InterAmerican Biodiversity Information NetworkOAS

InterAmerican Biodiversity Information NetworkOAS

Alvaro EspinelDepartment of Sustainable Development

(DSD)Organization of the American States

(OAS)

SECOND COORDINATION MEETING ON PROTECTED AREAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ANDES AMAZON REGION

Organization of American States

Washington D.C.31 January 2006

ANDES AMAZONPROTECTED AREAS

DATABASE

Connection between Connection between hemispheric networks…hemispheric networks…Connection between Connection between hemispheric networks…hemispheric networks…

Based on National Initiatives

Based on National Initiatives

CHM

 

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GLOBAL

REGIONAL

NATIONAL

LOCAL

Clearing-HouseMechanismGISP, GBIF, GTI, BioNET

IABIN, NABIN,NatureServe

CBIN, NBII, REMIB,

INBio, BDT Brazil

Conservation Data Centers

IABIN IS COMPLEMENTARY TOOTHER BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVESIABIN IS COMPLEMENTARY TOOTHER BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVES

Photo by R. Westbrooks. U. S. Geological Survey. 2001.

Thematic Networks IABINThematic Networks IABIN

1. Specimens

2. Species

3. Ecosystems

4. Invasive Species

5. Pollinators

6. Protected Areas

.net

IABIN Secretariat City of Knowledge Panama

1. Director – Fundraising 2. Data Content manager 3. Thematic Network Specialist

Table 1. Matrix Guide to hyperlinks of Bio-informatics on Terrestrial and Freshwater issues through the WWW in the Americas v. 1.0

Thematic Area Source & Sponsored by Web siteAccess & Surfing / Country

Websites-based on BiodiversityUniform

Resource Locator

Biodiversity Information Features

Search / Query of Meta data

Data Bases

Internet Protocol

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910

11

http ftp

Table 1. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

Biological & Env- Geographic records

Lifemapper dbase University of Kansas http://beta.lifemapper.org USA x x x   x x   x x x   x x    

Ecological & Env- Geographic records

NBII Oak Ridge National Laboratory -Mercury

http://mercury.ornl.gov/nbii/http://beija-flor.ornl.gov/lba/ (INPE)

Brazil / USA x x x   x     x x x x x x    

Biological records and collections

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) GBIF, USDA, CONABIOAgriculture and Agrifood Canada

http://sis.agr.gc.ca/pls/itisca/bcin_specs.portalhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/ http://siit.conabio.gob.mx/

CanadaUSA México x x x   x x     x x   x x    

Biological & Geographic records

BioSC GatewayCanadian Biodiversity Information Easyity

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/biosc/biosc_e.php

Canada x x X   x x   x x x x        

Geographical records

The Geography Network Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) www.geographynetwork.com USA   x x x x               x    

Andes Amazon Protected Areas DatabasePilot project 2005

Andes Amazon Protected Areas DatabaseActivities 2005

Executed by the Department of Sustainable Development at OAS

Data Base is updated by the governmental representatives of the National Conservation Areas of the countries

International Workshop in Gamboa, Panamá (June, 2006). Official representation of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela

Delegated No official representation of Guyana, French Guyana and Suriname

IABIN, OEA, Gordon and Betty Moore, WWF and ParksWatch

Phase 2, Financial Support Approved December 2005 until 2008 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

ESRI grant for software and training in Geomatics

GOALS

Design and structure the AAPAD to be compatible with other PA Databases.

Development of indicators.  Development of

international standards and protocols. 

Update APAD structure in sustainable way.   

Contribute to the strategic plan for IABIN.  

Online DataBase Public Domain: IABIN.net

Data captured and disseminated on line. Updated by the participants.

Workshops Experiences and Training in Data Management and Geomatics

Collaboration among the countries, especially in areas in the country borders.

Use of Metadata. Incentives in training,

data and tools to handle information.

Short term goals projects.

Distance learning implementation.

Collaboration with NASA – JPL in the PAA. Gary Geller

ASTER and LANDSAT Custom made Tools for

Conservation Areas Management

Collaboration with the U. of Maryland (Dept. of Geography) – Diane Davies

Andes Amazon Protected Areas Database

Other Collaborations

• ParksWatch – BioParques (Venezuela). 360 evaluation of Conservation Areas

• Aaron Bruner (CABS –CI). Defining the indicators.

• UCLA, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS). Climatological Stations managed by Parks.

• Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). Coordination of Information Systems.

• Amazon GIS (Smithsonian Institution). In process.

Websites: www.iabin.net

Listservs: iabinFriends

Looking forward to coordinate activities and efforts with you,

Thank you!

Looking forward to coordinate activities and efforts with you,

Thank you!

AAPAD TEAM

- Richard Huber- Carolina Peña- Claudia Baquero- Stefan Jirka- Alvaro Espinel

-http://www.iabin.net/english/tn/protected_areas/amazon.shtml