<div dir="ltr">Dear Andre and others,<div>I like this idea a lot and I think this is a direction in which nodes in Europe should develop. This has also been mentioned in past governing board meetings. Since this reporting usually involves species lists, I would like to join with Species2000/Catalogue of Life node in the proposal. Species2000 contributes with catalogue of life services to EEA reporting so there is some experience already. Not sure that we can play a mentoring role though, because what Species 2000 does is very specific.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Wouter</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 January 2017 at 17:32, Liam Lysaght <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:llysaght@biodiversityireland.ie" target="_blank">llysaght@biodiversityireland.<wbr>ie</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Dear Andre and colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I think your idea for 2017 has great merit. There must surely be greater opportunities for the Nodes of EU countries to contribute
to EU reporting. My only observation is, I wonder might an inventory of the three policy instruments you mention (Birds/Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive and IAS Regulations) be too big a task (initially at least)?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Also, because there has already been reporting cycles for the the Birds/Habitats Directive and Water Framework Directives, reporting
process are probably well established within existing statutory bodied. However, as the IAS Regulation is a new instrument, the reporting processes are still being worked on in each Member State, and this includes links with GBIF, I wonder would it be sufficient
and/or productive to only carry out the inventory for how the IAS Regulations are reported upon? This might result in real and immediate opportunities for improvimg reporting roles for the Nodes.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Just a thought.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Very best wishes,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Liam<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Gbif-europe [mailto:<a href="mailto:gbif-europe-bounces@biodiversity.be" target="_blank">gbif-europe-bounces@bi<wbr>odiversity.be</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>André Heughebaert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday 17 January 2017 11:02<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gbif-europe@biodiversity.be" target="_blank">gbif-europe@biodiversity.be</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gbif-europe] CESP idea: EU reporting on Biodiversity<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Dear European Node Managers,<u></u><u></u></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>.
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<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.</i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><i>The aim of this project would be to inventorize how these national reports are made (Birds/Habitats Directives, Water Framework Directive and IAS Regulation) and how GBIF nodes could potentially help and facilitate these national reports?
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<p><i>In a <b>first phase</b>, each participant will separately:</i><u></u><u></u></p>
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<i>Study national biodiversity reporting process </i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<i>Identify stakeholders and existing data flows</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<i>Assess the role of GBIF Node in this process, if any</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<i>Identify new potential Data Publishers</i><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>In a <b>second phase</b>, the project will :</i><u></u><u></u></p>
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<i>Compare national processes and summarize best practices</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<i>Investigate how GBIF could ease EU reporting in various countries</i><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<i>Recommend changes to GBIF tools/procedures, if needed</i><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">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,<span class="m_-2098813321519129997HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><span class="m_-2098813321519129997HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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Ir Andre Heughebaert<br>
<a href="http://www.biodiversity.be" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">ORCID 0000-0002-7839-5300</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-2098813321519129997gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Wouter Addink<br><br><span style="font-size:small">DiSSCo coordination team member</span><br>ICT Systems Officer Species 2000<br><br>Phone: <a href="tel:+31%2071%20751%209364" value="+31717519364" target="_blank">+31 (0)71-751 9364</a><br>Address: P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands<br>Email: <a href="mailto:wouter.addink@naturalis.nl" target="_blank">wouter.addink@<wbr>naturalis.nl</a></div><div dir="ltr">Web: <a href="http://www.naturalis.nl" target="_blank">www.naturalis.nl</a><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> I </span><a href="http://www.catalogueoflife.org/" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px" target="_blank">www.<wbr>catalogueoflife.org</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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