The BIOPAMA Reference Information System (RRIS) uses the internet to gather information from different authoritative sources. A lot of this information is geospatial (maps and other data with a geographic reference), complemented with information on training, best practice, funding, literature and expertise. Typical information in the RRIS includes: Protected Areas boundaries, species and IUCN Red List data, land cover data; Important Bird Areas; extractive industries and resource exploitation population, infrastructure and settlements data; climate and meteorological data (source: JRC); Soil data (source: JRC); Satellite imagery (source: various); Training and capacity building opportunities.
The BIOPAMA RIS uses the services provided by DOPA at global level in combination with ad-hoc regional, national and site level data to provide a more complete picture of the situation in Protected Areas across the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.