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NL ratified the Convention of Biological Diversity:
•The conservation of biodiversity
•Sustainable use of the components of biodiversity
•Sharing the benefits arising from (commercial) utilization
of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way
NL signed MoU with GBIF
Purpose of GBIF: to make the world's primary data
on biodiversity freely and universally available via the Internet.
• Both biodiversity and biodiversity data are
unevenly distributed around the world:
Developed World
Developing World
Biodiversity
Data
Biodiversity
GBIF was established, in large part, to redress the
inequality of data distribution
Stichting NLBIF: Dutch Node of GBIF
Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility
Objectives:
Sharing of biodiversity data, information and know-how available
in the Netherlands
Providing access for Dutch users to biodiversity data, information
and know-how in other countries
Develop ICT tools for data management, analysis, exchange, and
electronic dissemination worldwide
NL-BIF: Organization and Structure
NL-BIF, The Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility
GBIF Organization
Global Node
Level
Governing Board
- Budget Committee (Chair, Vice-Chair, Members)
- Executive Committee (Chair, Vice-Chair, Members)
- Participant Node Managers Committee (Ch., V.Ch., M.)
- Science Committee (Chair, Vice-Chair, Members: DADI, DIGIT, ECAT, OCB)
Donor
Agencies
Netherlands’
National Node
Level
Secretariat
- Director
- Dep. Director
- Officers
- Secretary
NL-BIF Foundation
ETI Foundation
(Official National Node)
(Technical Support to National Node)
UvA
OCW
NWO
Netherlands’
Data Node
Level
(Global Node)
CBS
Libraries
Gov. Board
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Members
NHN
Ministries
Secretariat
- Coordinator
- Administration
Gov. Board
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Members
Secretariat
- Director
- Administration
- Technicians
NIOO
NNM
VOFF
ZMA
Museums
NGOs
Universities
Other
NL-BIF - Maarten Kappelle - June 2003
NL-BIF: External Context with Examples
NL-BIF, The Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility
UN
OECD
(Mega Science Forum)
Global
Level
DIVERSITAS
(Convention on Biological
Diversity)
(Global Node)
Regional ENBI & EPBRS
(Europ. Networks for
Level
Biodiv. Information)
(Other Initiatives)
CBD
GBIF
(Progr.)
Multilat./Bilateral
(Convention on
Biological Diversity)
BioCASE
(EU Project)
ALL Species
IABIN
(Inter American
Biodiv. Inform.
Network)
ATOL
(Assembling a
Tree of Life)
(Found.)
Other Reg.
(…………)
Species 2000
(Project)
National
Represent.
Level
WithinCountry
Level
MEXBIF
Other Nat.
CHM
NLBIF
BEBIF
(Netherl. BIF)
(Belgian BIF)
(Mexican BIF:
CONABIO)
CBS
NHN
NNM
ZMA
VOFF
ETI
Other
(Mycology)
(Botany)
(Zoology)
(Zoology)
(Bot., Zool.)
(Tools)
(…………)
(…… BIFs)
(Clearing
House
Mechanism)
Other
(.………)
NL-BIF: External Context with Examples
NL-BIF, The Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility
UN
OECD
(Mega Science Forum)
Global
Level
DIVERSITAS
(Convention on Biological
Diversity)
(Global Node)
Regional ENBI & EPBRS
(Europ. Networks for
Level
Biodiv. Information)
(Other Initiatives)
CBD
GBIF
(Progr.)
Multilat./Bilateral
(Convention on
Biological Diversity)
BioCASE
(EU Project)
ALL Species
IABIN
(Inter American
Biodiv. Inform.
Network)
ATOL
(Assembling a
Tree of Life)
(Found.)
Other Reg.
(…………)
Species 2000
(Project)
National
Represent.
Level
WithinCountry
Level
MEXBIF
Other Nat.
CHM
NLBIF
BEBIF
(Netherl. BIF)
(Belgian BIF)
(Mexican BIF:
CONABIO)
CBS
NHN
NNM
ZMA
VOFF
ETI
Other
(Mycology)
(Botany)
(Zoology)
(Zoology)
(Bot., Zool.)
(Tools)
(…………)
(…… BIFs)
(Clearing
House
Mechanism)
Other
(.………)
Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility
Slow start, most projects launched in 2003
Budget: ca. 400,000 / year until March 2006, probably extension
http://www.nlbif.nl/
• Biodiversity databases on-line
• Connect these databases to GBIF via DiGIR
• Training in GBIF software (DiGIR, CIRCA, etc.)
• Species Banks
Type species: Anacropora forbesi Ridley, 1884
Total number of species estimated: 3.
Characteristics: Corals zooxanthellate, thinly branched ......
Ecology: Rare; if present, the corals are usually found in large patches .......
Range: From Seychelles to Fiji in the central Pacific.
Additional remarks: Due to their fragile shape, corals of this genus indicate
reef environments with little turbulence.
Key references: Veron and Wallace, 1984; Veron, 1986, 2000.
Metadatabase
Inventory of Dutch institutes and organisations
holding biodiversity information
Biodiversity data in the Netherlands:
Who is who?  names, addresses, websites
Who has what?  collections, observations
expertise
Future activities of NLBIF
•
Fund raising with collection institutes and VOFF to
 bring biodiversity information on-line
 digitise natural history collections
 develop on-line Species Banks
 supply electronic catalogues of names
 connect biodiversity databases to GBIF (via DiGIR)
NLBIF will keep Data Providers informed on the development of
policy documents by GBIF, ENBI, BioCASE on
• Data Sharing Agreement
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• Data Use Agreement
On-line databases: responsibility of institutes
ZMA, CBS, NHN already developed
policy documents for their databases
Zoological Museum of Amsterdam
• UvA is owner of all information
• Data can only be used for non-commercial purposes
• Copy data only for educational or research purposes
• Proper acknowledgement of data
• Not allowed to publish without permission of UvA
(www.nationaalherbarium.nl/virtual/copyrights.htm).
Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures
(www.cbs.knaw.nl/disclaimer/index.htm)
GBIF Data Sharing Agreement
• Universally available to all users (incl. commercial users?)
• Ownership remains with data providers
providers can stop providing data any moment
• Each record provided with Globally Unique Identifier
• Restriction of access to sensitive data (endangered species)
responsibility lies with Data Providers
GBIF Principles on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Data Use
GBIF encourages free dissemination of biodiversity data
• without Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• respect conditions set by data providers
• no limitations on further non-commercial use
Users -> respect restriction of access to sensitive data
-> publicly acknowledge source of data
NLBIF criteria for funding projects:
• Fit within objectives of NLBIF
• ICT work to publish digitised data on-line and connect to GBIF
• Preferably in cooperation with ETI
Project proposal + work plan + budget + time schedule
contact NLBIF!