The ASEAN Clearing House Mechanism

5th Asia Pacific-Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) Meeting25-28 November 2013,

SAS Hall, SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

ACB Background

• ACB: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity• Intergovernmental Organization, work through AWGs• Has MOU with CBD, thus directions based on MEA

commitments, mostly CBD• Has a Biodiversity Information Management Unit that

facilitates the establishment and population of CHM• ACB engages in various thematic interests (ABS, TEEB,

AHPs, GTI, IAS, PES, B&B, CC, Green, Blue Economy, etc.)

1BiodiversityInformation

Infrastructure and Data Content

2Tools and KnowledgeProducts

3Partnerships

Biodiversity Information Managementin the ASEAN Region

Biodiversity Information Infrastructure and Data Content1chm.aseanbiodiversity.org

CHM Infrastructure

ASEAN CHM website

CHM Server 1(Godaddy.com)

CHM Server 2(ACB local server)

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Load balancing &Mirror imaging

• Links to CHMs of AMS• Biodiversity in the ASEAN Region• Priority Areas for Conservation• Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives• Improving Capacities for Biodiversity Conservation• Who’s Who in ASEAN Biodiversity• Biodiversity Resources Glossary of Terms• ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook - Ecosystems, Drivers, Regional Analyses• GBIF Integrated Publishing ToolKit (IPT ver. 2.4)• Online tools and web services• Running in Joomla, PHP and Mysql

ASEAN CHMThematic Contents

Species Information: Standard Output

• Species Photos• Species Name (Scientific Name)• Author• Common Names• Species Occurrence/Map (Source from GBIF & OBIS)• Taxonomy• Synonyms• Red List Status Assessment• Physical Characteristics• Distribution and Habitat• Species Description• Biology• Vulnerability• Other Information (Internet sources)

Current Inventory of Species

• Data harvested from various datasets and web service providers• Regular updates and maintenance by BIM

Summary of threatened species by Country

Based on 2012 IUCN Threatened species update

Threatened species in the ASEAN

Based on 2012 IUCN Threatened species update

Protected Areas Summary

2 Tools and Knowledge products

chm.aseanbiodiversity.org

Online remote data entry Species database Protected areas

database

Offline species and PA encoders

Electronic Library

5th National Report encoder

Friends of Biodiversity

Training Modules CHM establishment Data entry Mapping

Tools Easy to understand videos

Animals and Plants in danger

Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

How the ASEAN Region is Faring

Species summaries

Maps ASEAN Heritage Parks Priority Areas for

Conservation Map Overlays

Marine Habitats Marine habitats and

the temperature in the coral triangle

Knowledge Products

5NR ToolCompleted the development of the 5NR encoding tool during the first quarter of this year. Dedicated 5NR encoding URLs were established for the following countries to facilitate preparation of their Fifth National reports by their respective 5NR teams.

URL Country Main Editor Email Address

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/id5nr.php

Indonesia Lu’Lu’ Agustina luluagustina@yahoo.com

Lao PDR

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/my5nr.php

Malaysia Therese Tiu Kok Moi therese@nre.gov.my

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/mm5nr.php

Myanmar Win Naing Thaw nwcdfdmof@gmail.com

Philippines

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/sg5nr.php

Singapore Jeremy Woon jeremy_woon@nparks.gov.sg

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/th5nr.php

Thailand Panuwat panuwatonep@gmail.com

http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org/vn5nr.php

Viet Nam Le Ngoc Hung Ngochung109vea@gmail.com

E-Library Mobile Application

• Currently available in Android Downloadable from the web

• Soon to be available in iOS

Friends Of Biodiversity

• Enhanced new web interface• Added features Link to Facebok Link to linkedin• Current FOB Members registered (n = 1,655)

• Marine PA priority sites

• ASEAN Heritage Parks

Integrated MAP Samples

• First version of the AHP Application• Currently available in Android

Downloadable from the web• Soon to be available in iOS

ASEAN Heritage Park Mobile Application

3 Partnerships

chm.aseanbiodiversity.org

UNEP-WCMC WDPA structure Data Population

Birdlife International IBAs & KBAs

Points Polygons

GBIF Data collection Asia Regional Rep

OBIS (nego-ongoing) As SEA-OBIS Marine Information

Formal Arrangements

COL Species backbone

GEOBON Bon in a Box Attend meetings

APBON

FishBase ASEAN Data LFM tool

ABCDNet

Non-Formal Arrangements

ChallengesData content data contribution from CHM focal points Data from academic institutions do not officially constitute

national contributions

Interoperability Variable storage mechanisms

Sharing Difficulty of approvals to share Issues on willingness to share

Thank You

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