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Belgian Biodiversity Platform


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Details
 

Type
Research project
Status
progressing
Date
May 2000 -
Promotor(s)
 
Website
http://www.biodiversity.be 
Abstract
The Belgian Biodiversity Platform is an initiative of the Belgian Science Policy. It is an integrated network of members (scientists ad IT specialists) posted in federal and regional research institutions.

The mission of the Platform is to foster biodiversity research that contributes to sustainable development, by:
* Facilitating access to biodiversity data, science and research information;
* Encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation amongst scientists;
* Stimulating interaction between scientists, policy makers and stakeholders in biodiversity research;
* Advising on the designation of biodiversity research priorities;
* Promoting Belgian biodiversity research at international fora.
Tags
Database 
Keywords
biodiversity, biodiversity research, biodiversity resources, interdisciplinary cooperation, primary data, science policy, sustainable development 
 

Classification

 

Staff Export staff
 

Title Name Role Starting Ending
Balian, Estelle member March 2005
Dr Baus, Erika member April 2005 December 2008
Dr Branquart, Etienne member August 2000
Brosens, Dimitri member February 2009
Charbonneau, Danny member March 2006 June 2007
Cigar, Julien member November 2004
Danis, Bruno member May 2006
Desmet, Peter member January 2006 July 2008
Duflost, Johan member August 2002 October 2007
Gonzalez, Barbara member December 2008
Ir Heughebaert, André member June 2005
Noé, Nicolas member January 2009
Dr Nuytinck, Jorinde member January 2005 December 2005
Ir Renaudier, Sylvain member November 2007 September 2009
Dr Segers, Hendrik member October 2004
Dr Tack, Jurgen member May 2000 October 2007
Van den Broecke, Lynn member January 2008 September 2008
Ir Youdjou, Nabil member May 2006

Orgunits
 

Name Institution
Bioinformatique ULB
Conservation de la nature CRNFB
Département de biologie des organismes ULB
Freshwater biology RBINS / IRScNB / KBIN
INBO INBO

Partner projects
 

Title Institution
BeBIF: Belgian Biodiversity Information Facility ULB
Digitization of a reference collection of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Paraguayan dry Chaco RBINS / IRScNB / KBIN
Providing access to biodiversity data on African Rodentia RBINS / IRScNB / KBIN, RMCA / KMMA / MRAC, UA
SCAR-MarBIN RBINS / IRScNB / KBIN, ULB
Specimen database of dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Africa RMCA / KMMA / MRAC
Updating the database of the Belgian Arachnofauna UGent

Collaboration
 

Description
Belgian node of GBIF
Belgian secretariat of Diversitas
Belgian secretariat of EPBRS
BiodivERsA WP1 leader

Publications
 

Reference
Balian, E.V., C. Lévêque, C.,H. Segers, K. Martens (eds). 2008. Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Hydrobiologia 595, 637pp
Branquart, E., E. Baus, N. Pieret, S. Vanderhoeven & P. Desmet (eds), 2006 - SOS invasions, Conference 09-10 March 2006, Brussels. Abstract book. 76 pp.
Segers, H. & K. Martens (eds), 2005. Proceedings of the Aquatic Biodiversity Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium, August 2003. Hydrobiologia 542: 378pp.
Segers, H. (ed.), 2003. Aquatic Biodiversity: Past, Present, Future. Abstract Volume, Antwerp, 11-13 August 2003. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, 89pp.
Segers, H. (ed.), 2005. Tropical biodiversity: science, data, conservation. Abstract Volume of the Third annual Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Science Symposium, Brussels, 18-19 April 2005. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, 50pp.
Segers, H. (ed.), 2007. Biodiversity and Climate Change. Abstract Volume of the 2007 Belgian Biodiversity Platform Conference, Brussels, 21-22 May 2007. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, 46pp.
Segers, H., 2005. The future of Freshwater Biodiversity Research: an Introduction to the Target Review. Hydrobiologia 542(1): xi-xii.
Segers, H., E. Branquart, A. Caudron, J. Tack (eds), 2003. Scientific tools for biodiversity conservation: monitoring, modelling and experiments. Proceedings of the 5th meeting of the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, 2-4 December 2001 (Brussels) Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Federal Science Policy Office, Brussels, Belgium. 225pp. (incl. extended electronic version).
Segers, H., P. Desmet & E. Baus (eds), 2006. Proceedings of the 3rd GBIF Science Symposium, Brussels, 18-19 April 2005 Tropical Biodiversity: Science, Data, Conservation, 169pp (incl. extended electronic version). Belgian Biodiversity Platform 2006, 169pp.

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Funding sources
 

Funding programme %
BELSPO - Science for Sustainable Development 100
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