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DOI 10.3897/arphapreprints.e81207
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Title (Primary) Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy
Author Pereira, H.M.; Junker, J.; Fernández, N.; Maes, J.; Beja, P.; Bonn, A. ORCID logo ; Breeze, T.; Brotons, L.; Bruelheide, H.; Buchhorn, M.; Capinha, C.; Chow, C.; Dietrich, K.; Dornelas, M.; Dubois, G.; Fernandez, M.; Frenzel, M. ORCID logo ; Friberg, N.; Fritz, S.; Georgieva, I.; Gobin, A.; Guerra, C.; Haande, S.; Herrando, S.; Jandt, U.; Kissling, W.D.; Kühn, I. ORCID logo ; Langer, C.; Liquete, C.; Lyche Solheim, A.; Martí, D.; Martin, J.G.C.; Masur, A.; McCallum, I.; Mjelde, M.; Moe, J.; Moersberger, H.; Morán-Ordóñez, A.; Moreira, F.; Musche, M.; Navarro, L.M.; Orgiazzi, A.; Patchett, R.; Penev, L.; Pino, J.; Popova, G.; Potts, S.; Ramon, A.; Sandin, L.; Santana, J.; Sapundzhieva, A.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Smets, B.; Stoev, P.; Tedersoo, L.; Tiimann, L.; Valdez, J.; Vallecillo, S.; van Grunsven, R.H.A.; Van De Kerchove, R.; Villero, D.; Visconti, P.; Weinhold, C.; Zuleger, A.M.
Source Titel ARPHA Preprints
Year 2022
Department BZF; NSF; iDiv; ESS
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Horizon 2020
Project Name Development of a European Biodiversity Observation Network (Europa BON) to integrate existing data streams and effectively monitor the status of Europe’s biodiversity and ecosystems
Acronym EuropaBON
Grant Number
Publication Date 26.01.2022
European Union (EU); Euratom
Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018
Abstract Observations are key to understand the drivers of biodiversity loss, and the impacts on ecosystem services and ultimately on people. Many EU policies and initiatives demand unbiased, integrated and regularly updated biodiversity and ecosystem service data. However, efforts to monitor biodiversity are spatially and temporally fragmented, taxonomically biased, and lack integration in Europe. EuropaBON aims to bridge this gap by designing an EU-wide framework for monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem services. EuropaBON harnesses the power of modelling essential variables to integrate different reporting streams, data sources, and monitoring schemes. These essential variables provide consistent knowledge about multiple dimensions of biodiversity change across space and time. They can then be analyzed and synthesized to support decision-making at different spatial scales, from the sub-national to the European scale, through the production of indicators and scenarios. To develop essential biodiversity and ecosystem variables workflows that are policy relevant, EuropaBON is built around stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange (WP2). EuropaBON will work with stakeholders to identify user and policy needs for biodiversity monitoring and investigate the feasibility of setting up a center to coordinate monitoring activities across Europe (WP2). Together with stakeholders, EuropaBON will assess current monitoring efforts to identify gaps, data and workflow bottlenecks, and analyse cost-effectiveness of different schemes (WP3). This will be used to co-design improved monitoring schemes using novel technologies to become more representative temporally, spatially and taxonomically, delivering multiple benefits to users and society (WP4). Finally, EuropaBON will demonstrate in a set of showcases how workflows tailored to the Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive, Climate and Restoration Policy, and the Bioeconomy Strategy, can be implemented (WP5).
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Pereira, H.M., Junker, J., Fernández, N., Maes, J., Beja, P., Bonn, A., Breeze, T., Brotons, L., Bruelheide, H., Buchhorn, M., Capinha, C., Chow, C., Dietrich, K., Dornelas, M., Dubois, G., Fernandez, M., Frenzel, M., Friberg, N., Fritz, S., Georgieva, I., Gobin, A., Guerra, C., Haande, S., Herrando, S., Jandt, U., Kissling, W.D., Kühn, I., Langer, C., Liquete, C., Lyche Solheim, A., Martí, D., Martin, J.G.C., Masur, A., McCallum, I., Mjelde, M., Moe, J., Moersberger, H., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Moreira, F., Musche, M., Navarro, L.M., Orgiazzi, A., Patchett, R., Penev, L., Pino, J., Popova, G., Potts, S., Ramon, A., Sandin, L., Santana, J., Sapundzhieva, A., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Smets, B., Stoev, P., Tedersoo, L., Tiimann, L., Valdez, J., Vallecillo, S., van Grunsven, R.H.A., Van De Kerchove, R., Villero, D., Visconti, P., Weinhold, C., Zuleger, A.M. (2022):
Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy
ARPHA Preprints 10.3897/arphapreprints.e81207