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Developing a Regional Network of Biodiversity Observation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Achievements and Challenges of AP BON

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Organizing regional networks of biodiversity observation is crucial to establishing the knowledge base for biodiversity conservation. Here we review the history and activities of AP-BON (Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network), an active network of biodiversity observation in the Asia-Pacific region. AP-BON was organized in 2009, 1 year earlier than CBD COP 10 in 2010, and developed through four workshops and additional related meetings. The most recent, the fourth, AP-BON workshop was held in 2011, wherein implementation for 2012–2015 was confirmed. Major activities planned for 2012–2015 are (1) editing and networking the national biodiversity outlook, (2) publication of additional AP-BON books, (3) promotion of collaborative projects, (4) development of a shared database, and (5) capacity building. As for the third activity, implementation for 2012–2015 has been developed in five working groups (WGs). WG 1 (genetics/phylogenetic diversity) is promoting genetic diversity assessment to contribute to a GEO BON genetic diversity report. WG 2 is carrying out plant diversity assessments using a standardized transect method in Southeast (SE) Asian countries. WG 3 (terrestrial ecosystem) is developing (1) networks of in situ monitoring and a database on terrestrial ecosystems, (2) a database on function and services of terrestrial ecosystems, and (3) maps of biodiversity, function, and ecosystem services. WG 4 (freshwater) is monitoring Asian freshwater biodiversity at the genus, species, and ecosystem levels, focusing on fish and aquatic plants. WG 5 (marine) is developing a database to share biodiversity information and collecting data on kelp forests, seagrass meadows, coral reefs, pelagic water, and the deep sea. An important role of AP BON is to network these projects by providing opportunities for communication and interaction, developing tools for data collection, sharing, analysis, and synthesis, and carrying out assessments helpful for improving ecosystem management and sustainable use of biodiversity.

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Acknowledgments

The development of AP BON has been achieved through discussion in four AP BON workshops and additional meetings including GEOSS AP symposia, as described here. We thank all the participants for their enthusiastic contribution to discussions in these meetings. It is greatly regretted that Rodorigo Fuentes (co-chair), Herwint Simbolon (terrestrial ecosystem change working group), and Dede Irving Hartoto (freshwater ecosystem change working group) passed away since the 4th AP BON workshop in 2011. We are respectfully grateful for their enthusiasm and contribution to the development of AP-BON. We also thank the Biodiversity Center of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (BiodiC-J) for its continued support as the Secretariat of AP BON. The present study was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S9) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

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  1. Department of Biology, Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Tetsukazu Yahara & Hidenori Tachida

  2. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanxincun 20#, Xiangshan, Beijing, 100093, China

    Keping Ma

  3. Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jl Juanda 18, Bogor, 16122, Indonesia

    Dedy Darnaedi

  4. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

    Tadashi Miyashita

  5. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan

    Akio Takenaka & Noriko Takamura

  6. Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan

    Tohru Nakashizuka

  7. Department of Forestry, Environment, and Systems, Kookmin University, Seoul, 136-702, South Korea

    Eun-Shik Kim

  8. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, 509-3, 2-chome, Hirano, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan

    Shin-ichi Nakano

  9. Ocean Biodiversity Research Program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Natsushima-cho 2-15, Yokosuka, Kanazawa, 237-0061, Japan

    Yoshihisa Shirayama & Hiroyuki Yamamoto

  10. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, UP College of Forestry Campus, College, Third Floor, ERDB Bldg., Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Sheila G. Vergara

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Yahara, T. et al. (2014). Developing a Regional Network of Biodiversity Observation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Achievements and Challenges of AP BON. In: Nakano, Si., Yahara, T., Nakashizuka, T. (eds) Integrative Observations and Assessments. Ecological Research Monographs(). Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54783-9_1

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