The project is aimed at increasing the amount of biodiversity information available for developing countries.
The European Union (EU) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) have launched a four-year €3.9 million project aimed at increasing the amount of biodiversity information available for developing countries.
GBIF’s Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) will focus on enhancing capacity and mobilizing data from countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. By gathering information relevant for policymakers, BID will enable those countries to meet key policy needs and commitments under intergovernmental processes like the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). BID will also help the European Union fulfil the commitments made to avert global biodiversity loss.
BID’s objective is to improve the management of natural capital in these regions, enabling biodiversity information to be used as evidence for decisions and thus support human well-being.
More information : http://www.gbif.org/page/80492