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

2. 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? www.iea.ad www.cenma.ad “Snow and Mountain Research Center of Andorra” Andorran Studies Institute (IEA)

3. 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

4. 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 www.sigma.ad Collaboration with CREAF

5. SIBA: Biodiversity Information System of Andorra www.siba.ad

6. How it works... SIBA www.siba.ad GBIF-Spain collaboration

7. Record overview Citations 91.377 Taxons 4.200

8. 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!