13,000 records of type specimens online from Herbar Z + ZT
Focal points of this collection are New Caledonia and South Africa. It is also probable that many types that went lost during World War II destructions in Berlin may be found in this type collection.
GBIF & DanBIF hear Arthur D. Chapman seminar
On Tuesday, 23 November 2004, Arthur D. Chapman of Australian Biodiversity Information Services presented a seminar on data quality and data cleansing, sponsored by DanBIF and GBIF.
'From Ink to Electrons-Challenges and Solutions in Digitising Herbaria' Workshop
To be held in 20-22 January 2005 in Chania, Crete, Greece, at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, a limited number of 'Travel Grants' are available on a competitive basis to support GBIF participation in the...
GBIF welcomes Indonesia as newest Associate Participant
It was a great pleasure for Governing Board Chair Christoph Haeuser to welcome Indonesia in his letter of reply to Indonesian officials.
New GBIF literature materials available
Several new printed documents that explain various aspects of GBIF are now available from the Secretariat and in PDF format online.
