Building a Portal of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Information for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development for the Mekong Delta (Ecobank Mekong)

The project is planned to conduct the following 4 key component of activities:Component 1: Data collection and revision. This activity aims to provide a most up-to-date understanding about the existing information on the ecosystems and biodiversity in the Mekong Delta, thanks to which we can find out gaps and determine which locations and groups of biodiversity to be surveyed  in the next component in order to supplement information for as complete a database of the delta as possible.Component 2: Field surveys. Surveys will focus of key ecosystems and groups of biodiversity to fulfill the gaps of information determined in the previous component and provide new information. It is also to verify the reported data and make as many records of species as possible for the database to be built. Photos to illustrate the recorded species will be taken. Specimens will be collected too.Component 3: Building a Database and a WebGIS-based portal for database management and usage. A WebGIS-based portal with mobile apps and using tools (all in English) will be built following international protocols, which will include results from Components 1 and 2 and be made available online for open access.Component 4: Workshops, training and information dissemination. Workshops will be organized for exchanged expertise, technical discussions and training for partners and stakeholders. Dissemination of results from the project (including announcing the launch of Ecobank Mekong) to the public and those concerned will be done in a final workshop which is participated by all stakeholders, such as the donor, national and international organizations, NGOs, etc. Mass media will be invited to promote the Ecobank Mekong to the wide public. Results from Components 1 and 2 will be synthetized and analyzed to address the Objectives 1 and 2. Meanwhile, combination of all components and activities will address Objective 3 and the overall goal of the project. Read more...