GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and biodiversity research infrastructure. 🌱
Copenhagen, Denmark
Joined August 2009
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📣 Announcement 📣
GBIF will no longer be active across X as we move to align with platforms with stronger shared values in open access, transparency and data sovereignty.👩💻
Join GBIF on Bluesky ☁️ bsky.app/profile/gbif.org
and Mastodon 🐘 biodiversity.social/invite/2…
#MakingXOurEx
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Spotlighting 🔦 Portal Datos de Biodiversidad de #Argentina!
This #HostedPortal displays >17 million biodiversity records generated by Argentine publishers and GBIF member institutions around the world. 🌎
🔗biodiversidad.ar/ @NodoGbifAR
Join @BiodiversityDT and Destination Earth Ecosystem in #Rome on 3 April to engage in strategic discussions, scientific presentations, panel debates on infrastructure and data sustainability to showcase the final outcomes of the project.
Register here 🔗biodt.eu/events/biodiversity…
Joining the @ejtaxonomy, the @BioDataJournal is the latest #ScientificJournal to launch a GBIF hosted portal! 🐟
This @Pensoft-published journal is the first of many under the masthead expected to participate in the GBIF programme. ⚡
Read more: 🔗gbif.link/bdj
Business as usual... 🥸💼
More than 100 businesses from 21 countries are now sharing data through GBIF.org! ⭐
This equates to >840 datasets, 15,254 citations and 10 million occurrence records!🤯
Explore the records here: 🔗gbif.org/composition/1XtRfS0…
🔎 Calling biodiversity data practitioners in #Africa!
Registrations are open for the 2025 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Africa held across June - July 2025. 📌
The course is online and self-paced, with registrations closing 6 May 2025.
🔗gbif.link/mobilization-works…
We're looking for the input of IAS data collectors, users or curators to take part in a survey to help shape the future of IAS data standards and accessibility.⭐
This survey is hosted by the GBIF and @TDWG task groups on IAS.
Learn more: 🔗surveymonkey.com/r/GZMC5FX
New language unlocked 🔓- GBIF speaks Polish!
Thanks to the efforts of more than 100 #volunteer students at @UniWarszawski, GBIF Poland has completed translations to enable Polish language to be supported across GBIF.org! 🤩
Read more: 🔗gbif.link/gbif-speaks-polish
GBIF @biodiversity.social/@gbif retweeted
This afternoon, students are diving into the world of #datacitation with insights from Dmitry Schigel @GBIF & Dag Endresen @GBIFNorway @UniOslo
Key takeaways from the session:
🔹 Citing data is essential for research transparency - GBIF generates #DOIs for each #dataset, ensuring proper attribution and credibility.
🔹 Data papers are peer-reviewed, meaning datasets must be published with detailed #metadata, increasing their scientific value.
🔹 Peer review enhances research quality, validating findings and strengthening the impact of #biodiversity studies.
💡 Did you know? The BioDT team hosted two webinars on data citation for biodiversity research! If you missed them, you can rewatch them on our YouTube channel:
🎥 Session 1: lnkd.in/dVwUk4-r
📽️ Session 2: lnkd.in/dMVd8Jsy
Cant beat a #HostedPortal like the @BeatyMuseum!
This hosted portal represents 11 GBIF datasets with records mainly collected from the Pacific Northwest but the museum also has records collected from around the world. 🌎
Check it out!🔗 collections.beatymuseum.ubc.…
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Are you hardcore into #DarwinCore? 😎
The Darwin Core Maintenance Group are seeking public review for the accumulated set of proposed changes to Darwin Core. 👀
🐸 Interested in contributing? The review period will be open for at least 30 days. 🔗tdwg.org/news/2025/darwin-co…
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🐒 This week negotiations from #COP16Colombia concluded in Rome, with key decisions to drive the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework being discussed. 🌎
Read more about the decisions and outcomes here: 🔗cbd.int/doc/press/2025/pr-20…
📸Pam Chasek
#KMGBF
GBIF @biodiversity.social/@gbif retweeted
It's a wrap for #COP16Colombia.
At #COP16Resumed Parties to @UNBiodiversity adopted key decisions that will drive the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF forward.
Press release➡️cbd.int/article/cop16-resume…
Photo credit @IISD_ENB / Mike Muzurakis
GBIF Director Joe Miller was in #SouthAfrica this week attending the @G20org Research and Innovation Working Group (RIWG) meeting.
Joe jointly presented with @SANBI_ZA on deliverables under Priority Area 2: Biodiversity information for sustainable development. 🦋
Look for the bear necessities 🐻
Polar bears are found across the arctic, however limited movement data has been collected on males as their necks are wider than their heads, and cannot be radio collared. 🤖
🔗gbif.org/species/2433451
#InternationalPolarBearDay
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Like two peas in a pod - The Legume Data Portal and GBIF🤝
This #HostedPortal is a one-stop-shop for sharing information on legumes, updates on the taxonomy of Leguminosae (ChecklistBank updates), and communications via their newsletter - BeanBag.
🔗 legumedata.org/
GBIF @biodiversity.social/@gbif retweeted
GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world’s governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth. Click the link to find out more bit.ly/41pgCal
@GBIF
#globalbiodata #openscience #biodatacounts
🚀 Vive la France—GBIF France launches new #HostedPortal! ⭐
The French node of GBIF is the latest participant in our hosted portals programme, enabling them to reallocate capacity to engaging its national networks!
Read more: 🔗gbif.link/gbif-france
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Missed out on attending our #DataUseClub Practical Session last week? 🐙
Have no fear, the resources are here! 🙌
Access the session recording, Q&A, presentations and community forum all in one place!
🔗gbif.org/composition/2w2DNTf…
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