EU BON: Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network

Project Information

EU BON

Grant agreement ID: 308454

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2012

End date 31 May 2017

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Total cost € 11 589 374,88

EU contribution € 8 999 806,00

Coordinated by

MUSEUM FUR NATURKUNDE - LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR EVOLUTIONS- UND BIODIVERSITATSFORSCHUNG AN DER HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAT ZU BERLIN
Germany

Objective

Sustainable governance of our biological resources requires reliable scientific knowledge that meets the needs of society. Current biodiversity observation systems and environmental datasets are unbalanced in coverage and not integrated, limiting integrative analyses and implementation of environmental policies.
EU BON presents an innovative approach towards integration of biodiversity information systems from on-ground to remote sensing data, for addressing policy and information needs in a timely and customized manner. EU BON will provide integration between social networks of science and policy and technological networks of interoperating IT infrastructures, resulting in a new open-access platform for sharing biodiversity data and tools, and greatly advance biodiversity knowledge in Europe. EU BON’s 30 partners from 18 countries are members of networks of biodiversity data-holders, monitoring organisations, and leading scientific institutions. EU BON will build on existing components, in particular GBIF, LifeWatch infrastructures, and national biodiversity data centres.
EU BON will 1) enable greater interoperability of data layers and systems through adoption of new standards; 2) advance data integration by new (modelling) technologies; 3) increase data mobilisation via scientific communities, citizen scientists, and potential data users; 4) develop strategies for future harmonizing and mainstreaming of biodiversity recording and monitoring; 5) improve analytical tools and services interpreting biodiversity data; 6) support the science-policy interface by timely information and scenario development; 7) link integrated, customized information to relevant stakeholders, and 8) strengthen overall European capacities and infrastructures for environmental information management. EU BON’s deliverables include a comprehensive “European Biodiversity Portal” for all stakeholder communities, and strategies for a global implementation of GEO BON and supporting IPBES.

Fields of science

Not validated

• social sciences › sociology › governance
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › remote sensing
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2012.6.2-2 - Assessing global biological resources: the European contribution to the Global Earth Observation Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2012-two-stage
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

MUSEUM FUR NATURKUNDE - LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR EVOLUTIONS- UND BIODIVERSITATSFORSCHUNG AN DER HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAT ZU BERLIN

• EU contribution: € 1 319 440,00
• Address: INVALIDENSTRASSE 43 ; 10115 Berlin ; Germany
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Christoph Häuser (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (31)

TARTU ULIKOOL

Estonia

• EU contribution: € 221 080,00
• Address: ULIKOOLI 18 ; 51005 Tartu
• Region: Eesti › Eesti › Lõuna-Eesti
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Sigrid Int (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO

Finland

• EU contribution: € 422 040,00
• Address: YLIOPISTONRANTA 8 ; 70211 KUOPIO
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Hannele Juvaste (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 296 640,00
• Address: Universitetsparken 15 ; 2100 Copenhagen
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Éamonn Ó Tuama (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 411 858,80
• Address: WOODHOUSE LANE ; LS2 9JT Leeds
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › West Yorkshire › Leeds
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Martin Hamilton (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ

Germany

• EU contribution: € 876 927,70
• Address: PERMOSERSTRASSE 15 ; 04318 Leipzig
• Region: Sachsen › Leipzig › Leipzig
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Annette Schmidt (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 525 176,76
• Address: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alberto Sereno Álvarez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 201 759,20
• Address: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Renata Schaeffer (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

• EU contribution: € 282 629,20
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Béatrice Saint-Cricq (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

PENSOFT PUBLISHERS

Bulgaria

• EU contribution: € 379 280,00
• Address: UL. GEO MILEV 13A ; 1111 Sofia
• Region: Югозападна и Южна централна България › Югозападен › София (столица)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Lyubomir Penev (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SENCKENBERG GESELLSCHAFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 365 000,00
• Address: SENCKENBERGANLAGE 25 ; 60325 Frankfurt
• Region: Hessen › Darmstadt › Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Peter Haase (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

VIZZUALITY SL

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: € 131 018,12
• Address: CALLE ARROYO DE LOS COMBOS 49 ; 28939 ARROYOMOLINOS
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Javier De La Torre (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FISHBASE INFORMATION & RESEARCH GROUP INC

Philippines

• EU contribution: € 258 592,40
• Address: IRRI G S KHUSH HALL COLLEGE ; 4031 LOS BANOS LAGUNA
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Mary Ann Bimbao (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Greece

• EU contribution: € 253 751,00
• Address: LEOFOROS ATHENS SOUNIO 46 7KM ; 19013 Attikia Anavissos
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Ανατολική Αττική
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Stelios Kastrinakis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 256 620,38
• Address: CROMWELL ROAD ; SW7 5BD London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gemma Maldar (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 260 832,00
• Address: KAISERSWERTHER STRASSE 16-18 ; 14195 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Walter Berendsohn (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 217 808,00
• Address: NORREGADE 10 ; 1165 Kobenhavn
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MUSEE ROYAL DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 306 682,40
• Address: LEUVENSESTEENWEG 13 ; 3080 Tervuren
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Patricia Mergen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

PLAZI GMBH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 168 624,00
• Address: ZINGGSTRASSE 16 ; 3007 BERN
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Donat Agosti (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

GLUECAD LTD

Israel

• EU contribution: € 181 828,80
• Address: HANTKE STREET 39 ; 31037 HAIFA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Israel Peer (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LONDON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 188 203,40
• Address: 25EP 25 ECCLESTON PLACE ; SW1W 9NF London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Westminster
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Claire Froomberg (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACAO AMAZONICA DE DEFESA DA BIOSFERA ASSOCIACAO PRIVADA

Brazil

• EU contribution: € 121 280,00
• Address: RUA DOS CRISANTEMOS 70 ; 69083 231 MANAUS
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: William Ernest Magnusson (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NATURHISTORISKA RIKSMUSEET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 304 160,00
• Address: Frescativägen 40 ; SE 114 18 Stockholm
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Fredrik Ronquist (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRUM BIOLOGIE RASTLIN A BIODIVERZITY SLOVENSKEJ AKADEMIE VIED

Slovakia

• EU contribution: € 143 782,00
• Address: DUBRAVSKA CESTA 9 ; 845 23 Bratislava
• Region: Slovensko › Bratislavský kraj › Bratislavský kraj
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Karol Marhold (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSORCI CENTRE DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 138 660,80
• Address: CTRA SANT LLORENC DE MORUNYS KM 2 ; 25280 Solsona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Lleida
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Denis Boglio (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

Norway

• EU contribution: € 113 084,00
• Address: HOGSKOLERINGEN 1 ; 7491 Trondheim
• Region: Norge › Trøndelag › Trøndelag
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Solveig Bakken (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH

Italy

• EU contribution: € 100 021,50
• Address: VIA EDMONDO MACH 1 ; 38098 San Michele All'Adige
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Trento › Trento
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Duccio Rocchini (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TERRADATA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 99 288,00
• Address: LOCALITA CAMPO AL CIOTOLO 2 BIS ; 58025 MONTEROTONDO MARITTIMO
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Marco Ferretti (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 17 748,00
• Address: VIALE DRUSO 1 ; 39100 Bolzano
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen › Bolzano-Bozen
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Daniela Dellantonio (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

WCMC LBG

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 287 756,52
• Address: HUNTINGDON ROAD 219 ; CB3 0DL Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alex Gee (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 26 171,15
• Address: CUESTA DEL HOSPICIO SN ; 18071 Granada
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Granada
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: María D. Suárez Ortega (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SIMBIOTICA SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 122 061,87
• Address: CALLE PONZANO 69 4 PUERTA 7 ; 28005 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: David González (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data