Abstract
The first EU BON Stakeholder Roundtable was held on 18 June 2013 at the Leibniz Association in Brussels, under the motto and Requirements for Policy. Important topics regarding biodiversity information were discussed with political stakeholders and a variety of valuable recommendations were given for the future process of EU BON in order to improve biodiversity knowledge availability and usability. Among the participants were members of the European policy, representatives of recent European biodiversity projects and EU BON members. At the roundtable, intensive discussions took place regarding what biodiversity policy needs, for example which indicators and measurements are needed to answer policy questions that are related to biodiversity and ecosystems. Suggestions were made to formalize Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV’s) and Aichi targets. A future approach was set towards producing a guideline and timeline for the work on EBVs that should be established within EU BON. The challenges of future research policy were also discussed and the collaboration of EU BON with the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will be a substantial part of the continuous contributions to the global process. EU BON should also serve as a showcase for the European Commission in this respect. EU BON also aims to answer crucial questions regarding data policy, e.g. how to establish a general repository for a long-lasting st
Highlights
The first EU BON Stakeholder Roundtable took place in Brussels on 18 June 2013 and was hosted by the Leibniz Association
Important topics regarding biodiversity information were discussed with political stakeholders and a variety of valuable recommendations were given for the future process of EU BON in order to improve biodiversity knowledge availability and usability
A future approach was set towards producing a guideline and timeline for the work on Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) that should be established within EU BON
Summary
The first EU BON Stakeholder Roundtable took place in Brussels on 18 June 2013 and was hosted by the Leibniz Association. The aim of the 1-day workshop was to identify existing gaps, determine current needs regarding biodiversity information and develop solutions to overcome the existing knowledge gaps within the EU BON project. Based on that introduction, existing approaches that compile biodiversity or biodiversityrelevant data and the possible synergies and possible contributions to EU BON had been discussed. Another important aspect of the meeting was to highlight the link to policy and governments of the European Union and their specific needs regarding biodiversity information. Participants were representatives of major biodiversity stakeholders including Gilles Ollier, Jane Shiel and Sofie Vandewoestijne - European Commission, DG Research and Innovation; Anne Teller - European Commission, DG Environment; Georgios Sarantakos - GEO Secretariat; Cigdem Adem - European Environment Agency; representatives of recent European biodiversity projects (FunDiv, BioFresh, STEP and INSPIRE) and EU BON members (see Suppl. material 1 for an acronym list)
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