AW: [TAXACOM] Cop decision regarding open access for biodiversity data

Tue Apr 4 14:13:10 CDT 2006

Dear Fabian

Do you have the decisions regarding the GTI? The decisions are not (yet)
accessible?!

Best regards

Donat

Dr. Donat Agosti
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Institution

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Von: Fabian Haas [mailto:haas.smns at naturkundemuseum-bw.de] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 4. April 2006 14:10
An: Donat Agosti
Cc: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Betreff: Re: [TAXACOM] Cop decision regarding open access for
biodiversity data

Dear All,

good idea to ditribute this information on taxacom. Christoph Haeuser 
and I were also there, dealing mostly with Taxonomy, the Global Taxonomy

Initiative GTI

That is the meeting website:
http://www.biodiv.org/meetings/cop8mop3/default.shtml

An here you find some COP reports
http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/cop8/
bei ENB which covers these conferences constantly and with great
competence.

The Brazilians were extremely active and introduced the "Biodiversity 
Reserach Program" PPBio of the Ministry of Science and Technology, with 
strong emphasis on collections, inventories and education.

see here
http://ppbio.inpa.gov.br/

Best
Fabian Haas

Donat Agosti schrieb:
> Dear colleagues
>
> COP-8, the follow-up party of the Convention on Biological Diversity,
> ended on March 31 with a decision of importance for our work. Here the
> excerpt:
>
> SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND THE CHM: Discussions on
> scientific and technical cooperation and the CHM
> (UNEP/CBD/COP/8/4/Rev.1, 17, 17/Add.1, and 18) took place in WG-II on
> Thursday, 23 March, and Tuesday, 28 March. A decision was approved by
> WG-II on 28 March.
>
> On scientific and technical cooperation, delegates highlighted
> collaboration with other initiatives, with Colombia stressing
> repatriation of information. Canada urged parties to provide free and
> open access to information and, supported by the EU, suggested
reference
> to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Brazil expressed
> concern about the cost implications of CHM activities, and delegates
> agreed to take notes of Brazil's reservation in the decision.
>
> Final Decision: In the decision (UNEP/CBD/COP/8/L.5), the COP adopts
the
> annexed CHM updated strategic plan for the period 2005-2010 and the
CHM
> work programme up to 2010.
>
> THE COP INVITES PARTIES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO
> PROVIDE FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO ALL PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
> PUBLIC-GOOD RESEARCH RESULTS, ASSESSMENTS, MAPS AND DATABASES ON
> BIODIVERSITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
LEGISLATION
> It also requests parties, and invites other governments and donors, to
> continue providing financial and technical support to develop national
> and regional CHMs.
>
> The COP requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a report on
progress
> made in the implementation of the strategic plan of the CHM and its
work
> programme for 2005-2010, for COP-10 consideration.
>
>
>
> Dr. Donat Agosti
> Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian
> Institution
>
> Email: agosti at amnh.org
> Web: http://antbase.org
> Skype: agostileu
> CV: http://antbase.org/agosticv_2003.html
>
> Dalmaziquai 45
> 3005 Bern
> Switzerland
> +41-31-351 7152
>
>   

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