{"id":1203,"date":"2021-06-23T04:15:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T04:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.unbiodiversitylab.org\/?page_id=1203"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:27:51","slug":"unbl-workspaces","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unbiodiversitylab.org\/en\/unbl-workspaces\/","title":{"rendered":"UNBL Workspaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>UNBL workspaces<\/h1>\n\t<h1>What are UNBL workspaces? <\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We recognize that national data is often higher quality and better suited to countries&#8217; needs for decision-making, monitoring, and reporting. UNBL offers free workspaces to stakeholders who need a secure area to access and use spatial data. Our workspaces can serve as a common data repository, offer a collaborative work environment, and enable you to calculate dynamic indicators for a subnational or transboundary area of interest.<\/p>\n<p>The ELSA Integrated Spatial Planning Tool is now also available through our workspaces, allowing users to conduct integrated spatial planning analyses directly within UNBL.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage users to explore how UNBL workspaces can help you to build communities of practice to transform data to action.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unbiodiversitylab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marker_top_barner.png\" alt=\"Marker_top_barner\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#next\"  target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h1>What does a workspace provide?<\/h1>\n<p>Our UNBL workspaces offer the ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Manage membership and privileges in your secure workspace at the click of a button<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Upload regional, national, or local data layers to a secure UN server<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Upload shapes for any area of interest such as your official national boundary, a transboundary area, or a sub-national area<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Visualize your data in combination with any of UNBL&#8217;s global data layers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">View dynamic indicators for your area of interest<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Run, visualise, and compare integrated spatial planning analyses using the ELSA Integrated Spatial Planning Tool directly within the workspace<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Download maps, screen shots, and use the raw data for inclusion in official reports and communication products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Who can request a workspace?<\/h1>\n<p>Our UNBL workspaces are available to groups from national governments, UN agencies, academic institutions, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and NGOs working on issues related to biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Requesting a workspace is simple &#8211; just fill in the form below, and our team will respond to you as quickly as possible. Please indicate in the form if you would like to access the ELSA Integrated Spatial Planning Tool for your country.<\/p>\n\t<h1>Request a UNBL workspace<\/h1>\n<p>If you are interested in a UNBL workspace, please start by registering for an account (see instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/unbiodiversitylab.org\/support\/\">here<\/a>). Then, fill in the form below, and our team will respond to you as quickly as possible. <em>Please note that due to commercial use restrictions we cannot create workspaces at this time for private sector institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-511\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-511\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"511\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1203\" data-token=\"e18e6ee5bef5e3a8abc8b614d8f30483\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-511-field_0-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"0\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-511-field_0\">Name: <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-511-field_0\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][0][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-511-field_0\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after \">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-511-field_0-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][0][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-511-field_0-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after \">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-511-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-select wpforms-field-select-style-classic\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-511-field_3\">Country: <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><select id=\"wpforms-511-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" required=\"required\"><option value=\"\" class=\"placeholder\" disabled  selected='selected'>Select country<\/option><option value=\"Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/option><option value=\"Albania\" >Albania<\/option><option value=\"Algeria\" >Algeria<\/option><option value=\"Andorra\" >Andorra<\/option><option value=\"Angola\" >Angola<\/option><option value=\"Antigua and Barbuda\" >Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value=\"Argentina\" >Argentina<\/option><option value=\"Armenia\" >Armenia<\/option><option value=\"Australia\" >Australia<\/option><option value=\"Austria\" >Austria<\/option><option value=\"Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan<\/option><option value=\"Bahamas\" >Bahamas<\/option><option value=\"Bahrain\" >Bahrain<\/option><option value=\"Bangladesh\" >Bangladesh<\/option><option value=\"Barbados\" >Barbados<\/option><option value=\"Belarus\" >Belarus<\/option><option value=\"Belgium\" >Belgium<\/option><option value=\"Belize\" >Belize<\/option><option value=\"Benin\" >Benin<\/option><option value=\"Bhutan\" >Bhutan<\/option><option value=\"Bolivia, Plurinational State of\" >Bolivia, Plurinational State of<\/option><option value=\"Bosnia and Herzegovina\" >Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option value=\"Botswana\" >Botswana<\/option><option value=\"Brazil\" >Brazil<\/option><option value=\"Brunei Darussalam\" >Brunei Darussalam<\/option><option value=\"Bulgaria\" >Bulgaria<\/option><option value=\"Burkina Faso\" >Burkina Faso<\/option><option value=\"Burundi\" >Burundi<\/option><option value=\"Cabo Verde\" >Cabo Verde<\/option><option value=\"Cambodia\" >Cambodia<\/option><option value=\"Cameroon\" >Cameroon<\/option><option value=\"Canada\" >Canada<\/option><option value=\"Central African Republic\" >Central African Republic<\/option><option value=\"Chad\" >Chad<\/option><option value=\"Chile\" >Chile<\/option><option value=\"China\" >China<\/option><option value=\"Colombia\" >Colombia<\/option><option value=\"Comoros\" >Comoros<\/option><option value=\"Congo, Republic of\" >Congo, Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Costa Rica\" >Costa Rica<\/option><option value=\"C\u00f4te D&#039;Ivoire\" >C\u00f4te D&#039;Ivoire<\/option><option value=\"Croatia\" >Croatia<\/option><option value=\"Cuba\" >Cuba<\/option><option value=\"Cyprus\" >Cyprus<\/option><option value=\"Czech Republic\" >Czech Republic<\/option><option value=\"Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea\" >Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea<\/option><option value=\"Democratic Republic of the Congo\" >Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/option><option value=\"Denmark\" >Denmark<\/option><option value=\"Djibouti\" >Djibouti<\/option><option value=\"Dominica\" >Dominica<\/option><option value=\"Dominican Republic\" >Dominican Republic<\/option><option value=\"Ecuador\" >Ecuador<\/option><option value=\"Egypt\" >Egypt<\/option><option value=\"El Salvador\" >El Salvador<\/option><option value=\"Equatorial Guinea\" >Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Eritrea\" >Eritrea<\/option><option value=\"Estonia\" >Estonia<\/option><option value=\"Eswatini\" >Eswatini<\/option><option value=\"Ethiopia\" >Ethiopia<\/option><option value=\"Fiji\" >Fiji<\/option><option value=\"Finland\" >Finland<\/option><option value=\"France\" >France<\/option><option value=\"Gabon\" >Gabon<\/option><option value=\"Gambia, Republic of the\" >Gambia, Republic of the<\/option><option value=\"Georgia\" >Georgia<\/option><option value=\"Germany\" >Germany<\/option><option value=\"Ghana\" >Ghana<\/option><option value=\"Greece\" >Greece<\/option><option value=\"Grenada\" >Grenada<\/option><option value=\"Guatemala\" >Guatemala<\/option><option value=\"Guinea\" >Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Guinea Bissau\" >Guinea Bissau<\/option><option value=\"Guyana\" >Guyana<\/option><option value=\"Haiti\" >Haiti<\/option><option value=\"Holy See\" >Holy See<\/option><option value=\"Honduras\" >Honduras<\/option><option value=\"Hungary\" >Hungary<\/option><option value=\"Iceland\" >Iceland<\/option><option value=\"India\" >India<\/option><option value=\"Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/option><option value=\"Iran, Islamic Republic of\" >Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Iraq\" >Iraq<\/option><option value=\"Ireland\" >Ireland<\/option><option value=\"Israel\" >Israel<\/option><option value=\"Italy\" >Italy<\/option><option value=\"Jamaica\" >Jamaica<\/option><option value=\"Japan\" >Japan<\/option><option value=\"Jordan\" >Jordan<\/option><option value=\"Kazakhstan\" >Kazakhstan<\/option><option value=\"Kenya\" >Kenya<\/option><option value=\"Kiribati\" >Kiribati<\/option><option value=\"Kosovo\" >Kosovo<\/option><option value=\"Kuwait\" >Kuwait<\/option><option value=\"Kyrgyzstan\" >Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value=\"Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic\" >Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic<\/option><option value=\"Latvia\" >Latvia<\/option><option value=\"Lebanon\" >Lebanon<\/option><option value=\"Lesotho\" >Lesotho<\/option><option value=\"Liberia\" >Liberia<\/option><option value=\"Libya\" >Libya<\/option><option value=\"Liechtenstein\" >Liechtenstein<\/option><option value=\"Lithuania\" >Lithuania<\/option><option value=\"Luxembourg\" >Luxembourg<\/option><option value=\"Madagascar\" >Madagascar<\/option><option value=\"Malawi\" >Malawi<\/option><option value=\"Malaysia\" >Malaysia<\/option><option value=\"Maldives\" >Maldives<\/option><option value=\"Mali\" >Mali<\/option><option value=\"Malta\" >Malta<\/option><option value=\"Marshall Islands\" >Marshall Islands<\/option><option value=\"Mauritania\" >Mauritania<\/option><option value=\"Mauritius\" >Mauritius<\/option><option value=\"Mexico\" >Mexico<\/option><option value=\"Micronesia, Federated States of\" >Micronesia, Federated States of<\/option><option value=\"Monaco\" >Monaco<\/option><option value=\"Mongolia\" >Mongolia<\/option><option value=\"Montenegro\" >Montenegro<\/option><option value=\"Morocco\" >Morocco<\/option><option value=\"Mozambique\" >Mozambique<\/option><option value=\"Myanmar\" >Myanmar<\/option><option value=\"Namibia\" >Namibia<\/option><option value=\"Nauru\" >Nauru<\/option><option value=\"Nepal\" >Nepal<\/option><option value=\"Netherlands\" >Netherlands<\/option><option value=\"New Zealand\" >New Zealand<\/option><option value=\"Nicaragua\" >Nicaragua<\/option><option value=\"Niger\" >Niger<\/option><option value=\"Nigeria\" >Nigeria<\/option><option value=\"North Macedonia\" >North Macedonia<\/option><option value=\"Norway\" >Norway<\/option><option value=\"Oman\" >Oman<\/option><option value=\"Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/option><option value=\"Palau\" >Palau<\/option><option value=\"Palestine, State of\" >Palestine, State of<\/option><option value=\"Panama\" >Panama<\/option><option value=\"Papua New Guinea\" >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Paraguay\" >Paraguay<\/option><option value=\"Peru\" >Peru<\/option><option value=\"Philippines\" >Philippines<\/option><option value=\"Poland\" >Poland<\/option><option value=\"Portugal\" >Portugal<\/option><option value=\"Qatar\" >Qatar<\/option><option value=\"Republic of Korea\" >Republic of Korea<\/option><option value=\"Republic of Moldova\" >Republic of Moldova<\/option><option value=\"Romania\" >Romania<\/option><option value=\"Russian Federation\" >Russian Federation<\/option><option value=\"Rwanda\" >Rwanda<\/option><option value=\"Saint Kitts and Nevis\" >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value=\"Saint Lucia\" >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value=\"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\" >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value=\"Samoa\" >Samoa<\/option><option value=\"San Marino\" >San Marino<\/option><option value=\"Sao Tome and Principe\" >Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value=\"Saudi Arabia\" >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value=\"Senegal\" >Senegal<\/option><option value=\"Serbia\" >Serbia<\/option><option value=\"Seychelles\" >Seychelles<\/option><option value=\"Sierra Leone\" >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value=\"Singapore\" >Singapore<\/option><option value=\"Slovakia\" >Slovakia<\/option><option value=\"Slovenia\" >Slovenia<\/option><option value=\"Solomon Islands\" >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value=\"Somalia\" >Somalia<\/option><option value=\"South Africa\" >South Africa<\/option><option value=\"South Sudan\" >South Sudan<\/option><option value=\"Spain\" >Spain<\/option><option value=\"Sri Lanka\" >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value=\"Sudan\" >Sudan<\/option><option value=\"Suriname\" >Suriname<\/option><option value=\"Sweden\" >Sweden<\/option><option value=\"Switzerland\" >Switzerland<\/option><option value=\"Syrian Arab Republic\" >Syrian Arab Republic<\/option><option value=\"Tajikistan\" >Tajikistan<\/option><option value=\"Thailand\" >Thailand<\/option><option value=\"Timor-Leste\" >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value=\"Togo\" >Togo<\/option><option value=\"Tonga\" >Tonga<\/option><option value=\"Trinidad and Tobago\" >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value=\"Tunisia\" >Tunisia<\/option><option value=\"Turkey\" >Turkey<\/option><option value=\"Turkmenistan\" >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value=\"Tuvalu\" >Tuvalu<\/option><option value=\"Uganda\" >Uganda<\/option><option value=\"Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/option><option value=\"United Arab Emirates\" >United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value=\"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\" >United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/option><option value=\"United Republic of Tanzania\" >United Republic of Tanzania<\/option><option value=\"United States of America\" >United States of America<\/option><option value=\"Uruguay\" >Uruguay<\/option><option value=\"Uzbekistan\" >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value=\"Vanuatu\" >Vanuatu<\/option><option value=\"Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of\" >Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Viet Nam\" >Viet Nam<\/option><option value=\"Yemen\" >Yemen<\/option><option value=\"Zambia\" >Zambia<\/option><option value=\"Zimbabwe\" >Zimbabwe<\/option><\/select><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-511-field_4-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-id=\"4\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-511-field_4\">Organization: <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-511-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-511-field_10-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-select wpforms-field-select-style-classic\" data-field-id=\"10\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-511-field_10\">Sector <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><select id=\"wpforms-511-field_10\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][10]\" required=\"required\"><option 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