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talk · Tuesday 22 September · 12:15–⁠12:30 · SAL C

National Biodiversity Information Action Campaign production process: a case study of Taiwan

Chun-I Chang, Jerome · National & Global Taxonomic Backbones

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The short versionTaiwan's second national plan reframes biodiversity information infrastructure around resilience, with shared taxonomic references as a cornerstone of interoperability.

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Chun-I Chang described how Taiwan produced its 2026-2030 national Biodiversity Information Action Campaign, shifting from the 2021-2025 focus on building basic systems and data exchange to long-term resilience. The plan was co-developed via review, problem identification, a two-day workshop of a 10-person cross-institution working group mapping national data flows, and nine online meetings. Four vulnerabilities (governance, data flow, monitoring, sustainability) led to five directions including interoperability through shared taxonomic references; a 2025 data-gap campaign filled 852 grid cells and added over 3.8 million records.

Why it matters. Provides a replicable process for co-developing national biodiversity data strategies and a concrete example of mobilising partners to fill data gaps.

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  • 2021-2025 built basic database exchange and talent; 2026-2030 focuses on open data, integration and network building.
  • Lessons: cross-domain collaboration is valuable, coordination takes time, participants have capacity constraints.
  • Vulnerabilities identified: inter-agency governance, data flow, monitoring use, and sustainability (funding and people).
  • Five directions: system interoperability (APIs plus shared taxonomic references), data openness and quality, network sustainability, inter-agency collaboration, data usability.
  • The 2025 gap-filling action mapped geographic, temporal and taxonomic gaps and mobilised alliance partners.
  • The alliance (16 government institutions under an MOU) is moving toward a formal organisation able to receive participant fees.
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National Biodiversity Information Action Campaign Production Process: A Case Study of Taiwan

Chun-I Chang, Jerome

With the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-MGBF), a robust biodiversity information infrastructure is essential for Taiwan’s conservation goals. Since 2021, the Taiwan Biodiversity Information Alliance (TBIA) has implemented a national biodiversity data integration initiative through the 2021-2025 Action Campaign, focusing on species occurrence data, a Biodiversity Database Portal, inter-agency collaboration, and data standardization.

Building on this foundation, the 2026-2030 Campaign shifts toward long-term system resilience and operational sustainability. The Campaign was co-developed by an inter-agency working group, drawing on five years of experience while highlighting challenges in cross-domain coordination and staffing capacity.

Despite progress, key challenges remain in cross-domain governance, data circulation, integration of long-term monitoring needs such as Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs), and sustainable institutional and financial support.

In response, the Campaign defines five strategic directions: enhancing data openness and quality; strengthening interoperability via APIs and taxonomic checklists; building a comprehensive public-private network with stable funding; facilitating inter-agency technical exchange; and enhancing data usability through improved validation and citation practices. These strategies address governance, technical, data, and financial dimensions of infrastructure resilience.

This framework serves as an implementation-oriented synthesis, translating strategy into actionable guidance. This case study illustrates how biodiversity data infrastructures can evolve toward greater resilience, offering a reference for similar global initiatives.

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