Sharing Biodiv Info: IABIN

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InterAmerican Biodiversity Information Network OAS
ANDES AMAZON PROTECTED AREAS DATABASE
Alvaro Espinel Department of Sustainable
Development (DSD) Organization of the American
States (OAS) SECOND COORDINATION MEETING ON
PROTECTED AREAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ANDES
AMAZON REGION Organization of American
States Washington D.C. 31 January 2006
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Based on National Initiatives
Connection between hemispheric networks
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Thematic Networks IABIN

• Specimens
• Species
• Ecosystems
• Invasive Species
• Pollinators
• Protected Areas

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Andes Amazon Protected Areas DatabasePilot
project 2005
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Andes Amazon Protected Areas DatabaseActivities
2005

• Executed by the Department of Sustainable
  Development at OAS
• Data Base is updated by the governmental
  representatives of the National Conservation
  Areas of the countries
• International Workshop in Gamboa, Panamá (June,
  2006). Official representation of Bolivia,
  Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela
• Delegated No official representation of Guyana,
  French Guyana and Suriname
• IABIN, OEA, Gordon and Betty Moore, WWF and
  ParksWatch
• Phase 2, Financial Support Approved December 2005
  until 2008 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• ESRI grant for software and training in Geomatics

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GOALS

• Design and structure the AAPAD to be compatible
  with other PA Databases.
• Development of indicators. 
• Development of international standards and
  protocols. 
• Update APAD structure in sustainable way.   
• Contribute to the strategic plan for IABIN.  

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Online DataBase Public Domain IABIN.net
Data captured and disseminated on line. Updated
by the participants.
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Workshops Experiences and Training in Data
Management and Geomatics

• Collaboration among the countries, especially in
  areas in the country borders.
• Use of Metadata.
• Incentives in training, data and tools to handle
  information.
• Short term goals projects.
• Distance learning implementation.

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Collaboration with NASA JPL in the PAA. Gary
Geller

• ASTER and LANDSAT
• Custom made Tools for Conservation Areas
  Management

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Collaboration with the U. of Maryland (Dept. of
Geography) Diane Davies
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Andes Amazon Protected Areas Database Other
Collaborations

• ParksWatch BioParques (Venezuela). 360
  evaluation of Conservation Areas
• Aaron Bruner (CABS CI). Defining the indicators.
• UCLA, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing
  (CENS). Climatological Stations managed by Parks.
• Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO).
  Coordination of Information Systems.
• Amazon GIS (Smithsonian Institution). In process.

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Looking forward to coordinate activities and
efforts with you, Thank you!

• AAPAD TEAM
• Richard Huber- Carolina Peña- Claudia
  Baquero- Stefan Jirka- Alvaro Espinel
• http//www.iabin.net/english/tn/protected_areas/am
  azon.shtml

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