GBIF Policy & science

Overview

Teaching: 45 min
Exercises: 15 min

Questions

• GBIF Science & Policy

Objectives

• Understand how GBIF interacts with Science.

• Understand how GBIF interacts with Policy.

1: GBIF & Science

Exercise 1 : GBIF and Science

1. How many citations for the Meditera3 dataset published by the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science?
2. This dataset have been reused in one thesis. Which one?
3. In the Science Review topics, which ones are of interest for you?

Solution

1. 11 citations
2. Decreases over time in shannon diversity of land snails by Hmming J.
3. The covered topics of the Science Review are : AGRICULTURE, BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE , BIOGEOGRAPHY , CITIZEN SCIENCE , CLIMATE CHANGE , CONSERVATION, DATA MANAGEMENT, DNA , ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, EVOLUTION, FRESHWATER, HUMAN HEALTH, MARINE, PHYLOGENETICS, SPECIES DISTRIBUTION, TAXONOMY & INVASIVES.

2: GBIF & CBD

Exercise 2 : GBIF and CBD

1. Does GBIF plays an official role in the CBD? Which role?
2. Are GBIF data relevant to GBF targets?
3. Which Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group includes GBIF staff?

Solution

1. Yes, GBIF is observer as Inter-Governmental Organization
2. Yes, definitely
3. AHTEG on Indicators

3: Delivering relevant data

Exercise 3 : Delivering relevant data

1. Is GBIF data reuse by Science?
2. Is GBIF data reuse by Policy?

Solution

1. Yes! see Science Review
2. Yes! eg CBD, IPBES and Impact Assessments

4: Science Policy Interface

Exercise 4 : Science Policy Interface

1. Does GBIF supports national biodiversity commitments?
2. Does GBIF supports Science Policy Interface?
3. Is this done by the nodes and/or the Secretariat?

Solution

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Both

Key Points

• GBIF data reuse by scientists

• GBIF Science review

• GBIF interaction with CBD

• Delivering relevant data

• Science Policy Interface