GBIF European Nodes Meeting 2011 Andorran GBIF Marta Domènech GBIF Andorra París, 5 April 2011

The beginnings... Copenhagen, 28 September 2010: on this day the Principality of Andorra became the Global Biodiversity Information Facility’s participant-further entrenching the network’s position as the world’s largest initiative for enabling free access to biodiversity data via the internet” CENMA-IEA became the node manager of Andorra WHAT’S THE CENMA? “Snow and Mountain Research Center of Andorra” Andorran Studies Institute (IEA)

WHAT’S THE CENMA? A new research centre for advancing on the knowledge of the mountain environment. We are an interdisciplinary team, and part of the Andorran Government. ANDORRA Here we are!!!! Aims: research and outreach and dissemination

Background Biodiversity items Disseminate environmental information: SIGMA project Divulge biodiversity information: SIBA project SIGMA: Geographic and Environmental Information System SIBA: Andorran Biodiversity Information System Collaboration with UB Collaboration with CREAF

SIBA: Biodiversity Information System of Andorra

How it works... SIBA GBIF-Spain collaboration

Record overview Citations Taxons 4.200

Andorran node Connected to ONG, Environment Department, Universities, naturals parks.. And we also host some collections Keep vigil to respect authorship Improving efficient of the processes Avoiding the duplication of projects Some doubts and weak points: quality data, trainings.. You can help us! Thank you!