1. Toward integrating three large and disparate networks and databases of Amazon tree biodiversity Oliver Phillips (Rainfor, UK) & Vanderlei Canhos (CRIA, Br) May, 2007

2. Amazon Basin ~ 6 million square km World’s richest terrestrial ecoregion (biodiversity and carbon storage) Landuse change, forest management, and global climate change Large impact on the system expected Global consequences for biodiversity and climate

3. Amazon Basin Forests in protected areas ~35% of the basin Nearly 20% has experienced land use change Much larger area will be managed (timber extraction, agriculture,...)

4. Integration of networks and databases Long term monitoring plot records from > then 100 plots across Amazonia (Rainfor – Red Amazônica de Inventários Florestales) Floristic data diversity, composition, and relative dominance from 700 plots across Amazonia (ATDN – Amazon Tropical Diversity Network) Georeferenced specimen and observation data from the Amazon basin (ABBIF)

5. Amazon basin biodiversity information facility: goal, plans and focus Goal: build a shared biodiversity data infrastructure Action plan to digitize and integrate biodiversity information of the region in a structured manner Adoption of standards and protocols for transparent data integration and systems interoperability Focus: local capacity building (biodiversity informatics)

6. All GBIF data by one-degree cell (darker colours representing more records )

7. 1,342,953 records Data from GBIF: All occurrences between 13N and 20S and 83W and 34W

8. GBIF records from countries of the Amazon Region (excluding Brazil) 573,890 records BO, CO, EC, GY, GF, PE, SR e VE

9. GBIF records from the Amazon States of Brazil 15,562 records

10. speciesLink: all records from Amazonian countries (202,228 records)

11. GBIF + speciesLink data from Amazon countries (total records: 791,970)

12. All records: GBIF and speciesLink

13. Survey outcome (Dec 2005) Countrytotal recordsdigitizedgeoref.info system Peru1.747.428247.65730.390Siamazonia Venezuela3.103.651279.240114.878no Bolivia661.47000no Colombia4.071.6322.035.000203.500Humboldt Ecuador258.70035.0000no French Guyana160.000125.60090.000gbif Brazil3.798.701695.272131.656speciesLink Subtotal13.801.5823.417.769570.424 collections outside region65.738.7557.258.8962.742.778mostly gbif Total79.540.33710.676.6653.313.202

14. Needs and requirements  Need to provide equipment and network software  Allow the use of software that fits the local needs  Support the improvement of internet connectivity  And with......  Training and local capacity building  strategic alliances with local efforts and initiatives

15. http://www.cria.org.br vcanhos@cria.org.br Obrigado