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""INTER-AMERICAN INTER-AMERICAN BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
NETWORK (IABIN)"NETWORK (IABIN)"
BARCODING IN SOUTH AMERICA MEETING
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Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilMar 19 – 20th, 2007
Iván A. Valdespino, IABIN
PANAMA9,520 plants1,144 end.
MINN.1,700 plants1 end.
40 – 90% of all species live inTropical Forests
MADAGASCAR10% of all known plants5 times more tree species than in the USAECUADOR
20,000 plants4,000 end.
Why IABIN?
Information relevant to a nation’s biodiversity
conservation effort extends beyond that nation’s borders
Information relevant to a nation’s biodiversity
conservation effort extends beyond that nation’s borders
Biodiversity conservation requires timely, accurate and scientifically credible information
Biodiversity conservation requires timely, accurate and scientifically credible information
Emphasis on sustainable development
Nations of the Americas, generally, work individually
An initiative of the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1996)
Mission:
Internet-based forum for technical and scientific collaboration for the collection, exchange, and use of biodiversity information relevant to decision-making and education
34 national governments, academia, non-governmental and inter-governmental
organizations, natural history collections and private sector
34 national governments, academia, non-governmental and inter-governmental
organizations, natural history collections and private sector
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) -
Background
IABIN Council (Next Meeting – May 9-11th in Punta
del Este, Uruguay)
• Official Focal Points (34 countries)
• IGO representatives (CHM, GBIF)
• NGO representatives
IABIN Executive Committee
• 8 countries + 1 IGO/NGO
Secretariat
Consensus decisionsConsensus decisions
Governance
Create infrastructure for a distributed information sharing network
•Institutional structure
•Standards (taxonomy, metadata, etc.)
•Interface development
Identify existing resources
Increase Internet access and connectivity
Fill information gaps relevant to decision-making
IABIN MAIN GOALS
Sharing biological knowledge across international bordersSharing biological knowledge across international borders
IABINIABIN
CATALOGCATALOG Thematic NetworksThematic Networks Tools fo
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SpeciesSpecies
BibliographyBibliography
DatabasesDatabases
Information Systems
Information Systems
Projects / Inst. / Specialist
Projects / Inst. / Specialist
SpecimensSpecimens
EcosystemsEcosystems
Protected AreasProtected Areas
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Integration: Biodiversity / Geospatial / Socioeconomic Information
Integration: Biodiversity / Geospatial / Socioeconomic Information
IABIN informatics infrastructure
Modified from M. Lane, GBIF, 2005
Modified from M. Lane, GBIF, 2005
To conserve earth's biodiversity it is necessary to create and use biodiversity information systems capable of managing diverse data, including biological, ecological, socio-economic, and geospatial in an integrated and interoperable manner
To conserve earth's biodiversity it is necessary to create and use biodiversity information systems capable of managing diverse data, including biological, ecological, socio-economic, and geospatial in an integrated and interoperable manner
IABIN Collaboration with Other Initiatives
GBIF CBD Clearing-House Mechanism Man and the Biosphere Program
IABINIABIN, SIAM/CCAD, PBIF, PAIGH, etc.
NBII, REMIB, CBIN, etc.
Conservation Data Centers U.S. GAP State Information
GLOBAL
REGIONAL
NATIONAL
LOCAL
Works with primary data
Point occurrence data with the basic attributes:
1. Identification
2. Location
3. Time
Primary data
Secondaryinformation
Slide by A. Townsend Peterson
Predicting geographic distributions with primary data makes possible ...
Projecting species invasions
Designing reintroduction programs
Understanding the effects of global climate change and other types of change
Understanding rare and endangered species’ distributions
Designing biodiversity conservation plans
Many models such as Bioclim, GARP
Data Refinement and Use
data
information
knowledge
action
Increasing refinement & utility of data
the real world
observations
Envir. decision making• conservation• restoration biology• resource mgmt• utilization
Policy & strategy• government• corporate• individual
©Jim Croft©Jim Croft
Summary
Overall approach: build on existing strengths - adopting,
adapting and implementing technical standards, reference authority archives, methods and approaches that have been successful elsewhere
focus on supporting regional needs for decision-making - providing information exchange capacity directed at solving identified problems
Summary
Technical standards: clearly identify and document user
needs for information exchange and interoperability services and related applications before choosing and implementing technical standards
always emphasize agreed “open” standards and systems rather than proprietary solutions
A network… is a collaborative effort
Where we IABIN and CBoL can initiate collaboration:
•Link primary and DNA barcoding data
•Standards and protocols
• Information technologies
•Development of information / Decision making products
Summary
Some of our partners:CCAD, CI, CIAT, City of Knowledge, Ecociencia, EROS-USGS, Fund. Boticario, GBIF, INBio, IUCN, I. von Humboldt, NASA, NatureServe, NBII, OBIS, PAIGH, STRI, SERVIR, SIAM, TNC, UNEP-WCMC, WB, WWF.
SecretariatIván Valdespino, [email protected] Besana, Data Content [email protected] Ramírez, TN Coordinator [email protected] del Saber, Edificio 801, Clayton, República de PanamáTelephones: +507 317-1993 & 317-1994 Fax: +507 317-1992
www. iabin.net
Principal Activities of IABIN TNs
Create Thematic Working Groups (TWG) Define information use policies Discuss and adopt architecture, standards and protocols
specific to the TN Development of:
Multilingual data entry tools (data providers, servers) Data search and retrieval tools Capacity building (training, multilingual training material) Value-added decision making tools Web site to allow searches and access to available
information Maintain and operate TN Integrate specific TN with other IABIN TNs Create and maintain an expert database and directory Promote metadata creation for TN Support participants and partners involvement in IABIN
TNs Coordinate activities with IABIN Secretariat