophyllum agaricoides (Czern.) Vellinga [= Endoptychum agaricoides Czern.]ムニンヒメカラカサタケ Lepiota boninensis S.Ito & S.Imaiムニンヒトヨタケ Coprinus boninensis S.Ito & S.Imaiオガサワライタチタケ Psathyrella boninensis (S.Ito & S.Imai) S.Itoオガサワラツムタケ Gymnopilus noviholocirrhus S.Ito & S.Imaiムラサキチャヒラタケ Pyrrhoglossum subpurpureum (S.Ito & S.Imai) E.Horak & Desjardin [= Crepidotus subpurpureus S.Ito & S.Imai]ムニンチャモミウラモドキ Rhodophyllus brunneolus (S.Ito & S.Imai) S.Itoオガサワラハツタケ Lactarius ogasawarashimensis S.Ito & S.Imaiオガサワラキハツダケ Russula boninensis S.Ito & S.Imaiアミラッパタケ Albatrellus cantharellus (Lloyd) Pouzarニセカンバタケ Ganoderma colossus (Fr.) C.F.Bakerカバイロチャダイゴケ Cyathus badius Kobayasiムニンチャダイゴケ Cyathus boninensis S.Ito & S.Imaiコメツブホコリタケ Lycoperdon henningsii Sacc. & P.Syd.ハハシマアコウショウロ Circulocolumella hahashimensis (S.Ito & S.Imai) S.Ito & S.Imai● 野生絶滅（ EW ） 1 種ドウタイクスダマカビ Cunninghamella homothallica Komin. & Tubaki● 絶滅危惧Ⅰ類（ CR+EN ） 39 種↓ ヒュウガハンチクキン Asterinella hiugensis I.Hino & Hidakaシイノキ類葉ぶくれ病菌 Taphrina kusanoi Ikenoタンポポ浮腫病菌 Protomyces pachydermus Thüm.ホネタケ Onygena corvina Alb. & Schwein.シロタマゴクチキムシタケ Cordyceps deflectens Penz. & Sacc.クサギムシタケ Cordyceps hepialidicola Kobayasi & Shimizuミドリトサカタケ Metacordyceps indigotica (Kobayasi & Shimizu) Kepler, G.H.Sung & Spatafora

Red ListJapanFungi

Red ListThailandMammals

County Red List Format Inv. Aln. Sp. FormatIndonesia Not Available Online ExcelJapan Online Excel (ND) Online PDFKorea Online PDF/Excel (ND) Online PDFMalaysia Online Excel (DC) Offline PDFPhilipines Online PDF Partially availabe ExcelTaiwan Online Excel (DC) Online CSV (partially DC)Thailand Online PDF Online variousVietNam Offline Printed Offline Printed

DC=Darwin CoreND=Not in Darwin Core format

Current status of Red List and Invasive Alien Species List in Asian Countries

Data integration being carried out, funded by ESABII

Deciding the required elements and the format

A XXXX S I

B YYYY S II

C ZZZZ S Ia

D WWW R I

….

X QQQQ R A

Y RRRR T B

Z TTTTTT U C

Species Local Names Red List Status Invasive?Countries

To ensure compatibility, minimum elements in the same format are required.

TaxonomyscientificNamescientificNameAuthorshipkingdomfamily vernacularName vernacular:Language

RL StatusCategory in the Red List[Notes]

IAS Status[Harmful] Yes/Potentially[Notes] [] :Optional

Deciding the required elements and the format Additonal:LiteraturePage

Current status and prospective

• Materials for the fundamental data collected.• Clearance obtained for the integration.• Actual integration of the data initiated (out

sourcing; funded by ESABII).• Advisory on the process.• Draft completed (still requires revision).• The final version is expected to be shared by

ESABII/JBIF/GBIF Asia.

Initial step done!

Thailand Birds, fishes, mammals, plantsPhilippines Animals, plantsVietnam Animals, plantsMalaysia PlantsKorea Animals (Amphibians, Birds,

Reptiles, Fishes, Mammals), PlantTaiwan Animals, plantsJapan Animails, Plants, Fungi

Red List

Korea Amphibians, Reptiles, Fishes, Mammals, PlantsPhilippines Animals and PlantsMalaysia AnimalsTaiwan Animals and PlantsThailand Animal

Invasive Alien Species

Plants+Fungi AnimalsThailand 1569 1359Philippines 713 151VietNam 449 407Malaysia 847NAKorea 543 255Taiwan 463 578Japan 2079 2026Total 6663 4776

Red List (incl. extinct)

Next step• Advance contents for the listed species.• Procedure for data sharing mechanism• Collect data of Invasive alien species.