March 30, 2016
Please have a look at the interesting newsletter published by ECOPOTENTIAL.
New paper in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
March 30, 2016
GEO BON is proud to present a new paper in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.
Workshop 1 GLOBIS-B
March 14, 2016
Major progress on global biodiversity observation system During a three day workshop in Germany scientists and technical and legal experts made great steps towards the development of a cooperative and global monitoring system for changes in biodiversity. The workshop, which was a breakthrough in global collaboration, was organized for the
“Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists – Using OS software”
February 4, 2016
All practical examples in this book rely on OpenSource software and freely available data sets. Quantum GIS (QGIS) is introduced for basic GIS data handling, and in-depth spatial analytics and statistics are conducted with the software package R. Readers will learn how to apply remote sensing within ecological research projects,
Bi-Annual Progress Report 2014 – 2015
January 4, 2016
Please have a look at our Bi-Annual Progress Report 2014-2015.
Tracking invasive species from space with SaMovar
December 20, 2015
SaMovar (Satellite-based Monitoring of invasive species in central-Chile) Chile has a large number of endemic species due to its isolated location caused by the Andean mountain range in the East and the Pacific in the West. Chile is therefore listed as one of the biodiversity hots-spots of the Planet. At the
Global Database on Biological Field Stations
December 20, 2015
We are facing global challenges such as climate change, land-use alteration, biodiversity loss, and the formation of novel ecosystems and communities. To understand the causes and consequences requires support from global monitoring programs and shared research infrastructure. Biological field stations (BFS) constitute a global network for long-term environmental monitoring and
Connecting the Dots
December 14, 2015
Please have a look at the special Issue: “Connecting the Dots: Integrating Biodiversity Observations to Better Track the CBD 2020 Targets” involving a number of GEO BON authors
GEO-XII Plenary & Mexico City Ministerial Summit
December 5, 2015
The GEO Plenary in Mexico City 9-13th November 2015, was a key event not only for GEO but also for GEO BON. See documents here There had been many very interesting side events at the GEO Plenary and GEO, which has now 100 member states has experienced a strong support
Jane Goodall recorded talk for the GEO 2015 Ministerial Summit
November 24, 2015
New videos in our GEO BON video section! The BON in a Box promotion video and the recorded talk of Jane Goodall for the GEO 2015 Mexico City Ministerial Summit. Enjoy!