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Dakar, May 2011 1/26 BIOPAMA BIOPAMA Biodiversity and Protected Areas Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Grégoire Dubois gregoire.dubois@jrc.ec.europa.eu Global Environment Monitoring Unit, Institute for Environment & Sustainability Joint Research Centre

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BIOPAMABIOPAMABiodiversity and Protected AreasBiodiversity and Protected Areas 

ManagementGrégoire Dubois

[email protected] g @j pGlobal Environment Monitoring Unit, Institute for Environment & Sustainability

Joint Research Centre

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The Joint Research Centre of the EC

JRC – Robust science for policy making

As a Directorate‐General of the European Commission,

the JRC provides customer‐driven i tifi d t h i l tscientific and technical support to Community policy making

Supporting citizen’s security, research on i t t t li tenergy, environment, transport, climate 

change, safety of food and consumer products, security, crisis management, 

nuclear safety and security

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The Joint Research Centre of the EC

Where does the JRC fitin the European Commission?

President Barroso 27 Commission Members

Commissioner Geoghegan‐Quinn

Research, Innovation and Science

Joint Research Centre (JRC) Research DG (RTD)

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The Joint Research Centre of the EC

The Mission … is to provide customer‐driven scientific and technical support for the conception development implementationsupport for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union.gyClose to the policy‐making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.special interests, whether private or national.

The Vision…is to be a trusted provider of science‐based policy options to EU policy makers to address key challenges facing our society, underpinned by internationally recognised research.

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The Joint Research Centre of the EC

Our Structure: 7 Institutes in 5 Member States

IRMM – Geel, BelgiumInstitute for Reference Materials and Measurements

ITU – Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute for Transuranium Elements

IE – Petten, The Netherlands and Ispra, ItalyInstitute for Energy

IPSC – Ispra, ItalyInstitute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen

IES – Ispra, Italyf d b lInstitute for Environment and Sustainability

IHCP – Ispra, ItalyInstitute for Health and Consumer Protection

IPTS – Seville, SpainI i f P i T h l i l S diInstitute for Prospective Technological Studies

~ 2750 staff

~ 345 M€/y institutional budget (+ 60 M€/y earned income)

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The Global Environment Monitoring Unit

The Global Environment Monitoring Unit (GEM) is one of six scientific units that make up the 

The GEM Unit delivers products and services, derived mainly from the analysis of satellite remote sensing data, to help the European Commission in its work with multilateralEuropean Commission in its work with multilateral environmental agreements (climate change, biodiversity, Europe's marine environment, global forest law enforcement)

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The Global Environment Monitoring Unit

Example  of a product of GEM for technical and scientific support to European policy: The Global Landcover 2000 (coordination and implementation)( p )

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The Global Environment Monitoring Unit

Example  of a service of GEM for technical and scientific support to European policy: The African Protected Areas Assessment Tool (APAAT)( )

The purpose of the APAATi id d i iis to provide to decision makers an assessment of the state of African PAs and to prioritize them according to biodiversity values and threats so as tovalues and threats so as to support decision makingand fund allocation processes

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Assessing Protected Areas in Africa

JRC has developed a tool to assess and prioritize Protected Areas in Africa according to biodiversity values and 

threats using objective continent‐wide datasetsthreats, using objective, continent‐wide datasets

Indicators on anthropogenicIndicators on anthropogenic pressure and 

species irreplaceability

Pres

sure

Biodiversity

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Assessing Protected Areas in Africa

Analysed: 

Results of the Assessment of African Protected Areas

– 741 protected areas – across 50 countries

U dUsed: 

– information on 280 mammal, 381 bird and 930 amphibian speciesp p

– wide range of climatic, environmental and socioeconomic information

Produced:Produced:

– Biodiversity indicators– Index for habitat irreplaceabilityIndex for habitat irreplaceability– Indicator for anthropogenic pressure

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Assessing Protected Areas in Africa

DEMO: the Assessment of African Protected Areas

http://bioval jrc ec europa eu/APAAT/http://bioval.jrc.ec.europa.eu/APAAT/

Reference: Hartley, A., Nelson, A., Mayaux, P. and Grégoire, J‐M. (2007). The Assessment of African Protected Areas. JRC Scientific and Technical Reports. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, EUR 22780 EN. 77p.

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Issues with the APAAT

2. Data Management and

Quality Assurance

1. Observations and Data Collection

‐ Maintenance cost high‐ Unilateral flow‐ Little is automated (no 

repeated assessment)

3. Data integration

p )‐ Reuse of information 

produced is difficult

3. Data integration and analysis

4. Decision-supportV.1.0

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The Digital Observatory for Protected Areas

Why DOPAa 

Digital Observatory for Protected Areas?g y

http://dopa.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p p j p

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The Digital Observatory for Protected Areas

1) Environmental issues are Global and there is a need for global reference data and information systems

2) We need to go beyond the boundaries of Protected Areas (connectivity, fragmentation are major issues)

3)3) Increase reusability of data, models and IT infrastructure for improved communication and exchange

4) Capture ecological information from the ground as well as4) Capture ecological information from the ground as well as from space 

5) Automate data exchange and modelling for ensuring5) Automate data exchange and modelling for ensuring repeated assessments

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The Digital Observatory for Protected Areas

DOPA is based on a set of 

Web Services to Assess, 

Monitor, and Forecast Biodiversity 

at the Global Scaleat the Global Scale

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Examples of Scientific Support: eStation

African Monitoring of the Environment for 

SustainableSustainable Development 

Fires

eStation

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Examples of Scientific Support: eHabitat

Input thematic maps:

• % tree o er

Climate Change

• % tree cover• % herbaceous cover• % barren  cover• Elevation• Slope• Aridity index• % water bodies• NDVI

Habitatmodelling

Mahalanobis Distances

Agriculture

• NDVI • NDWI

Distances,Maximum Entropy

Deforestation• OTHERS

eStation Other sources

eHabitat: the climate change scenariohttp://ehabitat.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ehabitat/

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Limitations of DOPA

What about Management & Governance?

What about Socio‐Economic indicators and the integration of PAs in the local economy?

What about larger communities of End‐Users?

What about larger communities of Contributors?

What about Capacity Building for potential end‐users and contributors?

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BIOPAMA

Going beyond a pure scientific exercise, BIOPAMA links with the communities!BIOPAMA links with the communities!

BIOPAMA

Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management g

in the ACP regions

15 Mi € E D l F d 15 Mio € , European Development Fund (4 years 2011-2015)

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Objectives

1) Based on the best available science and knowledge, to enhance existing institutions and 

t k b b ildi th i it t t thnetworks by building their capacity to strengthen policy and to implement well informed decisions on biodiversity conservation and protected areas 

d d b fi h imanagement, and access and benefit sharing.

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Objectives

2) We will assist the ACP countries in developing a framework for improving technical and institutional approaches through capacity building and regionalapproaches through capacity building and regional cooperation to manage biodiversity conservation, particularly in PAs, and to benefit better from ABS 

h imechanisms.

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Objectives

3) We want to contribute to ensure biodiversity conservation and to maintain the ecological servicesprovided by protected areas particularly for theprovided by protected areas particularly for the benefit of local populations, in particular vulnerable populations such as indigenous peoples.

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Based on the best available science and knowledge, meaning we will also… 

• Collect data on Management & Governance from institutions & local actors

h ll f db k f h d (• Further collect feedback from the ground (species observations, threats and pressures, land cover change, management & governance, economics, PAs and local economy )economy…)

• Engage with more stakeholders to access larger communities of end‐userse d use s

• Increase the community of contributors, partners and end‐users

• Where necessary, develop the capacity building activities targeting the potential end‐users and contributors

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Deliverables“3 Observatories for Protected Areas and Biodiversity” 

( )in each region involved (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific)

These Observatories will include various dimensions:These Observatories will include various dimensions: 

1) developing and progressively implementing Capacity Building1) developing and progressively implementing Capacity Building Programmes, 

2) coordinating the support (experts, infrastructure) to national d lservices and regional organizations, 

3) facilitating networking of experts and institutions, 

4) developing and implementing a Communication and Awareness Raising Programme. 

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Setting up the foundations of BIOPAMA

1) Because you are at the same time the potential end‐users, contributors and partners BIOPAMA needs your supportcontributors and partners, BIOPAMA needs your support

3) Share your information and data, to expose your strengths and weaknesses

4) Share your information and data for quality control and for adding value to your information

5) Share your information and data for reinforcing your mandate

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Thank you for your attention.

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