Promote understanding of biodiversity’s significance in the HKH region to encourage conservation efforts.
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Polyptychodon Owen, 1841 collected in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. See full record (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The Hindu Kush Himalayan Biodiversity Information Facility (HKHBIF) is dedicated to the collection, publication, and dissemination of biodiversity data from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. ICIMOD is an associate member of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and HKHBIF is the GBIF-mediated publishing platform that is hosted by ICIMOD. It is a regional node of GBIF that caters to ICIMOD’s eight regional member countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. The aim is to sensitize biodiversity data holders on the importance of biodiversity data publishing globally, build a network of data holders and publishers from the region, and motivate them to contribute to building biodiversity data for the HKH.
HKHBIF strategies
The HKHBIF is committed to enhancing the understanding and utilisation of biodiversity information in the HKH region. Our strategies focus on several key areas:
Advocate for the worldwide sharing of biodiversity data to inform the public and decision-makers about its importance.
Enhance HKHBIF’s presence and expand its network of data holders and publishers to improve collaboration and data accessibility.
Seek collaborations with other Asian regional nodes to strengthen regional cooperation and resource sharing in biodiversity initiatives.
Highlight and promote the unique biodiversity of HKH member countries to raise awareness and support for conservation efforts.