Thanks for all of you who opened this site again!

Most of the June 2009, this e-biosphere Online Forum was not available. I am very happy that it is operating again. This site includes plenty of cumulative, collaborative knowledge building for biodiversity informatics education. Without increased public awareness about detailed biodiversity issues, there will be little real financial support for species level bidodiversity informatics. As far as I understand, on this forum we have plenty of material for developing biodiversity informatics during the becoming years.

This site has also historical value, because it demonstrates what kinds of issues were and still are important when biodiversity informatics will be developed collaboratively.

with best wishes

Mauri

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Dr. Mauri Ahlberg FLS
Professor of Biology and Sustainability Education
University of Helsinki, FINLAND