[BID-Community] GBIF & IPBES formalize collaboration

Kyle Copas kcopas at gbif.org
Tue Mar 20 12:33:01 CET 2018


Dear BID colleagues,

Representatives of GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—and IPBES—the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services—yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the margins of IPBES6 in Medellín, Colombia.

The MOU formalizes ongoing cooperation between GBIF and IPBES and identifies specific areas for collaboration that include:

  *   Helping IPBES to identify and access biodiversity datasets relevant to IPBES assessments and indicators
  *   Using knowledge gaps identified through IPBES assessments to help prioritize mobilization of new data through GBIF’s network of nodes and data publishers
  *   Coordinating GBIF’s capacity building activities to support data mobilization and access relevant to IPBES
  *   Encouraging collaboration between GBIF’s national nodes and IPBES national focal points

Learn more and watch IPBES' video of the signing ceremony here:
https://www.gbif.org/news/2ggIFqrxre4im4oSMeMmA2

Best regards,
Kyle
=====
Kyle Copas
Communications Manager
+45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas

GBIF Secretariat
Universitetsparken 15
2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark
http://www.gbif.org<http://www.gbif.org/>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.gbif.org/pipermail/bid-community/attachments/20180320/a7412ca0/attachment.html>


More information about the BID-Community mailing list