Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity"
The Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity" advises the Principal Expert Committee of the Monitoring Centre. In particular, it develops a concept on influencing factors as part of the overall concept "Advancement of nationwide biodiversity monitoring". Find out about the activities of the expert committee.
Context
Biodiversity is influenced by natural and human-induced environmental properties and their changes. Therefore, capturing influencing factors and analyzing their effects provide a central part for assessing biodiversity changes as well as developing measures for biodiversity conservation.
Goals and tasks
The Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity"
- Advises the Principal Expert Committee on the topic of data availability on influencing factors on biodiversity
- Works on the current status and demand for data and information on influencing factors
- Collaborates with relevant central authorities and agencies to improve data availability
- Develops a concept to improve data availability on influencing factors on biodiversity
- Drafts a concept proposal on the topic of influencing factors as part of the overall concept "Advancement of nationwide biodiversity monitoring"
Current activities and topics
- Establishes a concept for categorizing influencing factors
- Prioritises influencing factors with the support of experts
- Develops a position paper as an interim report for the Principal Expert Committee
- Identifies key gaps in data availability on influencing factors
- Conducts a current-state-analysis of the recording/monitoring programmes of influencing factors on biodiversity in Germany
List of Members
Current overview of the members of the Expert Committee „Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity”:
The links lead to the profiles of the individuals in their respective institutions, if available.
Contact at Monitoring Centre
Dr.
Lina
Weiß
Head of expert committee on drivers and deputy head of expert committee on soil biodiversity
+49 341 30977-236