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Sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum) observed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt by Robin Bad. Photo–via iNaturalist–licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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Call for expressions of interest for a React-based front-end development contrac…

7 November 2018

WALLACE: species distribution modelling made easy

15 November 2018

UN Biodiversity Conference 2018

13 - 29 November 2018

Expanding local engagement and biodiversity data use through localized content

Japanese node on challenges and solutions to dealing with language barriers

Six winners top the 2018 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge

17 October 2018

Cameroon and Liberia boost GBIF Africa membership to 20 countries

17 October 2018

Student award winner investigates climate-driven changes to seaweed distribution in Atlantic Iberian marine forests

25 September 2018

Student award winner explores innovative methods of producing more reliable ecological niche models for highly mobile species

25 September 2018