1. EC FP7 - Cooperation Theme 6: Environment (incl. climate change)
(ENV ): Assessing global biological resources: the European contribution to GEO BON
Good morning. I would like to introduce the project EU BON. It is a collaborative project of the seventh framework. It will run until may 2017, and it is coordinated by the museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin. We are 30 partners from 18 different countries

2. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
The main topic of the project is biodiversity

3. Background Data collection and observation are currently unbalanced:
Geographic
Temporal
Taxonomic
Thematically
And regarding biodiversity, both information and data collection are unbalance geogaphically, temorally, taxonomic and thematically.

4. Global initiatives Long Term Ecological Research
Global biodiversity Information Facility
Data Observation Network for Earth
Long-term biodiversity, ecosystems and awareness research network
This is already well known and there are many initiatives trying to diminish this bias. Here I am showing you some of the bettter known 4

5. EU BON: integration of biodiversity data – across realms
Each country, institute are doing their own studying protocols on freshwater, marine or terrestrial environments, rarely sharing information, protocols of data collection, etc

6. EUBON framework GEO (Group on Earth Observations) INSPIRE (2007-2017)
GEOSS (Global Earth Observation system of systems)
GEO BON (Biodiversity)
INSPIRE ( )
ESFRIS
E-Science European Infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem research
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, for the period. 6

7. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
Scientific knowledge
Sustainable governance
Policy & Dialogue
Accessible
Up to date
Relevant
Reliable
Data Sources &
Infraestructures
Science &
Application

8. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WPs
1, 2. Data sources and infrastructures
3, 4, 5. Science and application
6, 7, 8. Policy and Dialogue
9. Consortium management and organization 8

9. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP 1.
Assessment of data sources
Gap analysis for available data layers and types
Taxonomic backbone infrastructure and service
Strategies and techniques for targeted data mobilization
Integrating citizen-science based data 9

10. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP2
Improved data standards
Registry and metadata catalogue
Build a new European Biodiversity portal 10

11. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP3
Develop a set of software tools improving accuracy of habitat mapping
Refine the assessment of biodiversity patterns, species distribution and their environmental requirements
Assist in the harvesting of species’ records from published literature 11

12. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP4
Develop models for the impact of natural and anthropogenic drivers of global change on the spatial and functional distribution of diversity, as well as on the abundance trends
Guidelines for improved monitoring schemes
Identification of levels of uncertainty in available data sources 12

13. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP5
Guidelines stablishing and operating EUBON sites
Offer the results of developed EUBON tools, technologies and services in the real world.
Proposal for building and sustaining a global network of GEO BON sites 13

14. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP6
Review of policy requirements
Strategies for overcoming barriers to the effective use of biodiversity data
Piloted approaches for incorporating business in the collection, mobilization, and use of biodiversity data
Integrated and interactive biodiversity visualization and public interface software 14

15. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP7
Implementation of GEO BON
Strategies and solutions at European and global levels
Recommendations for national biodiversity information infrastructures 15

16. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP8
Dissemination and communication
Data publishing, data citation and data usage strategy 16

17. Building the European Biodiversity Observatory Network
WP9
Consortium governance
Elaboration and updating of the DOW
Project management, administration and financial monitoring
Liaison with the European Comission 17

18. Thank you very much for your attention