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Join the BIFG-EU meeting on 7th March in Joensuu, Finland to discuss projects like AlienAlert, BioFresh, and Bio-GR, as well as the Belgian Data Portal and current research systems. Share experiences, highlight successes, and address budget challenges. Explore future developments towards platform renewal and biodiversity funding landscape in Europe.
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Belgian BIFGBIF EU Nodes Meeting • 7th March, Joensuu, Finland • André Heughebaert
Content • Projects originated data : • Invasive Species (AlienAlert) • Freshwater Species (BioFresh) • Protected Species (Bio-GR) • Others (more opportunistic approach) • Regional monitoring data • Belgian Ants Atlas, Congo River,...
Infrastructure • Data publishing • Belgian Data Portal(2009) • Dedicated websites (taxonomy / occurrences) • Current Research Info System (Belgium, Europe)
Participation • Animate Communities of Practice • Invasive Alien Species • Mapping & Assessment of Ecosystems & their services (MAES) • Biodiversity & Public Health • Involve new GBIF partners (contact group) • Federal and Regional agencies, Institutes & Universities
Highlights & Bottlenecks • Successful/promising side projects • AlienAlert, AntaBIF, Bio-GR • But, troubles to liberate budgets • 5th Digit call (postponed) • 2012 Annual Conference (cancelled)
Future Development • Towards Platform renewal 2013-2016? • Lifewatch: federal contribution? • BRAIN.be(recurrent Research Framework Programme) axis 1:Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Life historyaxis 6: Collections Management • BiodivERsAmap Biodiversity funding landscape in Europe • IPBES • Biodiversity Knowledge (KNEU)
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Kristina Articus Estelle Balian Angélique Berhault Dimitri Brosens Julien Cigar Bruno Danis Bram D’Hondt Hilde Eggermont André Heughebaert Hans Keune Nicolas Noé Sylvain Renaudier Hendrik Segers Sonia Vanderhoeven Anton Van de Putte Nabil Youdjou Questions?