3. January 2002 Géraud Servin 1 of 12 Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites

4. Outline u Information u Functions u Utility u Benefits

5. GTOS programme u Observations, modelling, and analysis of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development u Facilitates access to information on terrestrial ecosystems so that researchers and policy makers can detect and manage global and regional environmental change Mission

6. u Changes in land quality u Availability of freshwater resources u Loss of biodiversity u Climate change u Pollution and toxicity Programme Key issues

7. Programme Structure

8. TEMS Who, what, where International directory of sites and networks that carry out long-term terrestrial monitoring and research activities

9. TEMS u Who: 500 monitoring sites belonging to 40 networks, 700 contacts u What: measuring 100 environmental variables u Where: 85 countries Information

10. TEMS

11. u Relevance to GTOS u Active data gathering u Extent of coverage u International interest u Expectation of continuity Admission criteria

12. TEMS u Advanced search engine u On-line registration and maintenance u 100 methodology sheets for variables u 65 socio-economic databases u Interactive map interface Functions

16. TEMS u Modelling, assessment and scientific research u Identify and assess gaps in the geographic coverage u Linking ground and satellite observations Utility

17. TEMS u Improved visibility u Networks  Meta-data management  Unique gateway u Standardised methods and guidelines u Facilitated access to datasets Benefits

18. Outline u Informative content u Functions u Utility u Benefits

19. Next steps u Updating sites and networks information u Registering new sites and networks u Users survey Quantity and quality

20. Questions and answers GTOS www.fao.org/gtos gtos@fao.org tel: +39 06 5705-6255 fax: +39 06 5705-3369