2016 WORK PROGRAMME PROGRESS UPDATE May 2016

Progress 21 sampling-event datasets published so far 21 sampling-event datasets Support for publication of sampling-event data incorporated in new IPT ‘how to publish’ guidance (draft)IPT ‘how to publish’ guidance Recommendations to improve mobilization of sampling-event data drawn up at workshop, held in conjunction with the 8 th European GBIF Nodes meeting in Lisbon, in April 2016 Next steps Call for GBIF Node managers to mobilize sampling-event datasets (Q3 2016) Scoping initial visualizations and services on GBIF.org for sampling-event data (Q3/Q4 2016) data mobilization SAMPLING-EVENT DATA 2016 objective: Research services to enable discovery, visualization and access to sampling-event data Vegetation plot observations at Solhomfjell, Norway, Copyright: Anders Bryn

Progress Global survey of more than 600 respondents to gauge digital readiness, perceived benefits and impediments to digitization Interim report of task force on mobilizing bio- collections data in preparation Next steps Priority-setting framework for bio-collections institutions (Q3 2016) Roadmap documents to assist in metadata mobilization (Q3 2016) Bio-collections use-cases for specific communities (Q3 2016) Summit of key stakeholders to forge a global strategy and leverage resources for digitization (Q4 2016) data mobilization MOBILIZATION OF UNDIGITIZED COLLECTIONS 2016 objective: Develop strategy and guidelines for mobilizing information from undigitized biological collections using a metadata approach Preserved museum specimen. Photo by Greg Basco,

and Progress Recommendations of 2015 task groups on fitness of GBIF-mediated data for use by the agrobiodiversity and distribution modelling communities publishedagrobiodiversitydistribution modelling Task group on data fitness for use in invasive alien species research convened GBIF taxonomic backbone revised, bringing it up to date with the latest data sources, such as the Catalogue of Life Backbone will be rebuilt on a regular basis.taxonomic backbone revised Next steps Develop and share a plan with short, medium and long term activities to address recommendations of task groups Explore data use and publishing needs of molecular biodiversity research community data quality ENHANCING DATA FITNESS FOR USE 2016 objective: Enhance fitness of data accessed via GBIF.org for key research uses through engaging expert communities, and identify gaps

Progress CC0, CC BY or CC BY-NC licences attributed to 98 % of datasets. Targeted communication with publishers to confirm licence assignations, run by GBIF country Nodes. Next steps Technical implementation of CC licences (Q3 2016) Implement search and download options to include filters for data with appropriate licensing conditions (Q3 2016) licensing MACHINE-READABLE DATASET LICENCES 2016 objective: ensure that all data accessed via GBIF.org are associated with a machine-readable, Creative Commons licence

Progress New version of GBIF.org under development including: integrated cross-site search streamlined navigation visualization of occurrence search results mobile/tablet compatibility Next steps Completely revised and updated site ready by Q4/16 informatics REENGINEER USER INTERFACE OF GBIF.ORG 2016 objective: Improve the functionality and usefulness of GBIF.org for key audiences

Progress GBIF.org now includes DOIs for all datasets and user downloads Recommended citation for downloads using DOIs Agreement with DataONE to enable implementation of a repository to upload cleaned datasets with GBIF- assigned DOIs Next steps Updated guidance on citations Mine publications to link cited use of data to source datasets Explore options for identifying high-value datasets in key areas Implement the repository backed by DataONE informatics IMPROVED CITATION & PERSISTENCE OF DATA 2016 objective: Offer data publishers improved ability to track use of mobilized data through linking citations using Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to the source datasets to which they refer

This programme is funded by the European Union Progress More than 140 concept notes and 44 full proposals evaluated from 2015 BID Africa callevaluated from 2015 BID Africa call 23 projects involving 20 African countries recommended for funding Next steps Selected BID Africa projects to start (June 2016) BID community of practice to start supporting funded projects (Q3 2016) First capacity enhancement workshop in Africa on data mobilization (August 2016) BID programme to launch in Caribbean and Pacific (Q3/Q4 2016) supplementary fund BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (BID) A multi-year EU-funded programme to increase the availability and use of biodiversity information in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Photo by Gavin Withers

Four projects approved for implementation within 2016: Biodiversity informatics ‘cookbook’ for Asia, regional training workshop Strengthening GBIF Philippines Mobilizing biodiversity data from ASEAN protected areas Development of biodiversity database system in Vietnam BIFA also supporting Asia regional nodes meeting, Philippines, July 2016 supplementary fund BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FUND FOR ASIA (BIFA) Supplementary funding provided by Ministry of Environment, Government of Japan, for GBIF activities in Asia

| Progress Capacity self-assessment guidelines for national Participants released Capacity self-assessment guidelines for national Participants Call for proposals for 2016 Capacity Enhancement Support Programme (CESP, 20 May deadline for full proposals) Call for proposals Project pages published on GBIF.org and updated regularly Project pages Successful pilot experience with digital badges for certifying data publishing skillsdigital badges Latin American Nodes Regional Meeting, Montevideo, Uruguay. 4-6 April European Nodes Regional Meeting, Lisbon April European Nodes Regional Meeting Next steps Announcement of funding for projects under 2016 capacity enhancement support call (Q3 2016) Release of capacity self-assessment tool for data-holding institutions (Q3 2016) Closure and delivery of results of the 2015 CESP programme Nodes regional meetings in Africa and Asia (Q2/Q3 2016) capacity enhancement CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT & REGIONAL ACTIVITIES Annual support call, regional meetings and developments to improve GBIF collaboration on capacity to mobilize and use biodiversity data