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Bulgarian GBIF Node
Yordan Uzunov, Boyko B. Georgiev
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113 Sofia
[email protected] [email protected]
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Positive developments – 1
FP7, Programme CAPACITIES, REGPOT-2008
WETLANET – Enhancing research potential by strengthening a local network of laboratories for studying wetland ecosystems functioning, restoration and management
Duration: 36 months (2009-2012)
EC funding: 937,000 EUR National co-funding: 121,000 EUR
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Positive developments – 1
Sofia
Atanasovsko Lake
Srebarna Biosphere Reserve
Sozopol
WETLANET laboratories
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Funded by the National Science Fund – 2009-2011
Consortium of 7 institutes of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and 3 universities
Expected outputs:
-Improving infrastructure of research collections
-Improving laboratory facilities, especially in molecular systematics
-Renovation of analytical equipment involved in ecosystem research
-Improving the network of field stations
-Increasing staff qualification, especially in molecular systematics in collection storing
-Better integration between research potential at the national level
Positive developments – 2
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Improving infrastructure of research collections
Positive developments – 2
Task for 2011:
Database of digital images of type specimens in the major Bulgarian biodiversity collections:
• National Museum of Natural History
• Herbarium of University of Sofia
• Herbarium of Agrarian University – Plovdiv
• Herbarium of Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
• Zoological Collections of Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Reorganization of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (July 2010) resulting into consolidation of the national biodiversity research capacity and expertise
Positive developments – 3
Institute of Zoology
Institute of Botany
Central Laboratoryof General Ecology
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Bulgarian GBIF Node
GBIF European Nodes Meeting, 4-6 April 2011, Paris
Lack of political commitment
Science is not priority for the current Bulgarian government
Lack of national financial resources for research - less 0.2% of the national budget
National Research Priorities (2011 – 2020) – biodiversity not included
No clear vision for the future of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as a national research centre
Bulgarian GBIF partner
Ministry of Education, Youth and Science vs Ministry of Environment and Waters
Lack of IT capacity oriented to biodiversity data – need of training
Problems and needs