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Black fin reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) observed near Leeward Islands, French Polynesia by Bridget Spencer. Photo via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Occurrence records

Datasets

Publishing institutions

Peer-reviewed papers using data

Call for proposals for the 2020 Capacity Enhancement Support Programme

The Equator Principles encourage open access to environmental impact data through the GBIF network

Call for proposals promoting the mobilization and use of biodiversity data in Asia

AGU Fall Meeting 2019

9 - 13 December 2019

How to choose the right dataset class

If you are a (first-time) GBIF publisher and you are trying to decide which type of dataset would best fit your data, this blog post is for you.

New species: Hiptage incurvatum

Molecular phylogeny of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) reveals a new species from Southwest China

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

New sampling event dataset: Micro and meso-zooplankton from Patos Lagoon, Brazil

Continuous monitoring of the lagoon estuary and adjacent coastal area (photo: C. Barenho - CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)