Each of the working groups will establish their own terms of reference.
Implementation Plan
Purpose: To develop an implementation plan for GTOS
Members
Mickey Glantz (leader)
Michael Gwynne
Tony Janetos
David Norse
Claudio Caponi
Gwynneth Martin
Chris Magadza
Shidong Zhao
Jelila Benzarti
Anatoly Shvidenko
Coastal Zones
Purpose: To develop a strategy for GTOS to deal with coastal zone issues.
Members
Vineeta Hoon (leader)
Antonio Cendrero
Chris Magadza
Mickey Glantz
Site Criteria
Purpose: To develop a draft set of criteria that would be required for sites to join the GTOS network.
Members
Peter Jones (leader)
David Norse
Vineeta Hoon
Jelila Benzarti
Shidong Zhao
Anatoly Shividenko
Tony Janetos
Biodiversity
Purpose: To develop a strategy for how GTOS will develop the Biodiversity issue
Members
Tony Janetos (leader)
Vineeta Hoon
Anatoly Shvidenko
Chris Magadza
Michael Gwynne
John Busby
Shidong Zhao
Social Issues:
Purpose: To determine how to handle the societal issues within the context of GTOS
Members
Mickey Glantz (leader)
David Norse
Vineeta Hoon
Jelila Benzarti
Michael Gwynne
Earth Science:
Purpose: To develop a strategy for dealing with land degradation issues
Members
Antonio Cendrero (leader)
Claudio Caponi
Anatoly Shvidenko
David Norse
Wolfgang Grabs (Not at meeting)
Johannes Bouma
