From Data to Decision: Collecting, Mobilizing, and Harmonizing Tropical Andes Observatory Data for Improved Conservation Planning (ERA-Net LAC17-PCI2019-103734).
Effective and timely conservation and sustainable development policy relies on high quality biodiversity information. Yet the capacity to generate, integrate and deliver this information in user-friendly formats is a particular challenge in biodiversity hotspots such as the Tropical Andes. Existing efforts suffer from taxonomic, spatial and temporal biases and inadequate integration, and often remain within the academic context thereby limiting their access and utility to policymakers. Recent advances in biodiversity informatics, communication tools and observation network design, combined with petabytes of satellite information, offer a unique opportunity to improve efficiency and impact of biodiversity observatories in the region. The challenge is to harness these advances through the establishment of a network of harmonized, efficient national observatories that can not only improve change detection capacity, but also inform effective conservation and policy.
General objectives
We propose to address this challenge through the applied integration of:
- Biodiversity Observation Network design approaches developed by GEO BON.
- State of the art data collection & management systems promoted by GBIF and iNaturalist.
- NatureServe data analytics and visualization capacity for powerful, and userfriendly Biodiversity indicators.
Role of the University of Cordoba
Work Package 5: Capacity building and knowledge Exchange.
T 5.1: Biodiversity Monitoring for decision makers Training Course.
T 5.2: Biodiversity Monitoring using insitu and remote sensing observations, Training Course.
T 5.3: Data mining and data integration Training Course.
Investigador principal: Francisco Javier Bonet García
E-mail: bv2bogaf@uco.es
Página web del proyecto: https://geobon.org/about/projects/tao-tropical-andes-observatory/