What is the Biodiversity and Biological Monitoring and Assessment (BBMA) Workstream?
Freshwater biodiversity and biological data and related indicators are key information elements needed for protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems. However, in many countries biodiversity and biological monitoring programs are not developed, or are not effective, i.e., are not developed sufficiently, or not used for decision-making.
The overarching aim of the Biodiversity and Biological Monitoring and Assessment (BBMA) Workstream is to achieve efficient and comparable biodiversity and biological monitoring and assessment across the globe for inland water biodiversity and ecosystems.
The BBMA workstream aims to:
- Establish an inclusive and international collaborative expert network to share their knowledge and experience; and,
- Collaborate with monitoring and assessment professionals and practitioners to establish reliable and comparable biodiversity and biological monitoring and assessment dataflows for SDG 6.3.2 (good ambient water quality); and,
- Support, facilitate, and promote the establishment of ecologically-relevant and regionally comparable bioassessment guidelines, tools and assessment systems.
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Highlights
Journal article: Towards harmonized standards for freshwater biodiversity monitoring and biological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates
Policy Brief: Bridging the global data gap by integrating biomonitoring in water quality monitoring
Technical document: Intergrating Bioassessment in the Global Sustainability Agenda
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WWQA BBMA Workstream. (2024). Integrating bioassessment in the Global Sustainability Agenda. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. https://doi.org/10.25831/FZSX-SN27 Cite
WWQA BBMA Workstream. (2025, March 9). Collaborative Feedback: Advancing Bioassessment for Ambient Water Quality [Video recording]. Cite
WWQA BBMA Workstream. (2024). Bridging the global data gap by integrating biomonitoring in water quality monitoring. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. https://doi.org/10.25831/YEQS-PN87 Cite
Simaika, J. P., Stribling, J., Lento, J., Bruder, A., Poikane, S., Moretti, M. S., Rivers-Moore, N., Meissner, K., & Macadam, C. R. (2024). Towards harmonized standards for freshwater biodiversity monitoring and biological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates. Science of The Total Environment, 918, 170360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170360 Cite
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