GEOBON moved to Montreal with Andy as Co-Chair
GEO BON, the global organization for biodiversity monitoring, moved its headquarters to Montreal and will be hosted by the QCBS.
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The Group on Earth Observations - Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), a global research network and community of practice dedicated to improved monitoring of Earth’s biodiversity, the relocated its headquarters from iDiv in Leipzig, Germany, to Montreal, Canada.
GEO BON responds to the urgent need for the best possible data and knowledge to support decisions to avoid unsustainable biodiversity loss. The information it provides will support international and national actions to meet biodiversity targets and Sustainable Development Goals.
“The urgency of the biodiversity crisis requires that we intensify our efforts to understand its causes and act to reverse these trends using the knowledge provided by the GEO BON community”
The Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) won the bid to host GEO BON, in partnership with the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Natures et Technologies, Montréal International, McGill University, Université de Montréal and Université de Shebrooke.
Given its extensive expertise in supporting international organizations, Montreal International put its exceptional strategic know-how behind the bid to host GEO BON. “We are happy to be welcoming GEO BON to Montreal. We recognize that global loss of biodiversity is a critical issue facing our society and the presence of this organization in our region will help promote Montreal’s leadership. Montréal International is proud to support international organizations such as GEO BON, in carrying out initiatives as important as this one,” stated Stéphane Paquet President and CEO of Montréal International.
“The Montreal headquarters will provide our extensive biodiversity research community of researchers and students the opportunity to observe and participate in the development of worldwide responses to threats to biodiversity,” said Bruce Lennox, Dean of McGill’s Faculty of Science.