Biodiversité

Actualité INPN - Inventaires d'espèces -

Le GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility, ou Système mondial d'information sur la biodiversité) est un réseau international dont le but est de mettre à disposition le maximum de données primaires sur la biodiversité via le portail www.gbif.org, de façon libre et gratuite.L’INPN (plateforme nationale du Système d’information de l’inventaire du patrimoine naturel (SINP) contribue au GBIF depuis plusieurs années, en partageant au niveau international les données d’occurrences d’espèces rassemblées par les producteurs de données français sur le territoire national, métropole et outre-mer inclus.

Many conservation managers, policy makers, businesses and local communities cannot access the biodiversity data they need for informed decision-making on natural resource management. A handful of databases are used to monitor indicators against global biodiversity goals but there is no openly available consolidated list of global data sets to help managers, especially those in high-biodiversity countries. We therefore conducted an inventory of global databases of potential use in monitoring biodiversity states, pressures and conservation responses at multiple levels. We uncovered 145 global data sources, as well as a selection of global data reports, links to which we will make available on an open-access website. We describe trends in data availability and actions needed to improve data sharing. If the conservation and science community made a greater effort to publicise data sources, and make the data openly and freely available for the people who most need it, we might be able to mainstream biodiversity data into decision-making and help stop biodiversity loss.