Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
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| 9:00–10:30 | Session 1 Setting the scene |
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| Introduction and presentation of objectives of the meeting | Tim Hirsch Deputy Director, GBIF Secretariat |
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| Opening remarks and welcome | Anne Teller Senior Policy Officer, Directorate General for the Environment (DG ENV), European Commission |
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| Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) | Thierry Dudermel DG INTPA, European Commission |
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| GBIF | Joe Miller Executive Secretary, GBIF |
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| Biodiversa+ | Hilde Eggermont Biodiversa+ Chair/Coordinator, Belgium Science-Policy Office (BelSPO), Belgium Rob Hendriks Biodiversa+ Work Package co-leader, LNV, The Netherlands |
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| GBIF national nodes | Anne-Sophie Archambeau Chair, GBIF Participant Nodes Committee & Node Manager, GBIF France |
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| 11:00—12:30 | Session 2 Coordinating biodiversity networks for research and science policy across the European ecosystem |
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| Europa Biodiversity Observation Network (EuropaBON) | Henrique Pereira Scientific Coordinator, EuropaBON & German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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| European Environment Agency (EEA) | Brian MacSharry Head of Group of Biodiversity, EEA |
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| European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) | ||
| Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) | Camino Liquete Joint Research Centre, KCBD |
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| 13:30—15:00 | Session 3 Biodiversity data supporting global development needs |
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| Biodiversity Information for Development programme (BID) | Maheva Bagard-Laursen GBIF Secretariat Pierre Radji University of Lome & Node Manager, GBIF Togo |
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| Agence Française de Développement (AFD) | Julien Calas Senior Biodiversity Research Officer, AFD |
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| Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) | Philippe Tulkens Head of Unit, Climate & Planetary Boundaries, DG RTD |
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| 15:30–17:00 | Panel with all presenters and open discussion |
Context
This one-day symposium was jointly organized by the European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) and GBIF on the margins of the 29th meeting of the GBIF Governing Board (GB29) in Brussels. Biodiversa+ gathers 74 research policy actors and environmental policy actors from 36 European and associated countries and is part of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 that aims to strengthen the interface between science, policy and practice.
Co-hosting this symposium with GBIF provides a forum for key stakeholders to strengthen cooperation between Biodiversa+, GBIF, the European Commission, agencies, research programmes, infrastructures, networks and initiatives to deliver the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the 2050 vision of ‘Living in harmony with nature’ adopted under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Objectives
- Explore and clarify the emerging landscape across EU-based institutions to support the provision of reliable biodiversity information supporting decision-making and research
- Discuss and start to catalyse the collaborations needed to ensure coordination across national, regional and global scales to meet biodiversity information needs without duplication of effort
- Demonstrate the relevance of EU-based initiatives for supporting the global activities and objectives of GBIF