The contributions of the German GTI NFP will be published here and can be referenced as:

Renner SC, Häuser CL. 2008. Assessing and evaluating taxonomic needs and capacities on a global scale - an analysis of capacity and resources, needed for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI). German National Focal Point of the Global Taxonomy Initiative, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany. Supplementary online material available at www.gti-kontaktstelle.de/q.html.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. The CBD and the identification of the "Taxonomic Impediment"

1.2. Why taxonomy matters - case studies and the "Taxonomic Impediment"

1.3. GTI success stories

1.4. National and regional assessments

1.5. Towards the "GTI Global Assessment of Taxonomic Needs and Capacities"

1.6. Our contributions towards the GTNA

2. Methods

2.1. Experts and capacities in taxonomy

2.2. Survey for a global knowledge gap analysis of species distribution and taxonomy

2.3. "Biodiversity collections" worldwide

2.4. Taxonomic knowledge and conservation status of protected areas

2.5. Further measures and additional examples

3. Results

3.1. Experts and capacities in taxonomy: how many taxonomists worldwide?

3.2. Knowledge of species numbers per country

3.3. "Biodiversity collections" worldwide

3.4. Taxonomic knowledge and conservation status of protected areas

4. Discussion 36

4.1. Experts and capacities in taxonomy: how many additional taxonomists?

4.2. Global knowledge gaps of species distribution and taxonomy

4.3. "Biodiversity collections" worldwide

4.4. Taxonomic knowledge and conservation status

4.5. Marine biodiversity

4.6. The last of their kind: curators at German museums

4.7. Contemporary problems related to taxonomy and CBD

4.8. Methodological constraints of questionnaires

5. Outlook and conclusions

6. Acknowledgements

7. References

8. Appendix I-V

Regional (EU/EC): Natur & Biodiversität | EC-CHM | EEA | EUNIS | ECNC | EPBRS

Global: CBD | GTI | CHM

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