EuropaBON EBV workflow templates
Creators: name: Lumbierres, Maria
name: Abecasis, David
name: Alcaraz-Segura, Domingo
name: Alison, Jamie
name: Álvarez-Presas, Marta
name: Anderle, Matteo
name: Avci, Feride
name: Bajocco, Sofia
name: Baldo, Marco
name: Beja, Pedro
name: Bergamini, Ariel
name: Bergami, Caterina
name: Blanco-Aguiar, José A
name: Boada, Jordi
name: Bonn, Aletta
name: Borges, Paulo
name: Borgwardt, Florian
name: Borja, Angel
name: Breeze, Tom
name: Brotons, Lluís
name: Brucet, Sandra
name: Bruelheide, Helge
name: Buttigieg, Pier Luigi
name: Buzan, Elena
name: Calderón-Sanou, Irene
name: Camacho, Antonio
name: Camacho-Santamans, Alba
name: Campanaro, Alessandro
name: Cani, Alessandra
name: Cariñanos, Paloma
name: Carvalho, Laurence
name: Castellan, Giorgio
name: Castro, Alberto
name: Ceia-Hasse, Ana
name: Chianucci, Francesco
name: Chowdhury, Shawan
name: C. Lima, Adriano
name: Costa, Valentina
name: Crespo, Daniel
name: Crepaz, Harald
name: Dahlkamp, Andreas
name: De Knijf, Geert
name: De Koning, Koen
name: Demars, Benoît Olivier Laurent
name: De Stefano, Matteo
name: Desmet, Peter
name: Diem, Anna
name: Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
name: Díaz Martín, Beatriz
name: Drakare, Stina
name: Eljasik, Piotr
name: Falaschi, Mattia
name: Fernandes, Isabel
name: Fernández Bejarano, Salvador Jesús
name: Fernandez, Nestor
name: Fernández-López, Javier
name: Ferrara, Carlotta
name: Ferré Codina, Albert
name: Fiegenbaum, Hanna
name: Floccia, Francesca
name: Galbusera, Peter
name: Galdies, Johann
name: Gañán, Melisa
name: Garcia-Gonzalez, Fernando
name: Garzoli, Laura
name: Gundersen, Hege
name: Haysom, Karen A.
name: Hedenås, Henrik
name: Heremans, Stien
name: Hilpold, Andreas
name: Hinojo, Boris
name: Holmgren, Kerstin
name: Hunger, Sebastian
name: Huybrechts, Pieter
name: Hvilsom, Christina
name: Ilarri, Martina
name: Illa-Bachs, Estela
name: Isaac, Nick
name: Jandt, Ute
name: Jankauskaite, Greta
name: Junker, Jessica
name: Kahlert, Maria
name: Kamilaris, Andreas
name: Kasmi, Yassine
name: Kiran, Hilal
name: Koma, Zsofia
name: Kranstauber, Bart
name: Kopatz, Alexander
name: Lanzén, Anders
name: Lecegui Carnero, Víctor
name: Lever, J. Jelle
name: Liquete, Camino
name: Luque, Sandra
name: Madon, Bénédicte
name: Majaneva, Markus
name: Manea, Elisabetta
name: March, David
name: Marco, Mina
name: Martínez-López, Javier
name: Martinez-Vicente, Victor
name: McCallum, Ian
name: Méndez, María
name: Milanovic, Marija
name: Moe, S. Jannicke
name: Morant, Daniel
name: Muir, Magdalena Ariadne Kim
name: Müllerová, Jana
name: Múrria, Cesc
name: Musche, Martin
name: Nascimbene, Juri
name: Nestola, Enrica
name: Oggioni, Alessandro
name: Oikonomou, Anthi
name: Oldoni, Damiano
name: Ott, David
name: Pace, Giorgio
name: Padubidri, Chirag
name: Palomino Gaviria, Ángela Patricia
name: Paniccia, Chiara
name: Pereira, Henrique M.
name: Pérez-Girón, José Carlos
name: Pérez-Haase, Aaron
name: Petriccione, Bruno
name: Philipson, Petra
name: Pit, Iris Rosalinde
name: Pladevall-Izard, Eulàlia
name: Pop, Dorin Alexandru
name: Puerta-Piñero, Carolina
name: Quaranta, Marino
name: Radoux, Julien
name: Rasmussen, Jes Jessen
name: Renan, Ittai
name: Reubens, Jan
name: Roeoesli, Claudia
name: Rolph, Simon
name: Rūsiņa, Solvita
name: Samoila, Ciprian
name: Santana, Joana
name: Schakel, Jan Kees
name: Schepers, Lennert
name: Schletterer, Martin
name: Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid
name: Seeber, Julia
name: Shi, Yifang
name: Shinneman, Stacy
name: Smets, Bruno
name: Soares, Joana
name: Soccodato, Alice
name: Solé-Medina, Aida
name: Sorvari, Jouni
name: Sousa, Ronaldo
name: Souza, Allan T.
name: Souza Dias, Arildo
name: Spinosa, Anna
name: Strasser, Thomas
name: Thulin, Susanne Maria
name: Trottet, Aurore
name: Turicchia, Eva
name: Uriarte, Ainhize
name: Vagenas, Georgios
name: Valdez, Jose
name: Vallefuoco, Francesca
name: Van de Putte, Anton Pieter
name: Van Grunsven, Roy H. A.
name: Vicente, Joaquín
name: Villegas-Rios, David
name: Villero, Dani
name: Viti, Martina Marei
name: Vriend, Stefan Jozef Gerardus
name: Walentowitz, Anna
name: Ward, Robert John
name: Wijesingha, Jayan
name: Zhang, Jie
name: Ziemba, Alex
name: Zimmermann, Jonas
name: Kissling, W. Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Essential Biodiversity Variables
Biodiversity monitoring
EBV workflows
European Biodiversity Observation Network
Monitoring initiatives
Data collection
Data integration
Biodiversity modelling

description: The information provided here represents the EBV workflow templates collected during the EuropaBON online workshop on Essential Biodiversity Variable (EBV) workflows from 22–24 February 2023. The templates were designed to capture comprehensive descriptions about the three workflow components (data collection and sampling, data integration, and modelling) that are typical for generating EBVs. Recognising the potential value of those EBV templates for European biodiversity monitoring, our objective is to share them for enhancing transparency, knowledge exchange and collaboration, and promoting the operationalisation of EBVs across Europe.

EuropaBON (https://europabon.org/) is a Horizon 2020 research and innovation action funded by the European Commission that seeks to co-design a European Biodiversity Observation Network. This network aims to bridge the gap between the biodiversity data needs of policy-makers and authorities on the one hand and the existing reporting streams and available data sources on the other hand, considering both present obligations and forthcoming policy needs. Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) are a central concept of EuropaBON as they provide a standardised framework for biodiversity monitoring and reporting. In 2023, EuropaBON had identified 70 EBVs (Junker et al., 2023) that are policy-relevant for the EU, and measurable with available and existing technologies and with a proven track record of feasibility in ongoing initiatives. EBVs require workflows to process the raw data (primary observations) through data integration and modelling into spatially-explicit EBV data products (Kissling et al., 2018; Schmeller et al., 2017). These workflows can be broken down into three main components (data collection and sampling, data integration, and modelling), with additional aspects of data interoperability and IT infrastructure being recognised as crucial for transnational data streams (Kissling & Lumbierres, 2023).

To capture information about the EBV workflows, an online workshop was held on 22–24 February 2023 with 520 registered participants from 49 countries, covering a large range of expertise (Lumbierres & Kissling, 2023). Participants contributed information on EBV workflow components and advanced monitoring techniques, discussed initiatives, and identified tools and requirements for implementing 70 proposed EBVs. The information from the workshop participants was collected through pre-defined EBV workflow templates (provided as Google Docs). Templates were organised into rows representing the workflow components (‘Data collection and sampling’, ‘Data integration’, and ‘Modelling’) and columns reflecting the levels of maturity ('Current initiatives', 'Emerging tools and projects' or 'Future needs'). Prior to the workshop, some information on existing workflows was pre-filled based on previous EuropaBON deliverables, namely an assessment of the current biodiversity monitoring gaps in the EU (Santana et al., 2023) and an assessment of current EU monitoring workflows and bottlenecks (Morán-Ordóñez et al., 2023).

After the workshop, the EBV workflow templates were processed to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the information. Each listed initiative was verified to be part of an active biodiversity monitoring scheme and pertinent to the specific EBV under consideration, cross-referencing with the initiative’s websites and other data collected by the EuropaBON deliverables (Morán-Ordóñez et al., 2023; Santana et al., 2023). Moreover, we ensured correct alignment of each initiative and listed requirements and needs with the appropriate workflow components and maturity levels.

The EBV workflow templates provide insights into the current biodiversity monitoring landscape in Europe and how EBV production could be operationalized at the EU level. They offer detailed information about ongoing initiatives and projects, methodologies, and technologies that can be used to generate EBVs at a continental scale. Nevertheless, it is important to note that they do not encompass an exhaustive list of all ongoing or proposed initiatives of biodiversity monitoring in all member states of the EU. It is suggested to use them as a starting point and baseline for the further development of EBVs in a European context.