Establishing an Effective GBIF Participant Node

This guide includes basic information about two key concepts for GBIF: a Participant node and a biodiversity information facility. The text includes definitions, requirements, and elements that need to be taken into consideration while building these structures and potential services.

The English version of the guide has been updated, with updates to the Spanish, French and Portuguese translations to follow.

Recommended citation

GBIF Secretariat (2025) Establishing an Effective GBIF Participant Node: Concepts and general considerations. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. 3rd edn. https://doi.org/10.35035/doc-d601-d695

Previous versions

• GBIF Secretariat (2019) Establishing an Effective GBIF Participant Node: Concepts and general considerations. 2nd edn. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-z79c-sa53
• GBIF Secretariat (2015) Establishing an Effective GBIF Participant Node: Concepts and general considerations. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.15468/doc.fm4b-6q42