FWBON is a global community of practice, unified in the goal to improve biodiversity observations in freshwaters. We contribute to building the global capacity for monitoring freshwater biodiversity and conducting assessments. To achieve our goals, we apply an inclusive approach, reaching out to colleagues working in all regions of the globe and in diverse backgrounds, which explicitly includes engagement of indigenous communities and stakeholders. Built on existing regional and global networks, FWBON is an important mechanism to collect, standardize and distil freshwater biological and ecosystem data and information into products including Essential Biodiversity Variables that will improve the observation, reporting and protection of freshwater biodiversity. It will enable the global scientific community to describe the relationships between biodiversity, organism abundance, system productivity, and ecosystem services.

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