1. IABIN Data Thematic Networks What IABIN Can Do for YOU

2. 5 Major Subject Areas Ecosystems Protected Areas Pollinators Species and Specimens Invasive Species

3. Agriculture and Ecosystem Support Wetlands Coastal areas Riparian areas Hydro-ecological Biodiversity Crop production Conservation priorities Ecosystem services Climate Change

4. Data sets from 43 Countries Strongest coverage in Western Hemisphere and the Americas Searchable in: –Portuguese –Spanish –English

5. FREE Access and Usage of Support Data for: Reports Assessments Monitoring Management plans Mapping Economic evaluation

6. Nearly 10,000,000 records Integrative Tools to use Reliable Data for your decisions and strategic Integrated Data/Expanded Analysis Link IABIN IDEA Link Support for CBD and other commitments

7. Connection to Local Experts Database of area and topic expertise for Decision making Conservation and agricultural contracts National biodiversity strategic action plans

8. Developed and Maintained by Local Experts and a Collaboration of... Governments Institutions, NGO’s Ensures local data ownership, validation, updates, and sustainability.

9. Bonus: Help Getting Digitized Training for data digitization for in country data records Training has already taken place for scientists in 35 countries Join a growing network of nations committed to bio-informatics

10. For further Information Richard Huber at R.Huber@OAS.org