NBSää
NBSää is a fictional international nonprofit organization created to illustrate a regional biodiversity data initiative in the Nordic and Baltic area. It is described as coordinating research, sharing environmental data, and supporting policy development to bolster biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. The organization is depicted as a network of scientific institutes, government agencies, and civic groups.
NBSää was proposed in the early 2010s and launched in 2014 by partners in Finland, Estonia, Latvia,
Governance is described as a board of directors with member-state representatives, a Scientific Advisory Council, and
Activities include an open data portal with biodiversity datasets, standardized metadata, cross-border field campaigns, and an
Impact examples cited in the article include a cross-border habitat mapping project, a Baltic-wide biodiversity indicators
Funding comes from member contributions, EU research grants, and philanthropic support. As a fictional entity, it