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TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
Sustainable capacity building
in plant biodiversity
in Africa, Asia and Indian ocean
Objective
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
Biodiversity hotspotsBiodiversity high information concentration
Motivation
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
Enhance scientific skills ;
Communication scientists <> policy makers ;
Better participate in main international initiatives.
Needs
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
Training & exchange workshops
Support to institutions
Research projects
Organisation
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
Geographical scope
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• Management, sharing and use of biodiversity data
• Impediment = lack or scarcity of– awareness,– technical skills,– know-how,– Internet access.
TDWG related issues
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
4 regional sessions, 200 staff trained
• Collection management & digitisation• Use of common data models : RIHA, Brahms• Advice re connection to GBIF portal• Examples of data use
Training herbaria staff
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• Data intellectual property,
• Endangered & invasive species,
• Data cleaning and reliability,
• Data use techniques,
• Scientific and socio-economic issues requiring biodiversity data
National & regional workshops
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• Networking the botanic community,
• Enhancing exchange & collaboration,– International Master degree,– New conference Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam – Regional networks,– Collaborative research projects
Networking
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• Support to herbaria & botanic gardens (20)
• Improve :– Collection organisation,– Specimens preparation & identification,– Collection digitisation & connection to GBIF.
Support to institutions
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• Encourage SEP funded projects (30) to :– Provide herbaria with new specimens,– Digitise & share produced data,– Use data & information from GBIF portal.
Research projects
TDWG 2009Montpellier
SEP & CEPDEC
• GBIF member countries :– 2 national meetings– Provider survey & needs analysis– Set up operational Node & connect > 5000 specimens / observations
• All countries :– 4 regional training sessions on digitisation & connection– 1 multi-regional training session on data use
• Results– 2 news member countries– 150 participants trained from 22 countries– Awareness raised & steps taken towards membership
GBIF-SEP
Work programme & results
TDWG 2009Montpellier
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