Programmes and projects

Focused on capacity building for biodiversity data mobilization and use, cooperation and knowledge sharing.

bg-programmes-img-header — Team consultation at the BID Capacity Enhancement Workshop: Data use for decision-making, Cape Town, South Africa, 11 April 2018. Participants (*left to right*): Ernest Lamptey, Raymond Owusu-Achiaw, Donald Mpalika, Elizabeth Mwafongo, Jacqueline Sapoama Kumadoh, Hannah Owen. Photo Maheva Bagard Laursen | GBIF, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

BID is a multi-year programme funded by the European Union and led by GBIF that aims to enhance capacity to mobilize and use biodiversity data effectively in research and policy in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

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BIFA addresses the needs of regional researchers and policymakers mobilizing and using biodiversity data with support from the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan.

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This programme aims to address specific capacity needs identified by GBIF Participants, facilitating collaboration at regional and global levels by providing co-funding for projects focused on mentoring activities, regional training workshops and documentation.

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Funded by the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF), the GBIF national node for Finland, this programme supports projects that mobilize biodiversity data and promote regional training and capacity-building activities around data publishing.

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BID: Biodiversity Information for Development

BIFA: Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia

CESP: Capacity Enhancement Support Programme

Northern Eurasia