APBON Meeting at ACBPresentations on Current Biodiversity Observations in the

Asia Pacific Region

National Museum of Nature and Science

Tsuyoshi HosoyaNational Museum of Nature and Science

2013.11.26.

Major functionsResearch, Education, Collection building

Five DepartmentsDept. of BotanyDept. of ZoologyDept. of GeologyDept. of AnthropologyDept. of Science & Technology

Two Institutes for Nature ResearchTsukuba Botanical GardenInstitute for Nature Study (Meguro, Tokyo)

Total numbers of specimens disclosed: 1.18Mil.(incl. 0.32 Mil. Obs. Data for seasonal changes)

Mainly specimen data, not observation data.

National Museum of Nature and Science

Specimens

HerbairumSpecimens

Isolates

Collecting

Processing (format, database) Isolation, Cultivation

Research/Exploitation Maintainance/Preservation

Acception

Other collections（ Personal, Abandoned ） Fieldorigin

process

product

exploitation

Outlines of our collecting activity

InventoryTaxonomic researchExhibitionEducation

External Culture collectionJCM, NITE, etc.

DNA Specimens

Extracted DNA specimensTissues for DNA extractionStored cultures (10% Gylcerol)

地球規模生物多様性情報機構Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Vision: A world in which biodiversity information is freely and universally available for science, society, and a sustainable future.

Mission: To be the foremost global resource for biodiversity information, and engender smart-solutions for environmental and human well-being.

• An international organization that focuses on making biodiversity data available though the Internet .

• Membership: countries, international organization.• Membership fee: charged for voting members.• Regions>Nodes

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Europe42%

North America

33%

Oceania8%

S. & C. America5%

Africa5%

High sea4%

Asia3% Antarctica

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Data providersbased in regions

Data Records Breakdown by GBIF Participant

More data from Asia expected

Data publication flow

Univ.Tokyo

National Institute of Genetics

National Museum of

Nature & Science

GBIF

56 Institutions: Natural History Museums and Universities.

DocumentsResearch Projects

Japanese version

English version

S-Net(for domestic use)

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Translation of important documents provided by GBIF

All available in Japanese as “starter kit “ through the website

MOU Strategic Plan Newsletter

8 paged brochure in Japanese

also available in PDF

• Why biodiversity information important• What are the data provided from GBIF• Regionalized activity of GBIF• JBIF: how does it operate• Networking in Japan• Major function of the websites• 1 topic/page; Key messages summarized at the

bottom of each page.• Boxes for specific topics.

English/Japanese

Events, News & Topic, Blogs

GBIF Japan Node Portal Site

www.gbif.jp/v2/en/

1) Outsourced to professional homepage designers.

2) Simple visual structure for easier understanding for the activities.

3) To attract attention, beautiful photos related to biodiversity are included.

4) Brochure available from the portal site.5) Linked to registered members of “S-Net”.6) English version available

Renewal of Homepage

English available

Biodiversity related photos

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http://www.gbif.jp/v2/

Outsourced to professional homepage designers.Simple design.

Directly searchablehttp://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm

Events, News & Topic, BlogsOther info, links

•GBIF member Organization sites•Japan Node Related Organizations•Useful Websites

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http://www.gbif.jp/v2/

1 To use GBIF data

Linked to GBIF website123

2 To publish GBIF data

Those who wishes to publish data through JBIF can ask for support

Compatibility test

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Compatibility of your data file can be examined.

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Scattered data

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In note book, in one’s own PC, etc.

In a shared terminal/HDD/NAS, internet, etc.

Excel, Access, Words, PDF, etc.

Integrated tables, DBs, etc

Linked Open Data

Strategy 1: Build network of data holders and providers in the region by sharing information on GBIF and regional nodes informatics infrastructure as well as information on existing thematic databases such as FishBase, IBIN, ILTER, species group networks.

Strategy 2: Popularize the data paper incentive through development of metadata catalogues and corresponding datasets.

Strategy 3: Explore (funding) options for mobilising legacy data housed in museums and herbaria and (mechanism) for repatriation of biodiversity data from Asia housed in other countries.

Strategy 4: Strengthen help desk facility at regional nodes to ensure the use of DwC-A standard for generating new biodiversity data (metadata, occurrences, checklist) and to better mobilise the publishing of data through GBIF IPT platform.

Asian Regional Strategy

1. Increase realization of importance of Biodiversity Information.

2. Improve function of museum and allied organization related to Biodiversity Information.

3. Appeal the importance of Biodiversity Information widely to citizens/policy makers.

4. Increase the popularity of JBIF.5. Extend relationship with other Biodiversity

Information related projects. 6. Participate in GBIF activity in Asian region in a

proactive manner.

National strategy of Japan Node (major points)

GBIF

Steering Committee(16 members)

Report

JBIF

Working Group(7 members)

National ActivityAuthorization

Communication

Related organizations, ministries &

agencies

Node Manager

• Node Manager works as a point person between JBIF and GBIF.• To enhance the communication, some members of Working Group are also assigned

as Steering Committee members.• Node Manager works as a manager of the working group.

NBRP

8 paged brochure in Japanese

also available in PDF

•Why biodiversity information important•What are the data provided from GBIF•Regionalized activity of GBIF•JBIF: how it operates•Networking in Japan•Major function of the websites

Asia Region

BiodiversityConservation

Monitoring

Occurence Taxonomy

Informatics

Integration of Red List/ Invasive Alien Species List

Consolidation of activity of JBIFChange in governance

MEXT MOE After COP10 (2010)

Consolidation of domestic activity was required to:•Seize the biodiversity information in Japan.•Ensure more and stronger collaboration.• Increase awareness of JBIF activity in Biodiversity

Informatics.•Promote data exploitation.

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Min. of Environment

[Science] [Environment]

Key factor: Stable funding NBRP (National Bioresource Project)

• Major objectives: to collect, preserve, and provide biological resources that are essential experimental materials for life sciences research to meet the current scientific demands.

• Reinforcement of functions of the information center to enhance dissemination of the information.

• 29 resource groups• 1 information center• 6,300,000 accumulated resources

JBIF: How it operates?

　 Feedback Research Results

Resource InformationGenomic Information

Resource 　 Research 　 Circulation

C. elegans

Silkworm

Prokaryotes(E. coli, B. sub)

Medaka

Rice

Barley

Wheat

Chrysanthemum

Drosophila

General microbes

Yeast

Rat

Lotus/Glycine

Algae

Japanese macaques

X. tropicalis

Mouse

Cells

Zebrafish

Arabidopsis

PathogenicMicrobe DNA

Aminals

Plants

Bioresource CentersC. intestinalis

Chicken/QuailParamecium

Tomato

CBSC for research

Microbes/Cells/DNA

Cellular slime molds

ResearchCommunity

Information Center（ NIG)

GAIN GBIF

　

Morning Glory

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Work Program

Global, Regional, and National…

GBIF Strategic Plan 2012-2016

2001-2006 Proving the concept2007-2011 Towards full operation2012-2016 Seizing the future

Vision: A world in which biodiversity information is freely and universally available for science, society, and a sustainable future.

Mission: To be the foremost global resource for biodiversity information, and engender smart-solutions for environmental and human well-being.

GBIF Stategic Plan 2012-20161.Advance the digital content

2.Advance the informatics infrastructureEnsure the most effective distribution, open

access, discovery and use, of GBIF-mediated data.

3.Advance the engagementEnsure that GBIF benefits the widest global

audience-increasing participation and partnerships, capacity and newworking.

Ensure scientific fitness-for-use, impact, comprehensiveness, and access to new data domains.

1. Increase realization of importance of Biodiversity Information. (1) Enrich examples of research based on data utilization/exploitation(2) Promote mobilization of new data (incl. those from materials at hand) mobilization. (3) Assist up ranking of information technitian, researchers’ morals(4) Promote publication of datapapers(5) Increase numbers of publication of dataset from GBIF2. Improve function of museum and allied organization related to Biodiversity Information.(1) Assist enlargement of network between museums, universities, and national institutes. (2) Set up opportunities to know requirement from museums and citizens.(3) Assist data publication through the museums. (4) Engagement with universities, research institutes.3. Appeal the importance of Biodiversity Information widely to citizens/policy makers. (1) Propose engagement between related administration (2) Enrich examples on data utilization/exploitation in political decision making(3) Promote outreach about cumulating Biodiversity Information (incl. GBIF) to the society(4) Generate a mechanism that can maintain the collected data for generations4. Increase the popularity of JBIF(1) Promote publication to increase GBIF popularity(2) Training course, workshops, and symposia5. Extend relationship with other Biodiversity Information related projects (1) Promote activity with other Biodiversity Information related projects with common direction.6. Participate in GBIF activity in Asian region in a proactive manner. (1) Assist development of activity of Asian Participants

National strategy of Japan Node (tentative translation by Hosoya)

Asian Regional Meeting1. 2009.9. Thailand2. 2010.11. India3. 2012.3. Japan

Sheila Vergara (ACB)erected as an Asian representative4. 2012.6. Taiwan

Strategy composed

1 Riken2 Tokyo University1 Hokkaido University1 Kyushu University1 Yokohama University1 National Museum of Nature and Science1 Biodiversity Center of Japan (MoE)1 Japan Science and Technology Agency 1 Yamashina Institute for Ornithology2 National Institute of Genetics 1 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology1 National Museum of Nature and Science1 Hyogo University / Prefectural Museum1 National Institute of Genetics 2 National Museum of Nature and Science1 National Institute for Agro-Environmental Science (MAFF)

Steering Committee

Working Group

1. Increase realization of importance of Biodiversity Information. (1) Enrich examples of research based on data utilization/exploitation(2) Promote mobilization of new data (incl. those from materials at hand) mobilization. (3) Assist up ranking of information technitian, researchers’ morals(4) Promote publication of datapapers(5) Increase numbers of publication of dataset from GBIF2. Improve function of museum and allied organization related to Biodiversity Information.(1) Assist enlargement of network between museums, universities, and national institutes. (2) Set up opportunities to know requirement from museums and citizens.(3) Assist data publication through the museums. (4) Engagement with universities, research institutes.3. Appeal the importance of Biodiversity Information widely to citizens/policy makers. (1) Propose engagement between related administration (2) Enrich examples on data utilization/exploitation in political decision making(3) Promote outreach about cumulating Biodiversity Information (incl. GBIF) to the society(4) Generate a mechanism that can maintain the collected data for generations4. Increase the popularity of JBIF(1) Promote publication to increase GBIF popularity(2) Training course, workshops, and symposia5. Extend relationship with other Biodiversity Information related projects (1) Promote activity with other Biodiversity Information related projects with common direction.6. Participate in GBIF activity in Asian region in a proactive manner. (1) Assist development of activity of Asian Participants

National strategy of Japan Node (tentative translation by Hosoya)

Homepage in Japan: under revisionURL: http// www

GBIF Japan Node Portal Site provides…

• News on activity• Search for Japanese materials.• Tutorial movies on “how to use GBIF site”.• Some outcomes from GBIF data.• Statistics of GBIF.• Tools to check if the given data is appropriate

to GBIF registration.

Challenges (Barriers)/ Solutions

Need collaboration with other biodiversity related projects (e.g. JBON, JaLTER)

Need more examples of data exploration

Enhance human relationship.

Successful examples to be published and cumulated.

Brain storming for strategy

実務者レベル

行政レベル

一般市民レベル

データ資源（“ sleeping data” ）の把握

重要機関の特定・協力呼びかけ

新規データ（既存資料含む）の充実と取り込み

市民科学者の貢献

博物館施設の機能向上データの利用・活用による使用例（研究）の充実

文科・環境・国交・農水連携の模索（省庁連絡会議の活用など）

生物多様性大国の実現自然への理解↑・自然とのふれあい・安心安全な自然豊かな国土・バイオセキュリティ・移入種国家戦略への提言

活動の重要性のアピール（国内・国際発信）

市民科学者の育成・支援

データの利用・活用による使用例（政策・意思決定）の充実

あらゆる人が生物の多様性を使いこなし享受する

活用事例の紹介と調べやすく見やすいＨＰ作成

公開件数を増やすデータ提供者にやさしい「データ整備ガイド」作成

博物館ネットワークの拡大・運営

経済的な支援

情報整備者のステータスアップ、研究者のモラル向上

データペーパーの推奨

生物多様性条約生物多様性条約

GBIF の必要性訴える

博物館の地位向上・必要性

国家戦略のチェック

マスコミへのアピール

GBIF 認知度向上・データ提供意義の説明（パンフレット作成など）

S-Net の働きの活用

地域指向国際貢献指向

Localized S-Net

ニーズをひきだす仕組み（機会）を設けるGBIF 関連テキスト発行

S-Net GBIF 関連テキスト啓発書　ツールなど

2nd Asian Nodes Workshop highlights / general remarks (partially cited)

1. The region, the continent Asia is very diverse, also in the context of GBIF. This heterogeneity poses some challenges in terms of collaboration and communication.

2. Despite its potential, the representation of the region in GBIF is not very strong. Relevant causes for this is that there are only two voting members of GBIF in Asia, and there is not a single full time GBIF node manager in the continent, lack of a national mandate or budget are also common issues for GBIF nodes.

3. There was a consensus about keeping contacts and starting activities at the regional level. However how to move forward and what level of formalization is needed remain issues open for discussion.

Report on Regional Workshop of the GBIF Participant Nodes in Asia

•Rapid increase of participants, still increasing.•Due to the limited manpower, regionalization became necessary based on collaboration within the region.

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Node Committee Chair

Vice （ 2 ） Regional Representatives (6)

Africa Asia Europe Lat America N America Oceania

Node Steering Group （ NSG ）

Regional SubCommittee

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Regionalization

Background

More data required from Asian region which embraces vast biodiversity

GBIF participants

Data quantitiy heat map

Breakdown of data

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Annual Report 2011

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Distribution of Pueraria lobata “Kudzu”

Invasive species distribution can be monitored.

Distribution of sparrow

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Migration path can be reveled by comparison

Biodiversity map for endemic plants

Unknown hot spot may bedetected.

Key Facts of GBIF1. An international organization established by the

recommendation of Mega Science Forum of OECD2. Secretariats in Copenhagen (Copenhagen Univ.)3. 87 participants. Participated by signing on

memorandum of understanding (MOU).4. Operating on the fund provided by Voting

Paricipants.5. Current number of records :3.8Bil. (as of Dec, 2012)6. First focusing on species and specimen data. In the

future, expected to be expanded to genes and ecosystems.

地球規模生物多様性情報機構Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Website(http://www.gbif.org/)

GBIF Dataportal(http://data.gbif.org/)

DatabaseData collected in a common format

To get integrated, common format is vital

Darwin Core

Address Name Telephone noJl. Raya Jakarta Bogor Km 46 Pesi 03-5555-4444Jl. Tol Iskandar Depok No. 1 Harini 029-853-5555Jl. Ciawi No 2 Deden 03-1333-8888

Island City Detailed 1 Detailed 2 Family Name First Name Telephone noJawa Depok Utara 330-230 Yaniar Harini 029-853-4444Jawa Bogor Selatan 8-56 Sumirat Deden 029-980-5555

Annual Report 2011

Impact of GBIF is increasing

3F ： 765m2

Dried specimens

Liquid immersedOffice/Labs.

3rd floor of the building

Understanding of importance of cumulated biodiversity information

Expanded exploitation of cumulated data

Contribution to data accumulation

Increased popularity of GBIF / Naitonal Node

Ideal positive spiral in development