GEO Task US-09-01 - Biodiversity SBA

GEO Task US-09-01a:
Biodiversity Societal Benefit Area

Welcome to the website for Group on Earth Observation's Task US-09-01a. NASA served as the lead for this task, which ran from 2008-2014. This website serves to hold documentation of the work completed. For information about the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), visit the GEO website: http://www.earthobservations.org.

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Biodiversity: Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity

Analyst

Michele Walters
Affiliation: GEO Biodiversity Observation Network
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
mwalters (at) csir.co.za

Issues in this area include the condition and extent of ecosystems, distribution and status of species, and genetic diversity in key populations. Implementing GEOSS will unify many disparate biodiversity observing systems and create a platform to integrate biodiversity data with other types of information. Taxonomic and spatial gaps will be filled, and the pace of information collection and dissemination will be increased.

Advisory Group Members

Current Status: Complete

Vishwas Chavan
Affiliation: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Country: Denmark
Region: Europe

Daniel Faith
Affiliation: Australian Museum
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania/Australia

Simon Ferrier
Affiliation: CSIRO
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania/Australia

Gary Geller
Affiliation: NASA
Country: USA
Region: North America

Mike Gill
Affiliation: Environment Canada and CBMP
Country: Canada
Region: North America

Ian Harrison
Affiliation: Conservation International
Country: USA
Region: North America

Bill Magnusson
Affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Country: Brazil
Region: International

Xavier Le Roux
Affiliation: Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité
Country: France
Region: Europe

Harini Nagendra
Affiliation: Ashoka trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Country: India
Region: Asia

Bradley Reed
Affiliation: GEO and USGS
Country: Switzerland
Region: Europe

Robert Scholes
Affiliation: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa

Eva Spehn
Affiliation: GMBA - DIVERSITAS, University of Basel
Country: Switzerland
Region: Europe

Sheila Vergara
Affiliation: Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Country: Philippines
Region: Southeast Asia

Martin Wegmann
Affiliation: CEOS, DLR-DFD
Country: Germany
Region: Europe

Files below are in PDF. To view these files, download the following free software to view the PDF Documents: Get Adobe® Reader®
Download a Copy of the Final Biodiversity Report (2012)

Download a Copy of the Biodiversity Observation Study (2010)

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