Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group

Members of the Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group at their workshop in DenmarkThe Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group (TEMG) of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) is responsible for the development of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan, one of the four pan-Arctic biodiversity monitoring plans being developed by the CBMP to improve the detection and understanding of the causes of long-term change in the composition, structure and function of Arctic ecosystems.

The TEMG is a forum for scientists, community experts and managers to promote, facilitate, share and coordinate research and monitoring activities.

Goal

The TEMG´s goal is to promote, facilitate, coordinate and harmonize terrestrial biodiversity monitoring activities among circumpolar countries and to improve ongoing communication amongst and between scientists, community experts, managers and disciplines both inside and outside the Arctic.

It will do this through the development of an Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan, expected in 2013. Once the Plan reaches the implementation phase, the TEMG will disband and be replaced by a Terrestrial Steering Group and a several Terrestrial Expert Networks. 

Objectives

To develop a multi-disciplinary, integrated, pan-Arctic long-term terrestrial biodiversity monitoring plan that:

• Achieves more efficient, effective, and coordinated Arctic terrestrial biodiversity monitoring through improved data accessibility and harmonization of methods;
• Identifies, rescues, aggregates and analyzes existing data to generate statistical baselines;
• Identifies gaps in existing monitoring and proposes new monitoring efforts where necessary,
• Improves data management;
• Provides information for regular assessment and reporting of pan-Arctic monitoring activities and results;
• Supports international biodiversity convention goals, particularly the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Develop an implementation plan for the monitoring plan that identifies timelines, costs, organizational structure and partners.

TEMG members

Find out more

• Development of an Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan: Framework Document
• TEMG Terms of Reference