During the final event of the pro-iBiosphere project a panel of representatives of the biodiversity community discussed the potential impact of the Declaration. The panelist included Wouter Los (University of Amsterdam); Robert Guralnick (University of Boulder and VertNet); Chuck Miller (Missouri Botanical Garden); Roger Hyam (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) and Karol Marhold (Institute of Botany Bratislava). The following topics have been addressed, including input from the audience.
Within the first three weeks of the launch of the Bouchout Declaration on Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management, the number of signatories reached more than 200. This is an unprecedented sign of the biodiversity community to... » more
The Bouchout Declaration on Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management has been successfully launched on June 12 at the Bouchout Castle, National Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium with 105 signatories. » more