International Day for Biological Diversity and the role of open data
Today, we celebrate  International Day for Biological Diversity
[https://www.unep.org/events/un-day/international-day-biological-diversity-2023],
raising awareness for a thriving planet where all creatures can
flourish. This year’s theme ‘FROM AGREEMENT TO ACTION: BUILD BACK
BIODIVERSITY’ follows the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework (GFB)
[https://www.unep.org/resources/kunming-montreal-global-biodiversity-framework],
which emerged from the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention
on Biological Diversity. 

Biological diversity includes all ecosystems and the interactions
among their members. It creates food chains and plays an important
role in healthcare, for example through the production of traditional
plant-based medicines. To tackle biodiversity loss, the GFB framework
aims to safeguard and sustainably use biodiversity by setting global
targets for 2030. Examples of these targets include conserving  30%
of land and sea by 2030, restoring 30% of degraded ecosystems, halving
the introduction of invasive species and reducing harmful subsidies by
 $500 billion per year. 

With the adoption of the GFB, it is now time for action. Open data can
support policymakers to achieve the goals by 2030. For example, HELCOM
Metadata catalogue
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?catalog=helcom-fi&showcatalogdetails=true&locale=en],
offers a map and data service that provides environmental information
on the Baltic Sea, including information on biodiversity. Their
biodiversity database
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/9972b93d-9e81-47f1-b497-27f619febaea?locale=en]
aims to bring together all available species observation data
collected by HELCOM, while the integrated biodiversity status
assessment
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/ee20ad8b-c826-4561-b63a-bf203bb481b9?locale=en]
showcases the biodiversity status of different species groups.

Biodiversity is a global asset and data can support both research and
policymakers. Explore the data.europa portal
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?locale=en] for datasets on
biological diversity.

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Publication Date/Time
2023-05-22T07:00:00+00:00
Discover how open data can support researchers and policymakers in
addressing biodiversity loss