Siro Masinde, Programme Officer for Content Mobilisation Olaf Bánki, Senior Programme Officer for Participation Donald Hobern, GBIF Executive Secretary TDWG ANNUAL CONFERENCE, NAIROBI | 28 SEPT 2015
BID: BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT A multi-year EU-funded programme to increase the availability and use of biodiversity information in research and decision-making in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP Countries) - €3,900,000 total EU Funding Goal Improved management of natural capital for human well-being, through increased application of biodiversity information to support decision-making . Objectives • Improving the availability of biodiversity data • Capacity enhancement for biodiversity information management • Integration of biodiversity information into policy and decision-making processes This programme is funded by the European Union http://www.gbif.org/bid
BID LAUNCH AT AFRICA RISING CONFERENCE BID Programme launched at Africa Rising Conference , 19-22 May 2015, in Cape Town; several milestones reached Progress • Multilingual surveys done to gain understanding of biodiversity data needs and resources in Africa • First Africa call for project proposals imminent Future • Subsequent calls in Caribbean and Pacific (2016) and 2 nd Africa call (2017) Photo by Gavin Withers This programme is funded by the European Union http://www.gbif.org/bid
PROJECT THEMES • Mobilize data about protected areas, threatened species , and invasive alien species • Use and extend best practices for digitizing natural history collections and mobilizing other biodiversity data • Applications in support of decision-making and research • Develop lasting national, regional or thematic networks to support ongoing data sharing and reuse http://www.gbif.org/bid
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR AFRICA Three grant categories 1. National biodiversity data mobilization grants: ≤ €60,000 per national grant; 2 years max. implementation Objectives • Establish or strengthen national biodiversity information facilities • Increase available biodiversity data, within and beyond the grant period • Apply biodiversity data in response to national priorities
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR AFRICA Three grant categories 2. Regional biodiversity data mobilization grants: ≤ € 20,000 per partner; 3 partners minimum; ≤ €10,000 for lead / coordinator; 2 years max implementation Objectives • Establish or strengthen international collaborations to mobilize biodiversity data • Increase available biodiversity data, within and beyond the grant period • Apply biodiversity data in response to conservation priorities
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR AFRICA Three grant categories 3. Small biodiversity data mobilization grants: ≤ €5,000 per grant, 1 year max. implementation Objectives • Increase available biodiversity data, within and beyond the grant period • Apply biodiversity data in response to conservation priorities
DATA TYPES • Occurrences: Records on presence of a named organism at a specific place and time • Sample-based data: quantitative data gathered using standard protocols to provide abundance/richness and sometimes time series • Checklists: lists of species recorded within a region • Collection descriptions: basic details about Photo: www.naturekenya.org biological collections that have not yet been digitized - metadata only http://www.gbif.org/publishingdata/summary
CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT Grantees will receive support to develop necessary skills and expertise • Remote helpdesk for technical guidance • Capacity enhancement workshops for national and regional grant recipients
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Legal entity located in an (African) ACP country Non-private sector Project co-funding and post- project sustainability plan Support for staff time, travel, meetings and workshops More limited support for IT services and equipment Data licensing: CC-BY or CC0 etc
PROCESS AND TIMELINE GBIF will shortly issue a call for proposals Two-step application process • Initial concept note to allow preliminary assessment Sign up to receive updates • Full proposals requested for at http://www.gbif.org/bid selected activities General questions? Application templates and Email BID@gbif.org guidelines provided for each grant type with call for proposals http://www.gbif.org/bid
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