This document summarizes the work of OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) over the past 20 years in creating a global database of marine species occurrence records. OBIS has compiled over 50 million records from over 2,300 data contributors in over 100 countries. While most knowledge is from the upper ocean layers, OBIS is working to improve data from deeper areas. OBIS also aims to support assessments and management by providing open access to biodiversity and biogeographic data. Looking ahead, OBIS will upgrade its infrastructure and work to support ocean observing systems and the upcoming UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development from 2021-2030.
Ethical dimensions of CCS: comparing Scotland and Japan - Presentation from Dr Leslie Mabon (Robert Gordon University) at the UKCCSRC's CCS: Issues in governance and ethics workshop in Edinburgh, 23 September 2014
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, WRI and more than 25 partners launched Reefs at Risk Revisited, a comprehensive analysis of the threats to coral reefs. Find out more at http://bit.ly/hSWmhU
Dr Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Lecturer/Researcher at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, presented an overview of his research as part of the SMART Seminar Series on 23 March 2017.
More information: http://www.uoweis.co/event/understanding-cikapundung-river/
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Ethical dimensions of CCS: comparing Scotland and Japan - Presentation from Dr Leslie Mabon (Robert Gordon University) at the UKCCSRC's CCS: Issues in governance and ethics workshop in Edinburgh, 23 September 2014
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, WRI and more than 25 partners launched Reefs at Risk Revisited, a comprehensive analysis of the threats to coral reefs. Find out more at http://bit.ly/hSWmhU
Dr Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Lecturer/Researcher at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, presented an overview of his research as part of the SMART Seminar Series on 23 March 2017.
More information: http://www.uoweis.co/event/understanding-cikapundung-river/
Keep updated with future events: http://www.uoweis.co/tag/smart-infrastructure/
Presentation provided at the SIDS BBNJ workshop 7-9 March 2017, Oostende, Belgium. Note there are 2 movies in this presentation which are not visible here.
One movie is posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjspMw8sVMw
The Visual Communication of Ecological LiteracyEcoLabs
Slideshow accompanying a paper that describes a how graphic design can support ecological literacy. Starting with a brief introduction to ecological literacy and a proposal that communication design must join the crisis disciplines in responding to predicaments in the earth science, the paper argues that within an increasingly visual culture, visual intelligence can support the development of new perceptual capabilities potentially leading to relational ways of knowing. Graphic design can facilitate emergent ecological literacy and ecological perception by displaying context, causality and complexity. Graphic design can thus nurture the development of ecological manners of thought by strategically constructing visual resources to encourage ecological perception.
Download the paper that this slideshow is based on here: http://eco-labs.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=32&Itemid=108
Ecological Footprint assessment helps to identify what activities are having the biggest impact on nature and opens up possibilities to reduce our impact and live within the means of One Planet. It provides measurement of collective consumption of the population whether they are exceeding the Earth’s ecological limits or not. It is compared with Biocapacity which measures the amount of available bioproductive resources in ecosystem. The introduction of Ecological Footprint has been very necessary for the context of Bangladesh especially in Dhaka as the endless demand and the unplanned consumption pattern of the population here have been producing a very unsustainable situation.
National Ecosystem Assessment Follow on special edition BSBEtalk
Built and natural Environment edition looking at applications of research in practice using ecosystem services but guided by the principles of the ecosystem approach.
Presentation by Barbara Dal Bo Zanon and Rutger de Graaf on the potential of floating production of energy and food to close carbon and nutrient cycles and achieve more resilience in coastal delta cities. First part of the presentation is based on publication by Dal Bo Zanon et al (2017) in the Journal of Cleaner Production. Second part of the presentation on how we translate our research findings in design concepts and real floating projects such as Floating Pavilion in Rotterdam and the Floating Island Project in French Polynesia.
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
Presentation provided at the SIDS BBNJ workshop 7-9 March 2017, Oostende, Belgium. Note there are 2 movies in this presentation which are not visible here.
One movie is posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjspMw8sVMw
The Visual Communication of Ecological LiteracyEcoLabs
Slideshow accompanying a paper that describes a how graphic design can support ecological literacy. Starting with a brief introduction to ecological literacy and a proposal that communication design must join the crisis disciplines in responding to predicaments in the earth science, the paper argues that within an increasingly visual culture, visual intelligence can support the development of new perceptual capabilities potentially leading to relational ways of knowing. Graphic design can facilitate emergent ecological literacy and ecological perception by displaying context, causality and complexity. Graphic design can thus nurture the development of ecological manners of thought by strategically constructing visual resources to encourage ecological perception.
Download the paper that this slideshow is based on here: http://eco-labs.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=32&Itemid=108
Ecological Footprint assessment helps to identify what activities are having the biggest impact on nature and opens up possibilities to reduce our impact and live within the means of One Planet. It provides measurement of collective consumption of the population whether they are exceeding the Earth’s ecological limits or not. It is compared with Biocapacity which measures the amount of available bioproductive resources in ecosystem. The introduction of Ecological Footprint has been very necessary for the context of Bangladesh especially in Dhaka as the endless demand and the unplanned consumption pattern of the population here have been producing a very unsustainable situation.
National Ecosystem Assessment Follow on special edition BSBEtalk
Built and natural Environment edition looking at applications of research in practice using ecosystem services but guided by the principles of the ecosystem approach.
Presentation by Barbara Dal Bo Zanon and Rutger de Graaf on the potential of floating production of energy and food to close carbon and nutrient cycles and achieve more resilience in coastal delta cities. First part of the presentation is based on publication by Dal Bo Zanon et al (2017) in the Journal of Cleaner Production. Second part of the presentation on how we translate our research findings in design concepts and real floating projects such as Floating Pavilion in Rotterdam and the Floating Island Project in French Polynesia.
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
Synergies with the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) and the International Coastal Atlas Network (ICAN) by Robert Branton (Ocean Tracking Network - OTN)
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
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11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
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THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
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Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
8. With the advent of global biogeographic databases, such as
the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS,
www.obis.org), detailed global biogeographic analyses, based
on species distributions, should eventually become possible as
species descriptions and distributional data are published.
2013
9. Marine biogeographic realms and species endemicityA global biogeographic classification of the mesopelagic
zone
20091998 2017
10. Open-access to research data
supports equitable access and benefit sharing and
enhances international collaboration
13. Circular representation of inferred trophic interactions among
species, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, July 2019
The fish food web is globally
connected
But the impact of extinctions in
the open ocean is higher
compared to coastal areas
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0950-y
14. Jones & Cheung, 2014, ICES Journal of Marine Science
Extinction intensityInvasion intensity
Multi-model ensemble projections of climate change effects on
global marine biodiversity. 10.1093/icesjms/fsu172
Fish moving poleward at rate of 26 kilometers per decade
Large numbers of fish will disappear from the tropics by 2050
18. Estimated Number of undiscovered species (based on OBIS)
Not enough data for >50% of the ocean
19. Estimated number of potentially extinct species (based on >10 observations in OBIS, but
not reported anymore after 1970 )
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23. OBIS2.0: upgrade of the OBIS
infrastructure to drive new
innovations in science and
technology and to meet the
increasing demands for services
globally
harvester
QC
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26. Grand Prize winner of the USAID Wildlife Crime
Tech Challenge
https://youtu.be/qlX1cIg8XlA
Uses customized OBIS API service
27. VISION
To be the most comprehensive
gateway to the world’s ocean
biodiversity and biogeographic
data and information required to
address pressing coastal and world
ocean concerns.
28. MISSION
To build and maintain a global alliance that collaborates with scientific communities
to facilitate free and open access to, and application of, biodiversity and
biogeographic data and information on marine life.
37. In 2017: 151 people involved in 7 OBIS training courses
38.
39. Major challenge for OBIS: support Essential Ocean Variabels (EOVs) data and
products (http://www.iobis.org/2016/12/15/goosgeobonobis/)
Building a global ocean biological observing system
47. UN Decade of Ocean Science for SD
THE VISION:
To develop scientific
knowledge, build
infrastructure and foster
partnerships for a
sustainable and healthy
ocean
48. FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT
Ward Appeltans
Project manager
w.appeltans@unesco.or
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Pieter Provoost
Data manager
p.provoost@unesco.org
Editor's Notes
The Census of Marine Life. A 10 year programme to document what lived, lives and will live in the Ocean. OBIS is the data legacy of the Census.
In terms of the scientific impact of OBIS we see that more than 1200 publications with 2700 different authors cite OBIS. This shows that the available data already has a great scientific impact but improving the quality of it should still be a top priority.
OBIS data for over 800 fish and invertebrate species have been used to perform multi-model projections of climate change effects on global marine biodiversity, under two IPCC scenarios (RCP 2.6 and RCP 8.5). These maps show the calculated extinction and invasion intensity between 2000 and 2050 under RCP 8.5 (units: relative to current number of species).
Overall, the median rate of latitudinal poleward centroid shift was predicted at 15 km per decade under RCP 2.6, and 25 km per decade under RCP 8.5.
Average invasion intensity is predicted to be 6% of initial species richness under RCP 2.6, but up to 15% at high latitudes. Under high emissions, invasion intensity is up to 26% in the arctic ocean.
Hotspots of local extinction are concentrated in lower latitude regions, where the average extinction rate is around 8%. Also note the extinction hotspot in the Mediterranean.
OBIS data was used in 3 chapters of the first UN World Ocean Assessment.
Through extra-budgetary resources (Norway and Flanders), OBIS is currently undergoing a major reengineering of its platform (OBIS2.0) which is urgently needed to drive new innovations in science and technology, and to meet the increasing demands for services from global drivers (such as GOOS, GEO-BON, CBD, ISA, UN-WOA and IPBES).
For example, OBIS has provided biodiversity statistics and maps for the IPBES global and several regional assessments (http://iobis.org/data/maps/).
Based on data from sources such as OBIS, 9 areas in the Baltic Sea have been described as Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) according to the criteria of the Convention on Biological Diversity
OBIS grew with 269 new datasets, adding 7,700 new species and 3.1 million observations resulting in a total of 50.9 million records of 118,000 marine species. Two new national OBIS nodes were established, one in Colombia (hosted by INVEMAR) and one in the UK (hosted by the MBA).
Another recent example came up in a discussion with Professor Andrew Rhyne from Roger Williams University, who won a funding prize to develop a creative application for wildlife inspectors at borders to more quickly examine and evaluate compliance with import regulations by comparing the stated point of origin for species such as tropical fish with OBIS records for those species. This application, driven partly from OBIS technology, will help inspectors process import permits much more quickly and efficiently, and help enforce laws aimed at reducing species loss in critical habitats around the planet.
- This is what the OBIS network looks like.
- We have around 30 regional and thematic nodes, in blue, and around 1000 data providers, in orange, publishing data to one of the nodes.
- Workflow tools are another aspect.
- According to this white paper, around 50% of researchers in biological sciences mention organizing data in a useful way as a barrier for data sharing.
Capacity Development is an important activity in OBIS. Scientists and data managers are trained in contributing data to OBIS as well as use data from OBIS for research. Thanks to the FUST funded OceanTeacher Global Academy we have trained 270 people from 69 countries at 15 training courses of which 7 took place last year.