1. Piero Genovesi & Melanie Josefsson Waterford, Ireland 1 June 2010
Integrating invasive species data into a European early warning information system: experiences from DAISIE and NOBANIS
Piero Genovesi & Melanie Josefsson
Waterford, Ireland
1 June 2010

4. Key activities in DAISIE

5. DAISIE & NOBANIS Differences in focus Differences in structure
DAISIE research oriented
NOBANIS environmental management oriented
Differences in structure
DAISIE top-steered, centralized dataflow
Taxonomic group leaders with authority to upload
NOBANIS distributed dataflow
National focal points

6. Nobanis PROS: Formal involvement of Member states Expanding framework
Long-term committment
Limited investment of resources
Good circulation of information
Effective networking
CONS
Not fully harmonised national systems
Taxonomy
Terms/definitions
Limited scientific background
Limited investment of resources
Updating irregular between countries

7. DAISIE PROS: CONS Solid scientific background Data verified
Very comprehensive inventory
Extraordinary scientific outcomes
Substantial initial investment of resources
Better uniformity in taxonomy/definitions
CONS
Short term initiative
No direct involvement of GOs
Limited impact on decision makers
Conflict of interests in making data public
Difficulties in updating data
Does not cover alien genotypes/populations

8. Requirements for integrating information from many sources to one
Uniformity of terms – common definitions of invasiveness, common criteria for geographic information
Solving the taxonomy issue - agreement to follow guidelines on taxonomy
Regular updating of information – automatic function for comparing the national and central databases?

9. Possible points for discussion
How to integrate the Nobanis and DAISIE approaches? (science + involvement of states/GOs)
How to influence the ongoing process toward a European early warning rapid response system?
How to make an integrated system sustainable (administration, manpower, funding...)?

10. Other issues to be solved
Solving the scale problem – can one information system solve regional and national needs for an Early Warning and Rapid Response system?
Does Europe need one EW system or several? (ballast water, marine strategy directive, EPPO Plant Alert System, animal health, EMPRES human health)?
Hosting of the system and resources for long term maintenance and development
Conflicts of interest in making data public
Data ownership

11. Discussion
Need to establish a European information system, with focus on EWRR, but not only
Need to integrate a scientific basis (authority) with network of national authorities (Nobanis). Learn from CITES system
Challenge for Nobanis to combine national dbs into a European wide organised system
Keep national basis, but centralised umbrella crucial, and stronger central work on definitions, criteria, etc