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The Balai Kliring Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia (BKKHI), or Indonesia Biodiversity Clearing-House Mechanism, is the national information portal established to facilitate the exchange of biodiversity data and information in support of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) implementation. The platform was formally established through Ministerial Decree Number SK. 755/Menlhk/KSDAE/KUM.0/9/2016 dated 23 September 2016, with the Secretariat positioned under the Directorate of Information...
The Kebijakan Satu Peta (KSP), or One Map Policy, is a national geospatial policy framework of Indonesia that mandates the integration of all government maps into a unified system based on one reference, one standard, one database, and one geoportal. The policy was first initiated under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in December 2010 and formally enacted through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 9 of 2016 on the Acceleration of One Map Policy Implementation at Map Scale 1:50,000...
Burungnesia is Indonesia's largest citizen science application for bird observation and distribution mapping, developed by Birdpacker Indonesia. Launched in 2016, the mobile application enables bird-watchers across the Indonesian archipelago to record, store, and manage field observation data, contributing to a centralized national database on avian biodiversity. The platform serves as a critical tool for researchers, academics, students, and government agencies, with the Ministry of...
Kupunesia is a citizen science mobile application developed for the identification and recording of butterflies across Indonesia, available for free on the Google Play Store since 1 November 2022. The name derives from ""kupu-kupu"" (butterfly in Indonesian) and ""-nesia"" (Indonesia), following the naming convention of its predecessor Burungnesia. The application was developed to address data gaps in butterfly research caused by limited research personnel capacity, budget constraints, and...
The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) is a regional citizen science programme and integral component of the global International Waterbird Census (IWC) coordinated by Wetlands International. Initiated in 1987 in the Indian subcontinent, the census has expanded to cover the entire East Asian-Australasian Flyway and a large part of the Central Asian Flyway, from Afghanistan eastwards to Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. The programme monitors waterbird populations and wetland conditions...