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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. INFORMATION FACILITY (GBIF). Open Access to Scientific Information on Biological Diversity Christoph L. Häuser GBIF Governing Board, Chair IABIN Council meeting 6-8 April 2005. WWW.GBIF.ORG. What is GBIF ?.

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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

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  1. GLOBALBIODIVERSITY INFORMATIONFACILITY (GBIF) Open Access to Scientific Information on Biological Diversity Christoph L. Häuser GBIF Governing Board, Chair IABIN Council meeting 6-8 April 2005 WWW.GBIF.ORG

  2. What is GBIF ? GBIF is an international network of participant data holders dedicated to: • Making the world’s biodiversity data freely and universally available via the Internet • Sharing primary scientific biodiversity data to benefit society, science and a sustainable future

  3. What is GBIF ? GBIF is an international scientific co-operative project based on a multilateral agreement (MoU) between countries, economies and international organisations, dedicated to: • establishing an interoperable, distributed network of databases containing scientific biodiversity information • with initial focus on species- and specimen-level data, • with links to molecular, genetic and ecosystems levels

  4. GBIF status (1) • Came into existence in March 2001 • Currently has 74 members (46 countries, 28 international organisations) • 26 countries support GBIF financially (Voting Participants) • 20 countries and 28 organisations as Associate Participants (e.g., IABIN, BioNet, IUCN, UNEP)

  5. GBIF status (2) • As of 15 March 2005, its data portal (www.gbif.net) served >65 million specimen and observation records from >70 data providers • Hope to serve 100 million records by 12/05 • Portal also has more than 600,000 species names provided by more than 25 names providers

  6. Species: Lithocarpus celebica Rehder (Fagaceae) (plus 21 other records)

  7. How to join GBIF • Find Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the GBIF website: WWW.GBIF.ORG • Send letter of intent to Chair of the Governing Board • Sign and send MoU and establish GBIF node • Arrange payment of annual contribution (for Voting Participation) • If an individual or institution, participate in GBIF through your country’s node or a node of one of the Associate Participants

  8. How to contact GBIF • Web site: www.gbif.org • GBIF Secretariat • Universitetsparken 152100 CopenhagenDenmark • E-mail: gbif@gbif.org • Phone: +45 3532 1470 • Fax: +45 3532 1480 • New GBIF Secretariat headquarters, supported by grant from Aage V. Jensens Fonde

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