Session 2: Building Blocks: Exploring the Minimum Requirements for the Atlas

Presentations (30 min)

• Classifying Ecosystems: the Global Ecosystem Typology (GET), David Keith & Angela Andrade, IUCN CEM
• Approaches to Mapping Ecosystem Extent, Roger Sayre, USGS
• A national perspective on classifying ecosystem types and mapping ecosystem extent, Mandy Driver, South Africa

Interactive discussion via guiding questions (90 min)

• What are the minimum set of requirements for the Atlas and what are the challenges and opportunities developing it?
• Can existing approaches and products help us achieve these minimum requirements