GBIF

1

Working Group on International and Regional
Organizations and Agreements 13 participants -
Recommendations

• GBIF
• The advisory group of EURISCO to participate in
  the ENBI meetings and promote the leadership of
  the international PGR community on PGR
  information infrastructures

2

Working Group on International and Regional
Organizations and Agreements Recommendations

• International Treaty and GPA
• A presentation of EURISCO should be made at the
  meeting of the Governing Body of the IT in
  October 2004 to promote EURISCO and the CCDBs as
  elements of the implementation of the GPA and
  Article 17 of the IT, at the same time
  emphasizing transparency and interoperability of
  EURISCO with other information infrastructures,
  namely with WIEWS

3

Working Group on International and Regional
Organizations and Agreements Recommendations

• Taxonomy
• Promote a link from EURISCO to taxonomic sources,
  e.g. EuroMed Species 2000, to provide a tool
  for taxonomic checking

4

Working Group on International and Regional
Organizations and Agreements Recommendations

• Public awareness
• Develop PA materials, to be handed out at
  meetings and to policy makers, presenting and
  explaining EURISCO, including all implications of
  the changes introduced by EURISCO

5

Working Group on International and Regional
Organizations and Agreements Recommendations

• Funding
• Participants are encouraged to seek possible
  sources of additional funding to support its
  maintenance and further development of EURISCO