Informing Biodiversity policies through use of big data, remote sensing and citizen science
12 June 2024
09:00 - 12:15
Bilbao, Spain - Sala 5HTERRAZA Location
About
Monitoring and measuring biodiversity require a complex system of information. The new monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets out headline indicators for the monitoring of biodiversity at the global level, thus requiring countries to generate new data to report on the indicators. Together with countries' need to inform biodiversity policies at the national level, the requirements for data on biodiversity is rapidly increasing. As technology has rapidly evolved in the past decade, big data, remote sensing and citizen science can fill this gap and support the monitoring and measurement of biodiversity. In particular, these types of data can help with covering the spatial and temporal needs for better biodiversity measurement. But notwithstanding that, they also pose challenges especially those related to assessment of the potential intrinsic biases in the data or those related to access to big data, ability to integrate information and interoperability.
This session will discuss how big data, remote sensing and citizen science can inform on biodiversity policies and, in particular, support the compilation of indicators for the monitoring framework of the GBF. This session will address challenges in the use of big data, remote sensing and citizen science information gaps and how to overcome these gaps to better inform the biodiversity policies. The session will first review information needs of current initiatives; then it will provide examples of existing big data, remote sensing and citizen science that are available and are used for biodiversity. In both cases after presentations to set the scene, panel discussions will be organized to reflect on information needs on biodiversity and how the supply of big data, remote sensing and citizen science can be better organized to satisfy the future needs for biodiversity monitoring.
Programme
Part 1 - Information needs for biodiversity
Demonstrating the demand for using big data, remote sensing and citizen science data for informing biodiversity policies
The GBF framework and its data demands for indicator reporting Watch
Jillian Campbell, CBD (by video)
The SEEA in support of the monitoring framework of the Global Biodiversity Framework
Presentation
Marko Javorsek, UNSD
Data needs for the Red List of Species and Key Biodiversity Areas initiatives Presentation
Konstantin Gospodinov, IUCN
Panel Discussion
Reflections on data production to inform biodiversity policies and reporting to international initiatives
Moderator: Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD
- Allison Bone, Statistics Canada Presentation
- Konstantin Gospodinov, IUCN
- Osama Rahman, ONS, UK
- Marko Javorsek, UNSD
Coffee Break
Part 2 - Big data, remote sensing and citizen science for biodiversity - challenges and opportunities
Examples of big data, remote sensing and citizen science that are available and can inform the GBF
A global picture on data for biodiversity observation and monitoring
Presentation
Andres Marmol-Guijarro, EuropaBON
Types of data available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) for the purposes of biodiversity monitoring
Presentation
Tim Hirsch, GBIF
Earth observation data for biodiversity - perspectives from the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
Presentation
Marc Paganini, ESA
The use of citizen science data for biodiversity monitoring and informing the GBF indicators
Presentation
Dilek Fraisl, IIASA
The use of big data and remote sensing for biodiversity monitoring in marine ecosystems
Presentation
Josean Fernandes, AZTI
Panel Discussion
How to match the demand for data with the current and future supply of big data, remote sensing and citizen science data relevant for informing biodiversity policies
Moderator: Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD
- Marc Paganini, ESA
- Dilek Fraisl, IIASA
- Carlos Alberto Duran Gil, DANE Colombia
- Andres Marmol-Guijarro, EuropaBON