About GEO BON
The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) is a global network of researchers dedicated to improving the acquisition, coordination, and delivery of biodiversity information at the global, regional, and national levels.
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About GEO BON
The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) is a global network of researchers dedicated to improving the acquisition, coordination, and delivery of biodiversity information at the global, regional, and national levels.
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GEO BON News
New paper calls for animal movement indicators in biodiversity policy
GEO BON welcomes Samara Manzin as a BON in a Box Biodiversity Data Scientist
Call for Expression of Interest: Hosting the GEO BON Secretariat
BON in a Box published in BioScience: An Open and Collaborative Platform for Biodiversity Monitoring, Indicator Calculation, and Reporting
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What is a BON?
A BON (Biodiversity Observation Network) is a network of observation sites or stations, along with groups who produce and use biodiversity data across these sites for different needs. BONs can be thematic, regional, or national in scope. BON in a Box serves as a hub for BONs, bringing together tools and resources to enhance data analysis and collaboration.
Get involved
As a GEO BON member, you can connect with researchers worldwide, and participate in discussions through our Discourse forums. Contribute your own work by showcasing biodiversity monitoring projects on the BON in a Box project portal, sharing EBV and indicator pipelines on our GitHub, or submitting Essential Biodiversity Variable layers to the EBV Data Portal. Whether you want to learn, collaborate, or share your expertise, there are many ways to take part.
Explore concepts
GEO BON and its partners support the monitoring of biodiversity change through the coordination and collaboration among biodiversity observation networks, the generation of Essential Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Variables (EVBs and EESVs respectively), and the development of indicators, forecasts and various information services, making them readily available to all users.
Essential Biodiversity Variables
A set of standardized biological measurements that help scientists study, report and manage changes in biodiversity across time, space, and biological level.
Essential Ecosystem Service Variables
Contrary to EBVs, EESVs have been proposed classes first. Six classes of EESVs have been proposed to date.
Indicators
Based on biodiversity observations, harmonized across multiple data sources and standardized, to allow for a consistent monitoring basis.