Ramsar
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 - www.ramsar.org.
Regional Node (ReBIF)
A ReBIF, or Regional Biodiversity Information Facility is defined as an institution/organisation mandated by two or more countries in a region to be the regional focal point/liaison on all things GBIF, and a regional network coordinating institute, representing a de facto ‘mini-GBIF Secretariat’ in its role and functions, such a provision of training, especially where one or more countries locally do not have the capacity to establish NBIFs. Ideally such institutes should have a politically regionally mandated role of facilitating mobilisation of biodiversity data and information for the countries of the region.
REST
Representational State Transfer - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer
