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

What this was about

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.

In the room

• 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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