BON in a Box is an initiative of GEO BON that provides users, contributors, organizations and countries with a customizable, modular toolkit to design, implement, and strengthen biodiversity observation networks (BONs). The project supports evidence-based decision-making by helping stakeholders identify biodiversity monitoring priorities, select appropriate Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs), and integrate biodiversity data into policy-relevant indicators, such as for the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. In collaboration with QCBS members, BON in a Box facilitates capacity building, promotes data interoperability, and fosters partnerships among experts and across sectors. This ensures that biodiversity observations are standardized, interoperable, comparable across scales, and directly useful for conservation planning, policy implementation, and the assessment of global biodiversity targets (e.g., Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, SDGs, IPBES). The partnership with QCBS will strengthen methodological development, align monitoring approaches with provincial, federal, and global needs, and engage students, researchers, and stakeholders in co-developing innovative tools for biodiversity science and policy.
For more information, contact us :

• Jean-Michel Lord - jean-michel.lord@mcgill.ca
• Jory Griffith - boninabox@geobon.org

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