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Polistes olivaceus (Deg., 1773) observed in Cocos (Keeling) Islands by christopherburwell (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Occurrence records

Datasets

Publishing institutions

Peer-reviewed papers using data

Call for proposals to enhance cloud-based use of GBIF-mediated data

First five hosted portals emerge from GBIF pilot programme

Bio-Dem wins 2021 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge

Michael Belitz wins 2021 GBIF Young Researchers Award

Julen Torrens Baile wins 2021 GBIF Young Researchers Award

Second round of BID Caribbean funds 18 new projects

Next round of BID Pacific funding supports seven new projects

Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia funds 12 new projects