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Pacific Basin Information Node Partners
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Hawaii's Bishop Museum has one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. Drawing upon this collection and associated expertise, the museum has partnered with the Pacific Basin Information Node to provide integrated taxonomic databases in a single access query system, linked to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, for determining and maintaining taxonomic authorities for Pacific Basin species.
Partner Type: Non-profit Organization Partners

Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC)

BIISC is one of the five Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committees, voluntary partnerships of private, governmental, and non-profit organizations--as well as interested individuals--united to combat problems in Hawaii posed by invasive non-native (alien) species. Their mission includes trying to protect Hawaii against negative impacts cause by these invasive aliens with respect to Hawaii's economy, ecology, and the quality of life of its people and visitors. Each ISC has its own mission statement and "flavor" to its mission, but are working together to work toward a unified, statewide approach to harmful alien species prevention, control, and/or eradication. PBIN is working closely with the island invasive groups on a statewide data system that will allow more efficient of invasives data across multiple platforms.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

The NBII Program is the United States node for GBIF, which seeks to increase access to biodiversity information by linking biodiversity databases and tools into a single global information resource. The Pacific Basin Information Node is working with international partners throughout the Pacific to make biological information available through web based systems that support GBIF.
Partner Type: Global International Initiative Partners

Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)

GISP provides an international perspective in the development of information and management strategies for invasive species. The NBII Pacific Basin Information Node is working with GISP to incorporate issues at the state level and to implement recommended strategies.
Partner Type: Global International Initiative Partners

Hawai‘i Biodiversity & Mapping Program (HBMP)

HINHP compiles and maintains detailed, comprehensive information on Hawaii's rarest biological resources. HINHP's mission is to synthesize, interpret, and distribute this information to a wide set of appropriate users toward making a positive impact on biodiversity protection. HINHP will provide geographic information systems and geospatial mapping capabilities to the Pacific Basin Node.
Partner Type: University Partners

Hawaii Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS)

The Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) is a multi-agency partnership which promotes effective protection for Hawaii's economy, environment, health, and way of life by providing a venue for inter-agency communication on harmful alien pests. CGAPS continues to advocate for PBIN's involvement in data management for the invasive species community.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA)

The HDOA regulates agricultural development, irrigation issues, aquaculture, pest control, pesticides, importation, exportation, and quarantines. This state agency is one of the first lines of defense against the introduction and eradication of invasive plants, animals, insects, and diseases. HDOA and PBIN are collaborators on the Avian Decision Support System and the Hawaii Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response System.
Partner Type: State Government (U.S.) Partners

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (HI-DLNR)

The goal of HI-DLNR is to promote a life-sustaining Hawaii through the protection of its fragile environment, natural resource base, and the function and viability of natural systems on which all life depends. The department has been a strong advocate of PBIN, supporting the Node's role as a technical coordinator and resource toward the development of a statewide invasive species information system.
Partner Type: State Government (U.S.) Partners

Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is part of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of The World Conservation Union (IUCN). The ISSG is a global group of 146 scientific and policy experts on invasive species from 41 countries. ISSG provides advice on threats from invasives and control or eradication methods to IUCN members, conservation practitioners, and policy-makers.The group's activities focus primarily on invasive species that cause biodiversity loss, with particular attention to those that threaten oceanic islands. PBIN has been working with ISSG technical staff to develop and implement a database system to aggregate and disseminate invasive species information.
Partner Type: Global International Initiative Partners

Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC)

KISC is one of the five Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committees, voluntary partnerships of private, governmental, and non-profit organizations--as well as interested individuals--united to combat problems in Hawaii posed by invasive non-native (alien) species.Ã? Their missions include trying to protect Hawaii against negative impacts cause by these invasive aliens with respect to Hawaii's economy, ecology, and the quality of life of its people and visitors. Each ISC has its own mission statement and "flavor" to its mission, but are working together to work toward a unified, statewide approach to harmful alien species prevention, control, and/or eradication. PBIN is working closely with the island invasive groups on a statewide data system that will allow more efficient of invasives data across multiple platforms.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

Maui Invasive Species Committee

MISC is one of the five Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committees, voluntary partnerships of private, governmental, and non-profit organizations--as well as interested individuals--united to combat problems in Hawaii posed by invasive non-native (alien) species. Their missions include trying to protect Hawaii against negative impacts cause by these invasive aliens with respect to Hawaii's economy, ecology, and the quality of life of its people and visitors. Each ISC has its own mission statement and "flavor" to its mission, but are working together to work toward a unified, statewide approach to harmful alien species prevention, control, and/or eradication. PBIN is working closely with the island invasive groups on a statewide data system that will allow more efficient of invasives data across multiple platforms.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

Molokai Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC)

MoMISC is one of the five Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committees, voluntary partnerships of private, governmental, and non-profit organizations--as well as interested individuals--united to combat problems in Hawaii posed by invasive non-native (alien) species. Their missions include trying to protect Hawaii against negative impacts cause by these invasive aliens with respect to Hawaii's economy, ecology, and the quality of life of its people and visitors. Each ISC has its own mission statement and "flavor" to its mission, but are working together to work toward a unified, statewide approach to harmful alien species prevention, control, and/or eradication. PBIN is working closely with the island invasive groups on a statewide data system that will allow more efficient of invasives data across multiple platforms.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Global Climate Change Program

The NOAA PRIDE initiative provides seed funding to assist natural resource and environmental management. PBIN, in conjunction with the University of Colorado CIRES Lab, was awarded a PRIDE grant for 2005 to develop a marine algae ecological niche model.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NOAA-PIFSC)

The Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of NOAA_PIFSC leads the Census of Coral Reefs (CReefs), an international cooperative effort to increase tropical taxonomic expertise, conduct a taxonomically diversified global census of coral reef ecosystems, and improve access to and unify coral reef ecosystem information scattered throughout the globe. PBIN is hosting the CReefs website and is currently working with NOAA Coral Reef staff to develop data standards and web mapping capabilities.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC)

OISC is one of the five Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committees, voluntary partnerships of private, governmental, and non-profit organizations--as well as interested individuals--united to combat problems in Hawaii posed by invasive non-native (alien) species. Their missions include trying to protect Hawaii against negative impacts cause by these invasive aliens with respect to Hawaii's economy, ecology, and the quality of life of its people and visitors. Each ISC has its own mission statement and "flavor" to its mission, but are working together to work toward a unified, statewide approach to harmful alien species prevention, control, and/or eradication. PBIN is working closely with the island invasive groups on a statewide data system that will allow more efficient of invasives data across multiple platforms.
Partner Type: Inter-agency Initiative (U.S.) Partners

Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF)

The Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF) is a consortium of biodiversity information initiatives in the Pacific Basin. PBIF offers its collaborators an opportunity to pool knowledge and effort for the benefit of all the stakeholders involved. PBIF's geographic scope includes the countries of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, as well as the Australasian countries bordering these regions. PBIF is led by the Pacific Basin Information Node.
Partner Type: Regional International Initiative Partners

Pacific Science Association (PSA)

The Pacific Science Association (PSA), established in 1920 as a multi-disciplinary association of scientists from countries in and bordering the Pacific Ocean, has considerable interest in the multi-faceted aspects of sustainability and the contributions natural and social scientists can make toward the goal of achieving sustainability in the use of the resources and environment of the region. The PSA is a regional affiliate of ICSU and, through its task forces and scientific committees, is able to bring expertise together through networks of scientists from many parts of the region. PSA has been instrumental in establishing collaborative relationships for the Pacific Basin Information Node.
Partner Type: Regional International Initiative Partners

Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

SERC is providing data and technical support on multiple databases related to the identification and tracking of invasive marine species. This data will be made available through the NIS-Base Hawaii Portal and hosted by the NBII Pacific Basin Information Node.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

TNC's primary mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The NBII has a history of close collaboration with TNC. TNC and the NBII cooperated to develop the initial Natural Heritage Network Web site and are working together with other partners to help provide increased, integrated access to selected data from TNC's central databases, including their rich geospatial data sets. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, TNC and the NBII, along with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and the Ecological Society of America (ESA), help further the development and use of the National Vegetation Classification System and use the NBII as the distribution and exchange mechanism for vegetation classification data. The NBII is also exploring ways to collaborate with ConserveOnline, TNC's public library of conservation tools, techniques, and experience. The NBII Southern Appalachian Information Node (SAIN) is working with various regional offices of TNC in providing regional data and information. TNC is also contributing to the NBII California Information Node focus on invasive species, assessing various monitoring strategies that emphasize invasive species control methods. They are also key collaborators for the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) as they serve to identify partners and potential data sets, assess protocols, and provide other information products for PBIN.
Partner Type: Non-profit Organization Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

The office is working with the Pacific Basin node on a a pilot project to test the feasibility of creating a geo-referenced bibliography to scientific products relevant to biodiversity management in the state of Hawaii. The pilot was completed with a map of Oahu containing embedded links to 2300 references to bibliographic information. To date the map of Oahu is imbedded with links to a bibliographic list of references. The references may also be queried by selecting key words. Approximately 50% of the references have been added to the University of Hawaii's Hamilton Library.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

The California Information Node (CAIN) is collaborating with the Sierra Nevada Science Center, which is part of the Pacific Southwest Research Station, on a Sierra Nevada Science Symposium planned for October 2002. The partnership will focus on developing a catalog and assessment of information needed for adaptive management on Sierra Forest Service lands and on information resources and models needed to assess prospects for increasing energy production from forest biomass. In addition, the Forest Service is working with the CAIN to assess opportunities for developing biomass fuel policies, with goals of fire prevention, greenhouse gas management, and watershed and open-space protection. Landscape-level geographic information systems will support strategies for changing land use patterns to address global warming, and fire protection, and to predict fire effects on California plant communities. These products will be available in the future years of the CAIN project. In Hawaii, the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry provides information to PBIN on exotic pest plant species in the Pacific Islands through its Pacific Island Ecosystem at Risk project and on the risk potential of plants in the horticultural and forestry trade.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center (USGS-FISC)

This Center's Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species Program is working with the Invasive Species and California Information Nodes to develop joint data collection and sharing strategies for freshwater invasive species. They are also partnering with the Pacific Basin Information Node in developing content for the site, helping in testing of portal software, and aiding in the incorporation of invasive species data including marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitats. USGS-FISC is also the lead agency in the development of the NBII's Coral Reefs Project.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

U.S. Geological Survey, National Map Program

Managed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Map Program provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decision making by resource managers and the public. The National Map uses the Pacific Basin Information Node's map server to host the Pacific extent of the National Map, and has been instrumental in providing up-to-date geospatial layers for the PBIN map service.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (USGS-PIERC)

USGS-PIERC helped forge the initial partnership for, and provides a wealth of data and scientific leadership critical to, the Pacific Basin Node. The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, a PIERC initiative dealing with invasive species, is a major source of data for PBIN. The Center is also providing a large set of bird data and developing the bird theme for PBIN.
Partner Type: Federal Government (U.S.) Partners

University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) is sponsored jointly by the University of Colorado, Boulder and the Office of Oceanic at Atmospheric Research of NOAA. Institute scientists collaborate in research programs that are aimed at understanding a variety of basic and applied problems associated with the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere, cryosphere, oceans and the solid earth. CIRES is a collaborative partner with the Pacific Basin Information Node on a NOAA funded PRIDE grant working to develop an ecological niche model for invasive macroalgae in Hawaii.
Partner Type: University Partners

University of Hawai'i

The University of Hawaii is a key participant in the NBII Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) and partners through a variety of programs and organizations.
Partner Type: University Partners

University of Hawai'i, Center for Conservation Research and Training

The Center provides opportunities for students to participate in PBIN development as well as data and information products relevant to conservation.
Partner Type: University Partners

University of Hawai'i, East-West Center

The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center supports cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Eileen Shea of the East West Center is the interim director of the NOAA Integrated Environmental Application and Information Center (IEAIC). PBIN has been invited to early discussions on the role IEAIC will perform as a data integration facility.
Partner Type: University Partners

University of Hawai'i, Maui Community College (MCC)

Part of the University of Hawaii system, Maui Community College is the site of PBIN offices. PBIN staff have been able to work with MCC faculty, students and staff, providing technical support and services, conducting training and teaching within the classroom.
Partner Type: University Partners

University of Hawai'i, Maui High Performance Supercomputing Center

The Center, managed by the University for the Air Force Research Laboratory, provides the Pacific Basin Node access to unique supercomputing resources. The resources include high-bandwidth for PBIN, access to vase storage capacity and technology, and technical support for high-end computations.
Partner Type: University Partners

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