An inventory of biodiversity data sources for conservation monitoring

Many conservation managers, policy makers, businesses and local communities cannot access the biodiversity data they need for informed decision-making on natural resource management. A handful of databases are used to monitor indicators against global biodiversity goals but there is no openly availa...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e0242923-e0242923
Main Authors: Stephenson, P J, Stengel, Carrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity loss
Biology and Life Sciences
Civil society
Computer and Information Sciences
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Data processing
Data retrieval
Data sources
Datasets
Decision making
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental monitoring
Environmental policy
Fisheries
Habitats
Information Dissemination
International organizations
Local communities
Monitoring
Natural resource management
Natural resources
Observations
Open access
Remote sensing
Resource management
Technology application
Trends
Websites
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Many conservation managers, policy makers, businesses and local communities cannot access the biodiversity data they need for informed decision-making on natural resource management. A handful of databases are used to monitor indicators against global biodiversity goals but there is no openly available consolidated list of global data sets to help managers, especially those in high-biodiversity countries. We therefore conducted an inventory of global databases of potential use in monitoring biodiversity states, pressures and conservation responses at multiple levels. We uncovered 145 global data sources, as well as a selection of global data reports, links to which we will make available on an open-access website. We describe trends in data availability and actions needed to improve data sharing. If the conservation and science community made a greater effort to publicise data sources, and make the data openly and freely available for the people who most need it, we might be able to mainstream biodiversity data into decision-making and help stop biodiversity loss.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0242923