# About BISE

The Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) is a single entry point for data and information on biodiversity supporting the implementation of the EU strategy and the Aichi targets in Europe. Bringing together facts and figures on biodiversity and ecosystem services, it links to related policies, environmental data centres, assessments and research findings from various sources. It is being developed to strengthen the knowledge base in support of the implementation of the EU biodiversity strategy and the assessment of progress in achieving the 2020 targets.

### BISE as a partnership

BISE is a partnership between the European Commission,DG Environment - Directorate B and the European Environment Agency, supporting the knowledge base for the implementation of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. It also serves as the Clearing House Mechanism for the EU within the context of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and as such it is supported by the collaboration of the European CHM network and the CBD Secretariat.

### BISE as a portal

BISE is a collaborative IT tool, building on operating systems at European level. BISE provides information at the European level in relation to the EU 2020 Biodiversity targets as well as under five entry points:

- Policy: policy, legislation and supporting activities related to the Common Implementation Framework of the EU strategy, pan- European and global policies
- Topics: state of species, habitats, ecosystems, genetic diversity, threats to biodiversity, impacts of biodiversity loss, evaluation of policy responses
- Data: data sources, statistics and maps related to land, water, soil, air, marine, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, energy, land use, transport
- Research: important EU-wide research projects related to biodiversity and ecosystem services, improving the science-policy interface
- Countries: links to information available from European countries and to the Biodiversity fact sheets for EU Member States
- Networks: links to Europe- wide networks supporting information sharing across national borders

### BISE as a process

Its content and services are being developed in collaboration with key users and information providers so that it meets the information needs of the European Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and of the global Aichi Targets.

For inclusion in other websites, see the BISE logo in different formats.