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<p>Dear European Node Managers,</p>
<p>I want to share my idea for a 2017 mentoring project around <b>GBIF
role in EU reporting mechanisms, current state and perspectives</b>.
<i><br>
</i></p>
<p><i>EU reporting on Biodiversity issues is often a grey zone for
us as GBIF nodes are rarely directly involved in the reporting
mechanisms.<br>
</i></p>
<p><i>The aim of this project would be to inventorize how these national
reports</i><i><i> </i>are made </i><i><i><i>(Birds/Habitats
Directives, Water Framework Directive</i><i> and IAS Regulation)</i></i>
and how GBIF nodes could potentially help and facilitate these
national reports? <br>
</i></p>
<p><i>In a <b>first phase</b>, each participant will separately:</i><i><br>
</i> </p>
<ul>
<li><i>Study national biodiversity reporting process <br>
</i></li>
<li><i>Identify stakeholders and existing data flows</i></li>
<li><i>Assess the role of GBIF Node in this process, if any<br>
</i></li>
<li><i>Identify new potential Data Publishers<br>
</i></li>
</ul>
<i>In a <b>second phase</b>, the project will :</i><i><br>
</i>
<ul>
<li><i>Compare national processes and summarize best practices</i></li>
<li><i>Investigate how GBIF could ease EU reporting in various
countries<br>
</i></li>
<li><i>Recommend changes to GBIF tools/procedures, if needed</i><br>
</li>
</ul>
If you're interested by such proposal, or if you think it is
worthless effort, please contact me.<br>
To all, my very best wishes for 2017,<br>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Ir Andre Heughebaert<br>
<a href="http://www.biodiversity.be">Belgian Biodiversity Platform</a><br>
+32(0)2238 3796<br>
Av. Louise 231 Louizalaan<br>
B-1050 Brussels
<a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-5300">ORCID
0000-0002-7839-5300</a></div>
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