National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Agro-Environmental Sciences and Collaboration work.

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Takeshi Osawa <[email protected]> National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Japan node of Global Biodiversity Information Facility

26, Nov. 20135th Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network meeting


1. About National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

2. About Natural Resources Inventory Center(NRIC)

3. NRIC and GBIF

4. Collaboration among Japanese related communities

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3. NRIC and GBIF


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● Major function・ Basic studies and research to ensure the 　 safety of agricultural production environments

● History・ Since 1893, one of the oldest national Institute of Agriculture・ Since 2011, became an independent administrative institution

● Size of enterprise・ 164 stuff Include 124 researcher (exclude PD, part timers)

About NIAES


About NIAES

● 8 Divisions

・ Agro-Meteorology Division・ Carbon and Nutrient Cycles Division・ Soil Environment Division・ Organochemicals Division・ Biodiversity Division・ Environmental Biofunction Division・ Ecosystem Informatics Division・ Natural Resources Inventory Center


About NIAES

● 8 Divisions

・ Agro-Meteorology Division・ Carbon and Nutrient Cycles Division・ Soil Environment Division・ Organochemicals Division・ Biodiversity Division・ Environmental Biofunction Division・ Ecosystem Informatics Division

・ Natural Resources Inventory Center




3. NRIC and GBIF


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About NRIC in NIAES

● Major role: Advancing natural resources inventory

1)Monitoring and prediction of agro-environmental dynamics using geo information and flux-measurement

2) Collecting Agro-environmental information and development of integrated database


Several information resource

Focusing Biodiversity Information


Insectarium


Inventory of Insects　　　　　　　

Web data base

Type specimensAbout 1,000

1.3 million specimens

Exhibition space

Donated collections


Microbe


Inventory of Microbes 　　　　　　　

53 Type specimens

Specimens and genomic resources

Exhibition space

Genomic informationWeb data based


Data Open (release) for International　　　　　　　

GBIF




3. NRIC and GBIF


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● Relationship-building

・ Prof. H. Sugawara (Special visiting Researcher in NRIC )ex-Vice President on GBIFex-Node Manager on Japan node

● Participants on JBIF (Japan node)

・ Commissioner on Japan node・ Member of work group

Attending GBIF activities


● Data providing (from 2011-)

・ About 20,000 records on insects (2011)・ About 3,000 records on microbe (2012)・ About 8,000 records of plant observation (2013)

● Promoting activities

・ Organized some symposiums・ Published review, technical articles mentioned on GBIF

Major activities for GBIF


● Published Data Paper

・ Ecological Research28:541.

Major activities for GBIF




3. NRIC and GBIF


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● Participant on JBON task force (2012-)

Attended task force for future plan of JBON

Current activity

Discussed about..

・ Re-Organization・ Main role・ Strategic plan (short, middle, long term)・ Budgets etc..


● Plan for next organization of JBON

Some achievements

Researchers’ self community

Current JBON

JBONJBON


NGO/NPO

Government

University

Institute

Other

JBONJBON

New JBON (image)

Citizen scientist

Some achievements

● Plan for next organization of JBON


● Plan for establish Biodiversity Information Standard

Some achievements

“Technical guide of Biodiversity Information Japan”

・ Role of Biodiversity Information・ Data format・ Data protocols・ Data integration etc..

Publish?(image)


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agroenvironmental information

environmental dynamics

prediction of agro

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biodiversity information

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information resource

collaboration work