Harnessing the Power of Environmental Data for Decision-Making

IABIN Phase II

IABIN Phase I - Accomplishments

• Five important Thematic Networks have been established

• Each TN has developed strong working communities, documented data standards, and a data ‘flow’ process.

• A significant amount of standardized biodiversity and conservation data has been aggregated in Thematic Network databases and portals.

• Specialized tools have been developed to analyze parts of the data to answer some specific questions.

• All of the TN datasets have been integrated and made available for visualization and analysis through the IABIN Data Integration and Analysis Gateway.

IABIN Phase II - ChallengesCreate better conservation outcomes (sustainable

development) in the face of

• Direct development activities – Infrastructure– Energy– Agriculture / Forestry– Urban Growth

• Indirect outcomes from development and other threat factors– Climate change– Invasive species– Natural disasters

IABIN Phase II - Challenges

Sustain all of the critical foundational structures and functions that were created during IABIN Phase I

Build the critical new capacities, partners and other functions that will ensure successful implementation of Phase II.

IABIN Phase II

HOW DO WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

1. WE NEED TO CLARIFY OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (TODAY)

2. WE NEED TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN (TODAY)

3. WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THE BUSINESS PLAN (TOMORROW)– APPOINT A TEAM AND PROCESS– IDENTIFY AND ACT ON OPPORTUNITIES

• Support the development of national biodiversity baselines.• Develop national level biodiversity and environmental indicators.• Complete national gap analyses based on features of identified

conservation value. • Identify efficient means to strategically fill conservation gaps with

new Protected Areas and conservation ‘corridors’.• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans through improved application of baseline biological and ecological information.

IABIN Phase II: Support Regional / National Planning and Decision

Making Processes

IABIN data and tools should be used to:

• Support the implementation of national, regional and project level environmental assessment and monitoring programs.

• Integrate ecosystem service value information critical for sustainable development across the region with the biodiversity and conservation values.

• Identify significant threats and change agents that could alter the landscape integrity for these biodiversity and ecosystem service values.

• Support the development of national invasive species strategies.

IABIN Phase II: Support Regional / National Planning and Decision

Making Processes

IABIN data and tools should be used to:

Examples of Important Activities to Continue and to Start Implementing

IABIN Phase II

Regional Level Decision Support

National Conservation Databases

National Biodiversity Baseline

National Gap Analysis

• Ability to upload and download data• Ability to securely manage data• Data search, identify and visualize• Data integration to create and save new maps• Filtering functions to visualize “items of interest”• Ability to run simple queries and generate visual and written reports

• Ability to link to detailed analytical tools

• Scientists and the Conservation Community

• National Planning and Permitting Agencies• Multi-Lateral Development Banks• Corporations and Consultants• Civil Society

Species and Specimen TN

Ecosystem TN

Pollinators TN

Invasives TN

• IDB• GeoSur• TNC• CIAT• ESRI• Others

Analyses

• National Biodiversity Strategy and Actions Plans

• National and Regional Planning Permitting and Planning Processes

• Mitigation, Compensation and Offset

• Climate Change Adaptation

• Corridor Analysis

Existing Tools, e.g.:

IABIN Portal: Thematic Networks

Other Information Portals

InVest

Climate Change

CalculatorsMARXAN

NatureServe Vista

ESRI ArcInfo

EnvironmentalFlow Analysis

INFORMATION DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

ADVANCED TOOLS AND ANALYTICAL METHODS

DECISION-MAKERS

Maxent

IABIN DIAG

Data Basin Information Holdings

Protected Areas TN

IABIN: PHASE II

Complete a Project Level Environmental Assessment Policy Analysis with a full Report

Watershed Data

Threat Data•Dams

•Mines

•Road Density

•Railroad Density

•Human population density

•Agricultural Lands

•Cattle Density

•Bridges

Ecological RiskAnalysis

Index of Watershed Ecological Integrity

Cumulative Impact Analysis

Offset and Mitigation Analysis

Ecosystem Services Valuation

Alternative Scenario Evaluation

Cumulative Impact Assessment

IABIN Support for Advanced Spatial Analyses

Day 2: Clarification of the Content

Day 3: Develop Strategy for Sustainability

IABIN Phase II

Questions for Working Group Discussion

IABIN Phase II

IABIN Phase II:QUESTIONS FOR GROUP DISCUSSION

1. What are our objectives for IABIN Phase II -- what difference do we want to make?

2. What are the key questions that IABIN can help answer by providing data and tools to decision-makers?

3. Who are the most important audiences – users of the data – that we should be working closely with?

4. What are the best opportunities, environmental decision-making processes, we should engage in to make these differences?

5. How should IABIN be structured and governed to be successful in Phase II?

Working Group Discussion Process

1. Identify facilitator for each group

2. Identify note taker for each group.

3. Identify presenter for each group.