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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
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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
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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