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Improve accessibility of biodiversity data in Suriname Presenter Dorothy Traag - National Herbarium Suriname 13 NOVEMBER 2019 THE BID PROGRAMME IS FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION PROJECT OVERVIEW Im Improve acc ccessibility - - thr through

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13 NOVEMBER 2019 THE BID PROGRAMME IS FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

Improve accessibility of biodiversity data in Suriname

Presenter Dorothy Traag - National Herbarium Suriname

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Improve acc ccessibility

through dig digit itiz izin ing an and pa partnerships between th the An Anton de Kom Univ iversit ity of

f Su

Surin iname, ACT CT Su Suriname an and SN SNRI/ADRON

romoti ting th the use se of f biod iodiv iversit ity y dat ata to to su support rt decisi ision-makin ing

Engaging with local communities ; meetings in the

village Kwamalasamutu and guided tour in the Herbarium

Understandin

ing th the needs fo for r biod iodiv iversit ity dat ata

Engagin

ing with ith decis ision-makers an and national institutions who have requested information in the past years

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DATA MOBILIZATION

Anton de Kom University National Herbarium

▪Plant collection (Angiosperms) – 27.000 rec.

Nationale Zoological Collection

▪Invertebrate collection – 20.000

Amazon Conservation Team - NTFP plants – 1,500 SNRI/ADRON Rijst Instituut - Weeds - 500

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APPLICATIONS OF THE MOBILIZED DATA

Environmental Statistics publication

(Source: General Bureau of Statistics https://statistics-suriname.org/milieustatistieken-4/

Gonini online portal: Landuse Landcover Maps

(Source: Forest Service) https://www.gonini.org/

Country Reports e.g. CBD, FAO/Plant Genetic Resources

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable data mobilization
Promotion of data sharing and use
optimization of resources
Supporting-policy decision for biodiversity

conservation

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LESSONS LEARNED

Digitization of Herbarium specimen

Co-funding workstation Herbarium

.

Procurement of equipment caused some delays.

Testing the work station was very challenging in terms of time and effort.
Parts not working adequately in the beginning, causing some delay.
Quality check Data entry based on images

Capacity

Extra personnel needed
Training of the digitizing team is important

Partners

Training partners preparing acceptable data for GBIF
Engaging communities in sharing data

General

Hosting and publishing is a challenge, especially when ICT facilities are not