GEO BON Open Science Conference & All Hands Meeting 2020

The Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network:
10-year achievements and new strategies to 2030
Hiroyuki Muraoka (Gifu University, Japan)
Yayoi Takeuchi (NIES, Japan)
Takehisa Yamakita (JAMSTEC, Japan)
Yuichi Kano (Kyusyu University, Japan)
Shin Nagai (JAMSTEC, Japan)
Eun-Shik Kim (Kookmin University, Republic of Korea)
Sheila Vergara (ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Philippines)
Tetsukazu Yahara (Kyusyu University, Japan)
Mark John Costello, Dedy Darnaedi, Bibian Diway, Alice Hughes, Reiichiro Ishii, Po Teen Lim, Keping Ma, Aidy M Muslim,
Shin-ichi Nakano, Masahiro Nakaoka, Tohru Nakashizuka, Manabu Onuma, Chan-Ho Park, Runianak Sylvester Pungga,Yusuke Saito, Mangal Man Shakya, Mohd Khairulazman Sulaiman, Maya Sumi, Yongyut Trisurat, Xuehong Xu,Hiroya Yamano, Tze Leong Yao
APBON is supported by the Ministry of the Environment Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC),
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and all other voluntary contributions.

APBON established in 2009
Mission
1. Contribution to sound decision making related to biodiversity conservation
based on scientific information
2. Facilitation of the utilization of existing biodiversity data
3. Coordination of a regional networkActivities
1. Monitoring changes of biodiversityüBiodiversity mappingüIdentification of key drivers
Land use change, Climate change
2. Networking of the observation networksüSharing information through thenetworks
3. Capacity building
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History of APBON and other network activities
YearGEO/GEOSS
Symposia

2009

3rd GEOSS AP(Kyoto, February)

2010

4th GEOSS AP (a GEO BON Meeting
session, Bali, March) (February, USA)

GEO BON2012

5th GEOSS AP(Tokyo, April)2013

6th GEOSS AP(Ahmedabad,February)

2014

7th GEOSS AP(Tokyo, May)IC and AB (June,Germany)2015

8th GEOSS AP(Beijing, September)

IC and AB (June,Germany)

2017

2018
2019
2020

1st AP BON (July, Japan)
2nd AP BON (December,Japan)
3rd AP BON (CBD COP10
Preconference, March,Japan)

National BONs

CBD COPs

IPBES

Japan BON (May)
COP10 (Japan,Side-event)

4th AP BON (December,Japan)

2011

2016

AP BON Meetings

GEO BON Meeting WCC of IUCN (September,Korea BON, Nepal(December, USA)
Korea)
BON, Bangladesh BON
5th AP BON (November,ACB, Philippines)

Philippines BON

6th AP BON (October, NIBR
Korea)

2016-2025 A New
7th AP BON (ACB, Thailand)
All-Hands Meeting
GEO Strategy Plan
8th AP BON (Taipei,(July, Germany)
InitiatedTaiwan)
9th GEOSS AP(Tokyo, January) ,IC and AB (July,10th GEOSS APGermany)(Hanoi, September)
9th AP BON (Bangkok,
11th GEOSS AP
All-Hands Meeting
February), 10th AP BON(October, Kyoto)(July, Beijing)(Kuching, July)
12th AOGEO
11th AP BON (KL,(November,Malaysia)
Canberra)
Open Science
13th AOGEO
Conference & All(tbd)
Hand Meeting

COP11 (India,Side-event)
Plenary-1
COP12 (Korea,Side-event)Sino BON, Indonesia
BON
WCC of IUCN
(September, USA)

Plenary-2
Plenary-3

COP13 (Mexico)

Plenary-4

Plenary-5

COP14 (Egypt)

Plenary-6
Plenary-7

COP15 (China)(postponed)

Plenary-8 (tbc)

33Key Activities and Achievements 2009 - 2019
• Species recording, mapping
Biodiversity• Detect changes of biodiversity• Assessing risks on biodiversity• Working groups: terrestrial,
freshwater and marine• Data and knowledge sharing,
publishing together• Networking sites / people /institutes / data / communities“APBON Books” (Springer)

2012

2014

2016

“Ecological Research” Data paper(Ecological Society of Japan, Wiley)4

Observations by APBON (Terrestrial)
T. Yahara (Kyusyu University, Japan)

Y. Trisurat (Kasetsart University, Thailand)

Plant diversity assessment:
154 plots at 56 locations of 10 countries

P. Ong (Univ. Philippines Diliman, Philippines)
S. Nagai (JAMSTEC, Japan)

5Observations by APBON (Marine and Coasts)
S. Vergara (ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity)

T. Yamakita (JAMSTEC, Japan)
Mapping EBSAs (Ecologically Biologically Significant Areas)

AP-MBON6

Observations by APBON (Freshwater)
Y. Kano (Kyusyu University, Japan)

https://ffish.asia/

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IPBES AP regional assessment
IPBES: Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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APBON Work Plan update toward 2030
Earth observations – increasing the societal demand under climate change
Needs … We need to respond to the global agenda and activities by providing adequate and defensible biodiversity
data that help developing policy for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity• APBON will strive to supply the scientific evidence to develop sound assessments
and facilitate policy-making• Promoting interdisciplinary research and problem-solving approaches with fillingthe knowledge gaps
• Strengthening biodiversity observation networks and collaboration with Earthobservation communities for societal benefits• Promoting the data accessibility, deliver our information and knowledge to global
platforms such as CBD and IPBESStrategy
1. Biodiversity research and monitoringa. Monitoring states and changes of biodiversity
b. Filling gaps in data availabilityc. Increasing access to data (GBIF, ABCDNet, Ecological Research data paper, OBIS)
d. Improving knowledge by using cutting-edge technologies
2. Networking of networks
a. Networking of in-situ biodiversity/ecosystem monitoring networks
b. Science-policy and science-society networks
3. Capacity buildinga. Training workshops (students, scientists, users)
Takeuchi, Muraoka et al. in review

9Climate, biodiversity, ecosystem and societal changes
Climate change
Organisms

Climate change
Extreme weather
Sea level and temperature rise
Rapid economic growth
Resource over exploitation
Land degradation･･･ ･･･(physiology, growth, behavior,
population dynamics)

Impacts

Ecosystem functions& services

Ecosystems
Society (economy, health, disaster risk, etc.)10Biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring sites
APBON sites

Ecosystem research sites●Terrestrial (85)● Fresh water (11)● Marine (20)
Takeuchi, Muraoka et al. in review

For EAP ILTER sites see:https://www.ilter.network/?q=content/ilter-east-asiaand-pacific-regional-network-ilter-eap-website

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Networking with observation and user communities
Spatial scale/Observation

GlobalRegionalNationalEarthobservations
and others

AOGEO
https://aogeo.net/en/
APBON
http://www.esabii.biodic.go.jp/ap-bon/index.html

Biodiversity
observationand others

AP-MBONhttps://members.geobon.org/pages/ap-mbon.php

Networking/Facilitating

Regional assessment

Takeuchi, Muraoka et al. in review

Biodiversity data
platform

Research & funds

In-situ monitoringsite networks

1212th AOGEO Symposium (2-4 November 2019, Canberra, Australia)
Scaling up successful Earth Observation activities for all of Asia-Oceania– Share the results and design the future steps for global agendas –Venue:
Keynote Speech:
Attendee:

University House, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Dr. Stuart Minchin, Australia GEO Principal, Geoscience Australia
About 200 participants from 35 counties
Australia, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Finland, Georgia, Germany, India,Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, UK,U.S.A., Vietnam, …

Task Group 2: APBON session

Attendance:• 23 attendee from 12 countries (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Thailand, U.S.A.)• GEO BON (Germany)• Joint session with TG3: Carbon and GHG Initiative
Meeting objectives:
1. Engagement of biodiversity observation communities in the region particularly in
the Pacific and Oceanic regions, Himalayan region
2. Identifying policy-relevant biodiversity observations and assessments, and
3. Seeking collaborative opportunities with carbon cycle community and satellite
observation mission(s)Needs to fill gaps in observations and mechanistic
understandings on the status and changes in,
Biodiversity/ecosystem –Carbon balance –Climate change consequences

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APBON Work Plan toward 2030
20092019
2020

2030

Missions:• Networking of institutions andresearch groups• Promoting collaborative projects
and shared information• Delivering a scientific knowledge fordecision makers for theconservation of biodiversity andecosystems

Achievements:l Contribution to IPBES regional
assessmentl Data sharingl Engagement of scientists withnational and regional BONs
through meetings and projects

New missions:
CBDCOP15

Key activities:

Promoting interdisciplinaryl Biodiversity research andresearch and problem-solving
monitoring: promoting national
approaches with filling theBONs, improving knowledge using
observational and knowledge gaps
cutting-edge technologies
l Promoting data sharing and datal Networking of networks:
accessibility through/by networking facilitating both science- andof the observation networks
policy-relevant society.
l Delivering our information andl Capacity building: training
knowledge to stakeholders andworkshops of monitoring skills for
global platforms
students and practitioners atNGOs
lTakeuchi, Muraoka et al. in review

14Thank you for your attention,and thank you for organizing this meeting
For more information of APBON
http://www.esabii.biodic.go.jp/ap-bon/index.html
https://members.geobon.org/pages/asia.php
https://members.geobon.org/pages/ap-mbon.php

Speaker:
Hiroyuki Muraoka

muraoka@green.gifu-u.ac.jp

APBON Co-chairs:
Tetsukazu Yahara
Sheila Vergara
Eun-Shik Kim
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