Publishing EIA-Related Primary Biodiversity Data: GBIF-IAIA Best Practice Guide Description: This publication presents the guiding principles for how make the best use of the data collected as part of environmental impact assessments (EIA), by publishing them through networks such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The document is a summarized version of the outcome of a collaboration between GBIF, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), and the International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA). Abstract: The overall purpose of this guide is to enable EIA practitioners, consultants and other interested and affected parties to discover, capture, manage and publish to common standards, the primary biodiversity data generated during environmental impact assessment processes. It represents a summarized version of a more comprehensive guide (ISBN: 87-92929-35) that can be accessed at http://links.gbif.org/eia_biodiversity_data_publishing_guide_en_v1 International Association for Impact Assessment Author(s):Cadman, M., Chavan, V., King, N., Willoughby, S., Rajvanshi, A., Mathur, V., Roberts, R., and Hirsch, T., Contributor(s): 2011-08 Biodiversity data publishing/sharing, Biodiversity data digitisation, Environmental Impact Assessments English http://www.iaia.org/publicdocuments/special-publications/sp7_web.pdf application/msword http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=3131 Internet URL Requests related to this metadata record should be addressed to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, gbif@gbif.org, +4535321470 Rights: Right holders: International Association for Impact Assessment