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| General Description |
| Title |
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"BioDets" - Biodiversity Nature Detectives - Internet-based Nature and Biodiversity Observation Platform |
| Status |
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Ongoing |
| From |
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16/02/2004 |
| To |
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15/10/2004 |
| Country(ies) |
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Germany
Russian Federation |
| Region(s) |
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Africa
Central and Eastern Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Western Europe and Others |
|
| Participating Organization(s) |
| Lead Organization(s) |
|
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) |
| Type of Implementing Agency(ies) |
|
Governments |
| Other Collaborating Organizations |
|
Russian Children's Telecommunication Project (EcoCoop) and UNESCO/MAB |
| Main Target Groups or Audience |
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| Contact Details |
| Contact Person |
|
Dr. Horst Freiberg |
| Job Title |
|
Project Manager |
| Organization |
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Federal Agency for Nature Conservation |
| Address |
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Konstantinstrasse 110 |
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D-53179 |
| City |
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Bonn |
| Country |
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Germany |
| Telephone |
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+49-228-8491-232 |
| Fax |
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+49-228-8491-200 |
| E-mail Address |
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horst.freiberg@bfn.de |
| Web Site |
|
http://www.biodets.net |
|
| Funding |
| Source of Funding |
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Bilateral |
| Funding Agency |
|
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) |
| Amount |
|
EUR 50000 |
|
| Goals and Objectives |
| Overall Goal |
|
To contribute to raising awareness on biodiversity and nature as well as facilitating intercultural communication on biodiversity. Promote an exchange of experiences and the creation of partnerships both between Germany and Russia as well as on the global level |
| Specific Objectives |
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Offer a concrete and practical internet-based tool which combines practical and direct work, including field observations, with the interactivity made possible by the Internet.Facilitate online publishing of these observations including interactive localizations of field observations on a world map.
Further facilitate experience exchange and transfer of know-how by building contacts among participants.
Provide an opportunity to raise awareness on biodiversity related issues thay may be relevant in other countries and regions of the world.
Demonstrate concrete examples of how BioDets could be used for advertising and the promotion of participation in CBD relevant activities ( i.e. Biodiversity Day and/or launches for specific CBD thematic programmes) |
|
| Scope and Activities |
| National Level Activities |
|
Organised two workshops - the first managed to attract participating schools, a total of four pilot-schools became first contributors and users. These were invited to a second workshop, for which all costs were covered by BfN. Project also promoted cooperation with a national UNESCO project- for the development of a school network, as well as other school networks. Radio and other media were used to) to advertise the platform |
| Regions and Sub-Regional Level Activities |
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Public awareness raising through a side event at COP7 and posting on the CEPA Portal, as well as through Russian partner organisations and CHM National Focal Points (i.e. NL and SF) |
| International-Level Activities |
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Advertising has begun and is being further proposed/developed by CEPA/CBD and the Ramsar Convention (because of the use of the pilot-theme WATER and UNESCO/MAB) |
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| Outcomes and Lessons Learned |
| Outcomes |
|
experience on the practicality of the use of the Internet as a communication platform for biodiversity projects on the national, regional and global level.
experience on the use of language as the basis for communication between remote locations and different cultures
experience on the future focus of such platforms in the context of the CBD CEPA programme
experience on the possible shape of such platforms for CEPA/CBD goals to raise awareness on the Convention
experience on the amount of resources (personnel, time ,money) required to manage such platforms |
| Lessons Learned |
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usability
practicability
amount of coordination to manage such platforms
intercultural communication pros & cons
global network building |
| References |
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http://www.biodets.net |
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