The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network
This milestone agreement between Guinea’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, GEO BON, Habitat, and UPA Développement International will formalize a collaboration that will support Guinea’s implementation of indicators to measure progress toward their national biodiversity strategy and action plan under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
It provides accessible tools for calculating Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) and indicators, helping scientists, policymakers, and conservation practitioners prioritize monitoring areas, understand biodiversity trends, and track progress toward the targets of the GBF. BON in a Box automates the process…
We are thrilled to announce the reactivation and endorsement of the Japan Biodiversity Observation Network (JBON). Originally established in 2009, JBON is now revitalized with a clarified role to enhance biodiversity observation and data sharing in Japan. With the continued decline in global biodiversity and increasing recognition of its societal
BIOSPACE25 Conference Biodiversity Insight from Space 10-14 February 2025, ESA ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy BIOSPACE25 is the first international conference exclusively dedicated to the application of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) across the various dimensions of biodiversity, and addressing the use of Earth Observations in all realms, from terrestrial, freshwater, coastal to marine ecosystems. It is
The GEO BON Secretariat is excited to announce the official endorsement of the One Health Working Group and Knowledge to Action (K2A) hub. The mission of this group is to structure and organize the efforts of the GEO BON community to contribute to the mainstreaming of environmental expertise in the
The World Biodiversity Forum in Davos recently hosted a workshop on the establishment of a Global Biodiversity Observing System (GBiOS), organized by GEO BON and its partner institutions. This workshop brought together leading experts and stakeholders to discuss the formation and integration of National Biodiversity Observation Networks (BONs) into a
I am very excited to be joining the GEO BON team as the biodiversity data scientist. I am passionate about GEO BON’s mission of facilitating trans-national coordination and collaboration to better understand the state of the world’s biodiversity and combat biodiversity loss. I have a background in biology and data
Recently several scientists from GEO BON – as well as colleagues from the AHTEG, IUCN, and other organizations – developed suggestions for including genetic diversity in biodiversity planning. The suggestions were developed in the context of the CBD National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) which are to be submitted
Recording here. When: JULY 11th 2024 Time: 08:30 AM EST (02:30 PM CET) While the literature around ecosystem services (ES) continues to grow rapidly, knowledge from this body of evidence is rarely reused in an efficient and comprehensive way. A major reason for this is the currently limited state of
The Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Indicators, convened by the CBD, finalized its mandate. The overall purpose of this AHTEG was to provide advice to enable Parties to finalize the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 16 in Cali, Colombia. Activities of the AHTEG