National Aquatic Biodiversity Information
System (NABIS)
Aim: to develop, implement and operate a National Aquatic Biodiversity
Information System to enhance access to biodiversity information and management
of human impacts.
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website.
Baseline Information on Marine Communities (BioInfo)
Aim: to develop a more complete understanding of the biodiversity in
selected marine communities at risk from human impacts, so as to better
understand and manage these impacts.
Biodiversity of the Ross Sea (BioRoss)
Aim: to develop a more complete inventory of the biodiversity of selected
marine communities in the highly biodiverse and productive Ross Sea region,
to help improve management and support development of protected marine
areas.
Assessing Threats to Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
Aim: to develop a risk-based framework for consolidating and assessing
existing information on threats to coastal and marine biodiversity.
Education and Awareness Package on Marine Biodiversity
Aim: to raise awareness of the importance of marine biodiversity among the
public and key interest groups, and regularly update progress across all the
marine biodiversity programmes. |