Arctic biodiversity data management and delivery

Date/time: December 4, 13:00-14:30

Room: San Siro 2

Session organizer: Kári Fannar Lárusson, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

This session will include a series of presentations on varying data initiatives relevant to the Arctic including the introduction of the updated Arctic Biodiversity Data Service, CAFF's data geonetwork which will be launched at the Congress. The session will focus on the importance of data sharing and applying common standards, and focusing on cooperation and interoperability between data initiatives relevant to the Arctic.

• Kári Fannar Lárusson Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna: The Arctic Biodiversity Data Service
• Grégoire Certain, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research:  A Nature Index for CAFF: integrating Arctic biodiversity indicators in a synthetic framework
• Fredrik Persater, Lantmateriet and Peter Pouplier, Danish Geodata Agency:  Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Dmitry Schigel, Global Biodiversity Information Facility:  Arctic data and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Kerstin Gillen, Arctic Portal:  The data management system: a central database for permafrost monitoring parameters of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
• Bård Pedersen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: Assessing the condition of biodiversity in Norway using the Nature Index

Session theme: Mainstreaming biodiversity: linking Arctic ecosystems to society