Funded by GBIF's [Capacity Enhancement Support Programme](https://www.gbif.org/programme/82219/capacity-enhancement-support-programme), the [European **Bireme** project](https://www.gbif.org/en/project/83336/european-bireme-eu-nodes-in-biodiversity-reporting-mechanisms) study five European Nodes role in biodiversity reporting mechanisms. This project aims to describe EU reporting processes and data flows in five EU countries, investigate how GBIF could facilitate EU reporting and recommend changes to GBIF tools/procedures, if needed. Best practices will be identified, summarized and spread to all EU countries. The project is articulated around two phases: 1. Assess nationally how EU reporting works based on a common methodology. These assessments will be conducted in Belgium, France, Ireland, Norway and Portugal 2. Compare national assessments, extract best practices and give recommendations to GBIF Secretariat and European Nodes * [Final full report](https://mfr.osf.io/render?url=https://osf.io/nqzys/?action=download%26mode=render) * [Final activity report](https://assets.ctfassets.net/uo17ejk9rkwj/3xJyP3G0nwIVhh7Y7IJi3u/70e462afce4cff77db646cfb8beb3a08/CESP2017-0002_FinalReport.pdf) ![GreekBireme500BC][1] [1]: https://mfr.osf.io/export?url=https://osf.io/uhqn9/?action=download%26direct%26mode=render&initialWidth=675&childId=mfrIframe&format=1200x1200.jpeg