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Engagement strategy
By the end of 2022, there will be:
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Formal participation and an active GBIF node in every ‘EU+’ member state (EU27 + Iceland, Norway, Switzerland – and the UK!).
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A role for GBIF embedded in EU environmental reporting and research strategies.
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At least one participating country in each of:
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South-East Europe (non-EU states in former Yugoslavia, plus Albania)
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Eastern Europe (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova)
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Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
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Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan)
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Formal participation from the Russian Federation and Turkey at least as Associate Participants.
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Data published from at least one institution in all European and Central Asian countries.
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A measurable reduction of data gaps in biodiversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (specific targets to be defined).
Each of the following will have a ‘storyline’, milestones, actions, key stakeholders/contacts and defined roles for Secretariat staff, nodes, and partners, to be compiled in a shared repository for tracking.
1a. Italy will be participating in GBIF at least as an associate participant, with an active national node.
1b. Austria will be re-engaged as a GBIF participant (must be a voting participant as associate participation is no longer an option), with an active national node.
1c. There will be active nodes in those EU+ participant countries where nodes are currently dormant or absent (Iceland, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic).
1d. All Baltic states will be participating in GBIF and have an active node (i.e. Latvia and Lithuania will have joined).
1e. All central/east European countries in the EU will be participating in GBIF and have an active node (i.e. Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, and Bulgaria will all have joined).
1f. All Mediterranean countries will be participating in GBIF and have an active node (i.e. Greece, Malta, and Cyprus will all have joined).
1g. All EU+ nodes will have a formal government-defined mandate, governance structure dedicated staff, a multi-annual budget, and a work-plan (minimum score xx in section 1 of the national capacity self-assessment tool).
2a. GBIF data publication and use will be embedded in reporting processes for EU directives related to biodiversity (possibly through an MoC with DG Environment).
2b. The European Environment Agency will have an active GBIF node and a Memorandum of Cooperation with GBIFS with defined tasks and timelines.
2c. GBIF will have a clearly defined role embedded in EU research strategy and data management guidelines (possibly through MoC with DG Research and Innovation).
2d. GBIF’s role in all existing and planned EU research infrastructures relating to biodiversity will be clearly defined through MoU or MoC.
3a. South-East Europe. At least one among the following will be a GBIF participant with an active node: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, and Serbia.
3b. Eastern Europe. At least one among the following will be a GBIF participant with an active node: Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
3c. Southern Caucasus. At least one among the following will be a GBIF participant with an active node: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
3d. Central Asia. At least one among the following will be a GBIF participant with an active node: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
4a. The Russian Federation will be participating at least as an associate participant, with an active national node.
4b. Turkey will be participating at least as an associate participant, with an active national node.
5a. Every country in Europe and Central Asia will have at least one registered data publisher and a least one published dataset.
5b. All non-participant countries in the region will have been involved in at least one funded project focussed on GBIF data mobilization and use.
6a. Baseline metrics will be established to monitor data gaps in these regions and progress in filling them.
6b. Gap-filling targets and strategies will be built into project calls and node work plans in these regions.