The Government of the Canary Islands creates the BIOCAN.

It is a platform for the dissemination of biodiversity in the archipelago.

The Ministry of Territorial Policy, Sustainability and security of the Canary Islands Government has entrusted the public company Grafcan the implementation of Banco Canarias Natural Inventory (BIOCAN) and the computer application SENTINEL for the dissemination of biodiversity Canary Islands.

This database, which will be accompanied by a computer application, will bring together the information on protected species in the archipelago, including relevant data on their geographical distribution, the size of populations, its evolution and trends, the condition, as well as documentation on recovery and conservation plans, monitoring programs or studies.

BIOCAN web platform and facilitate the implementation SENTINEL free access to databases of species and contribute directly to the disclosure of biodiversity facilitating Islands, In addition, interoperability with other databases such as the Spanish Inventory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity.

The platform will be fed with information provided by the Biodiversity Databank Canary Islands What, since its entry into operation 1999, recording information is available on wildlife Archipelago, with special attention to endangered species.

Grafcan It will be responsible for developing the platform on which each data will be linked to their territorial reference.

In this sense, It is recalled that this public company under the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Sustainability and security of the Canary Islands manages the Land Information System of Canarias (SITCAN), which it allows to have accurate knowledge, objective and updated the territory of the Islands. ES, Therefore, a strategic planning tool, management and performance analysis with territorial influence.

On the other hand, By incorporating this database detailed information on protected species, the Canary Islands Government is responding to one of the demands made by the European Union in the current legislation on Natura 2000.