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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY Internationalisation & GBIF Integrating indigenous knowledge and vernacular names. David Remsen Senior Programme Officer, ECAT Asian Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics Workshop 16-19 Nov 2009

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Overview of the GNA Vernacular Names Extension to representatives from 17 Asian and 4 Oceania countries. Discussions on collecting indigenous knowledge. Presented to the Asian Regional Biodiversity Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand (Nov 2009).

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GLOBALBIODIVERSITY

GLOBALBIODIVERSITYINFORMATIONFACILITY Internationalisation &

GBIF

Integrating indigenous knowledge and vernacular names.

David RemsenSenior Programme Officer, ECAT

Asian Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics

Workshop 16-19 Nov 2009

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Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous knowledge

Cultural heritage Medical

knowledge Disappearing Historically

relevant Used today Complicated Valuable

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Bridging cultures & approaches

Bridging cultures & approaches

Describe relations

Not 1:1 Linking

knowledge domains

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Transposed as a Data Standard

Transposed as a Data Standard

Darwin Core

Vernacular Names Extensions

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Language

Language

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Regional Boundaries

Regional Boundaries

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Organism Part

Organism Part

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Gender

Gender

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Life Stage

Life Stage

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Application

Application

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Cataloging Tools

Cataloging Tools

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Application

Application

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Summary

Summary

Vernacular names provide critical bridges to information tied to scientific names Global-access to vernacular names supports national/regional access to global information

Data standard exists Simple Comprehenensive

Publication format is file-based Cataloging tools in development Publication capacity is available now

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Summary

Summary

GNA Vernacular Extension is comprehensive

Many countries possess vernacular lists Full ethnobiological treatment is beyond scope of extension. Be careful of ‘mission creep’ that might complicate it

Publishing tools and templates useful