Tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis in
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Higher education curriculum
for Ocean Biodiversity Observing and Capacity Development (OBCaD)
The members of the Working Group are experts from academia, civil society organisations and the private sector, including industry. The outcome should foster greater consistency and interoperability in biodiversity data across various institutions and sectors.
The Working Group will develop a comprehensive 10-topic program focused on Marine Biodiversity and Data Management. This curriculum is designed to function both as a standalone and self-paced conducted course and as a resource that can be integrated into live classroom teaching.
Examine the inherent value of marine biodiversity and its role in ecosystem health, human well-being, and as a driver of sustained economic development.
Discuss the role of global ocean observing capacity in the UN’s Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Examine the main principles of biodiversity data management and the typical responsibilities of a data manager.
Evaluate the data challenges in observing, measuring, and managing marine biodiversity.
Discuss the legal and ethical challenges relevant to data acquisition and sharing.
Foster consistency and interoperability in biodiversity data acquisition, harmonization, sharing, and translation.
Identify effective methods for data harmonisation and sharing.
Develop the capacity for interoperable biodiversity observing and data management among operational maritime entities.
Assistant Professor, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University
Sweden
Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida & co-lead of the MBON
United States
Digital Architect and Senior Data Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Germany
Investigadora, National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development, Buenos Aires (INIDEP)
Argentina
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Australia
Professor, Deputy Director at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University (METU)
Turkey
European project manager, The French national research institute for digital science and technology (Inria) and Ethics expert for the European Commission
France
Senior Research Scientist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
United States
Caribbean OBIS data steward, Ocean Best Practices System - Capacity Development WG at IMaRS, University of South Florida
United States
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), Department of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
United States
Assistant Professor, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University
Sweden
Visiting Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Japan
Environmental Biologist, Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab
Cyprus
Data Architect and Digital Leader, CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, Co-Chair of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS
Australia
Marine Data Training Coordinator, Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)
Belgium
Director at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment at UMT
Malaysia
Senior Open Science and Data Management at CIIMAR | Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto
Portugal
Senior Research Fellow in the discipline of Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, at the National University of Ireland
Ireland
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