JRC 2nd Progress Report Steve Peedell European Commission Joint Research Centre

Presentation Outline JRC BIOPAMA Activities Project structure and organisation Timeline and key milestones Budget situation Key achievements and highlights Challenges Next steps and action plan

Partners

Structure of the programme 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)

Expected Results Understanding ecology of PA’s and ecosystem services Understanding interactions between PA’s and local economy Improving PA management through better understanding of governance Data, indicators, models, reports, tools Regional Reference Information System

JRC Internal Organisation 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

Project Timeline & Milestones ★★ Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 July 2011 JRC Feb 2012 IUCN Year 5….. Mar 2012 Inception WS Dec 2012 ESARO WS Jan/Feb 2013 Pacific, Caribbean, PACO WS DOPA Explorer Fire Tool ESP Mapping PIRTNC WPC Observatories & RRIS DOPA, ACP Observatory Inception Elaboration Construction Transition

Budget

Key Achievements Requirements, stakeholder engagement – Data needs questionnaire – Regional workshops RRIS development – Datasets – Digital Observatory of Protected Areas (DOPA) – RRIS Pilots Reports and publications

Biodiversity and Habitats Characterisation - Key Achievements Modelling tools refined and operational – eHabitat, eSpecies Re-computation of indicators for PA’s – From 3000 in Year 1 Plant data completeness assessment methodology (JRC, GBIF, Uni Oxford) 26 th International Congress for Conservation Biology Data sharing agreement JRC-IUCN-WCMC

Ecosystem Services – Key Achievements DOPA Carbon Tool. Change of the tool structure and function Analysis of Ecosystem Services indicators for the West and Central Africa WG Design and development of the Ecosystem Services Partnership visualisation tool Mapping of Carbon sequestration in the Caribbean basin

Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring- Key Achievements Repopulation and restructuring of fire archive data Delivery of eStation information products via web services

Marine Ecosystems Monitoring

PA Pressures and Threats - Key Achievements Database of land cover changes in sub-Saharan Africa (2005)-2010 Fire tool for PA’s Analysis of requirements for poaching tool

PA Management & Governance - Key Achievements Close consultation with METT & PAME groups – Queensland University, WCMC First draft PA “Identity Card” Scoping of pilot for Central African Region

DOPA and RRIS – Key Achievements DOPA Explorer first official beta release – Various thematic tools – Fire – Ecosystem Services Baseline web services – – eHabitat, eSpecies, eStation Island Biodiversity Information System – Focus on Invasive Alien Species for the Pacific Region Data sharing agreement signed with IUCN-WCMC Hadoop Cluster for analysis of large biodiversity datasets

Hadoop – Big Data for BIOPAMA

Communication

Challenges Timing Project has taken time to gather genuine momentum, recommend extension to 5 years Staffing Emphasis on temporary staff for project execution, many contracts will expire over next 12 months Switch from grantholder profile to contractual agents Staff turnover and changes Geography Time zones, different emphasis and context between regions Getting visibility and recognition in Caribbean and Pacific RRIS Development Interdependency with Regional Observatory definition Requirements engineering and prioritisation Customisation of the DOPA toolbox to specific BIOPAMA needs

Next Steps and Action Plan Second Annual Report Internal Work Package Review Request modifications of Administrative Arrangement Regional Pilots DOPA Explorer review CBD Regional Workshop support Technical Advisory Group outcomes and follow-up Technical assistance to Regional Observatory definition Targeted recruitment and expert engagement

Developing capacity for a Protected Planet