BioPlatform European Platform for Biodiversity BIOPLATFORM European Platform for Biodiversity extens

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BioPlatformEuropean Platform for
BiodiversityBIOPLATFORM European Platform
for Biodiversity extension of partners from
NASEVK2-CT-2001-20009
ROMANIAN ACADEMY INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
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History

• Meeting under the Belgian EU Presidency
• European Platform for Biodiversity Research
  Strategy Brussels (Belgium)
• 2-4 December 2001
• 'Scientific tools for biodiversity conservation
  monitoring, modeling and experiments'
• Preceeded by the eelectronic conference
  'Biodiversity conservation in theory practice'
  (5 - 23 November 2001)
• First meeting supported by Bioplatform
• Preparation of the extension contract to 11 new
  NAS partners
• February 2002 - Extension proposal delivered in
  Brussels
• April 2002 Signed contract in NAS countries

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BioPlatform Project in Romania

• ROMANIAN ACADEMY
• INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY BUCHAREST
• Partner no. 22 of the BIOPLATFORM Project
• Splaiul Independentei 296,
• P.O. BOX 56-53
• 060031 Bucharest, Romania Phone[phone]
  Fax [phone]
• Coordinator Dr. Simona Mihailescu
• e-mail simona.mihailescu_at_ibiol.ro

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Romanian National Platform of Biodiversity(R.N.P.
B.)

• First Meeting for the launch of the Romanian
  National Platform of Biodiversity
• Bucharest, 1st July 2003
• Romanian Academy
• Casa Oamenilor de Stiinta

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Meeting Agenda

• 900 Welcome message.
• Prof. Dr. Marin Falca
• 920 EPBRS, BioPlatform and the National
  Platforms for Biodiversity interaction and
  synergies.
• Dr. Rainer Muessner
• 940 Research approaches in the biodivesity
  domain developed in Romania.
• Acad. Nicolae Boscaiu
• 1000 The conservation of biological diversity in
  Romania under the European Union Directives.
• Director Adriana Baz
• 1020 Discussions
• 1100 Coffee break
• 1130 The presentation of the Romanian
  BioPlatform project objectives.
• Dr. Simona Mihailescu
• 1200 Discussions
• 1230 Lunch time

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• 1400 Biodiversity evolution in the agricultural
  ecosystem.
• Acad. Cristian Hera
• 1420 Biodiversity, resources and development
  demands and constrains in their correlation.
• Prof. Dr. Angheluta Vadineanu, Drd. Mihai
  Adamescu
• 1440 Officials involvment into the biodiversity
  conservation.
• Prof. Dr. Dan Manoleli
• 1500 The Biodiversity Informational Management
  System (B.I.M.S.) project in Romania.
• Ing. Romulus Stiuca, Ing. Ion Grigoras
• 1520 Discussions
• 1600 Coffee break
• 1630 The establishment of the Coordination
  Committy of R.N.P.B.
• Prof. Dr. Marin Falca
• 1700 Discussions
• 1800 End Meeting.

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The establishment of the Coordination Committy of
R.N.P.B.

• 26 representatives from
• Romanian Academy
• Ministry of Agricultural, Forests, Water and
  Environmental
• Ministry of Education, Research and Youth
• Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
• National Forest Authorities
• Research institutes
• Universities
• Museum of natural sciences
• Botanical gardens
• NGOs
• Secretariat included 5 members

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Objectives

• Information Exchange
• Creation of a nationwide network of biodiversity
  experts and institutions
• Support of interdisciplinary research
• Promotion and facilitation of policy and
  research
• Promoting of knowledge of biological diversity
• Promotion of the Romanian biodiversity research
  strategy
• Conservation of biological diversity,
• Applicable to real life
• Strengthening the integration of Romanian
  biodiversity scientists to international research
  programme.

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Target Groups

• Researchers, scientists
• Administrative
• Authorities

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1. Information Exchange

• At national meetings
• E-conferences and EPBRS and BioPlatform meetings,
• Between participants using internet
  
  
  
  communications
  and website (www.bioplatform.info - public and
  restricted area
• www.ibiol.ro/bioplatform)
• Between scientists and policy makers
• With other existing networks.

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E-conferences

• The Romanians researchers presented a number of
  communications to the e-conferences before EPBRS
  and BioPlatform meetings as following
• -Scientific responses to threats in
  Mediterranean ecosystems conservation,
  mitigation and restoration 15th to 28th April
  2002 ( Spain)
• -"Auditing the ark - Science-based monitoring of
  biodiversity" - 5th to 20th September 2002.
  (Denmark).
• - "Priorities in biodiversity conservation and
  research in the Acceding and Candidate Countries
  (ACC) and their integration in the European
  Research Area (ERA)" 3rd to 21st February 2003
  (Poland).

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2. Creation of a nationwide network of
biodiversity experts and institutions

• Nationwide network in connection with European
  network using internet
• Development a RTD Catalogue of research
  (projects, themes) and researchers in
  biodiversity domain
• Verification and validation of information
  included in data base of RTD Romanian Catalogue
  will be the responsibility of Romanian
  BioPlatform team.

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3. Support of interdisciplinary research

• Due to the ecological, genetic, social, economic,
  scientific, educational, cultural, recreational
  and aesthetic values of biological diversity and
  its components biodiversity is interdisciplinary
  domain
• Collaboration between institutions and common
  participation to the research programs.
• Establish to the connection with Biodiversity
  Information Management System (B.I.M.S.),
  existing project coordinate by the Direction of
  Protection and Conservation of Biodiversity,
  Protected Areas and Natural Monuments.

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4. Promotion and facilitation of policy and
research

• Biodiversity in the Romanian integration into the
  European Research Area (ERA)
• Institutional collaboration for realize the
  special program's of research and development for
  biodiversity conservation which was stipulate in
  the National Strategy and Action Plan for
  Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable used of
  their components in Romania (1996)
• - planned for 1-5 years
• - planned for 5-10 years

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5. Promoting of knowledge of biological diversity

• Scientists, policy makers and public inform by
  the stipulations of the Convention on Biological
  Diversity, recommendations, resolutions relative
  and European Directives in connections with
  Romanian environmental legislation
• Knowledge and experiences dissemination of the
  results of special program's of research and
  development for biodiversity conservation
• Establish the connection with National strategy
  for public awareness, existing project coordinate
  by the Direction of Protection and Conservation
  of Biodiversity, Protected Areas and Natural
  Monuments.

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6. Promotion of the Romanian biodiversity
research strategy

• Identification of actual status of biodiversity
  in Romania and existing gaps
• Evaluation of priorities mentioned in received
  answers to the first BioPlatform questionnaire
• Proposal of a strategy for research in the field
  of biodiversity by gathering efforts of
  scientists, researchers and authorities
• Obtain necessary data for the decision making
  process.

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7. Conservation of biological diversity

• According to Convention on Biological Diversity,
  Rio de Janeiro, 1992, ratified through
• Law 58/1994 in Romanian legislation
• Evaluation of the possibilities of application
  for the Convention and European Directives.

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8. Integration of Romanian biodiversity research
to international research programme

• Co-operation with institutions with similar
  profile form European Union using information
  from the RTD catalogue
• Co-operation with institutions which coordinate
  projects in the field of biodiversity
• Participation in EU research programs FP5
  and FP6.

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BIOPLATFORM

• to exchange information on national biodiversity
  platforms existing in Europe
• support the R.N.P.B.