[Coral-List] Essential Biodiversity Variables - Have your say!

[David Obura]

To coral-listers, 

the initiative below may be of interest to some of you,

regards,

David Obura


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> From: "Michele Walters" <MWalters at csir.co.za>
> Subject: Essential Biodiversity Variables - Have your say!
> Date: 5 July 2013 10:51:18 GMT+03:00
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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> Apologies for cross-posting....Please distribute as appropriate
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> The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) is leading the development of a set of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs), akin to the GCOS Essential Climate Variables (ECVs).
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> The recently published paper (Science 339, 18 January 2013) describing the EBV concept states that: “Reducing the rate of biodiversity loss and averting dangerous biodiversity change are international goals, reasserted by the Aichi Targets for 2020 by Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).… However, there is no global, harmonized observation system for delivering regular, timely data on biodiversity change. “[...] Read Full Paper and supplementary materials on EBVs here.
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> GEO BON partners are thus developing (and seeking consensus around) EBVs that could form the basis of monitoring programs worldwide. For more information on EBVs please click here.
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> GEO BON invites anyone who would like to get involved in EBV development, to take the EBV survey which will run till 31 August 2013. The survey will help us gauge how respondents feel about current candidate EBVs and provides respondents with the opportunity to make suggestions for new/alternative EBVs. Complete survey now!
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> Michele Walters
> Executive Officer
> Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)
> c/o CSIR-SIIU
> PO Box 395
> 0001 Pretoria
> Tel +27 (0)12 841 2940
> www.earthobservations.org/geobon.shtml
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