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Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) observed near Bandar-e-Jask, Iran by Shahrzad Fattahi. Photo via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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Peer-reviewed papers using data

Call for applications for a systematic review of scientific literature

WhereNext wins 2019 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge

Using open data to indicate progress toward targets on conserving genetic diversity

Tonga joins GBIF as voting participant

New species: Silvatares laetae Ngirinshuti & Johanson

The Trichoptera diversity of Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, with description of a new species in the family Pisuliidae

New dataset: 15,000 records of hospital pathogens in Benin

Organisms responsible of infectious diseases at Menontin District Hospital (photo by Ed Uthman - CC BY 2.0)

Award winner uses data mining and machine learning to identify collectors and duplicated herbarium specimens

Promoting GBIF data use through a graduate degree programme in Biodiversity Informatics

GBIF Benin shares their experiences with setting up and maintaining a full degree university programme