GBIF Node Awards

Celebrating the accomplishments of the teams that coordinate GBIF-related activities across the world

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The GBIF Node Awards celebrate the exceptional work of GBIF nodes, which serve as the central hubs for national and institutional biodiversity data activities across the world. These awards aim to amplify the significant impact of GBIF nodes and showcase diverse methods and approaches that can inspire and be adopted by the wider GBIF network.

Read about the 2023 winners of the inaugural GBIF Node Awards

2025 Awards

The 2025 GBIF Node Awards will recognize up to three node teams for outstanding achievements across work aligned with the GBIF 2023-2027 Strategic Framework and GBIF 2025 Nodes Implementation Plan from the past calendar year. Applications will be assessed based on work which demonstrates one or more of the following categories:

  • Delivering impact and advancing positive biodiversity data outcomes: Making a substantial contribution to biodiversity science, policy and/or conservation.
  • Creating sharable and reusable resources: Developing tools, methodologies, datasets or workflows that could be used to benefit the broader GBIF community.
  • Engaging biodiversity communities through data mobilization, capacity building and collaboration: Advocating for open data access and use through outreach and engagement to deliver positive biodiversity and social outcomes.

By recognizing the crucial role of nodes in achieving GBIF's mission, these awards aim to strengthen the connections between delegations and nodes while providing inspiring examples of best-in-class work to share across the network.

Winners of the 2025 GBIF Node awards will be invited to present the work submitted in their award entry to the Global Node meeting in October 2025. The winning node teams will also receive a GBIF merchandise pack to celebrate their achievements, and a bespoke digital badge that can be utilized across LinkedIn and other social platforms.

Applications are due 20 June 2025 (23:59 UTC +2)

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About the awards

Objectives

  • Showcase the accomplishments of teams that coordinate GBIF-related activities from participant countries and organizations
  • Provide reusable examples which demonstrate positive impact that can inspire and be shared across the network
  • Raise the international visibility of node achievements
  • Strengthen connections between participant delegations and nodes

Scope

  • The Node Awards principally aim to celebrate the achievements of GBIF nodes across the world
  • Up to three awards will be selected by an expert jury as best-in-class examples of work which have demonstrated positive impact for biodiversity across the previous calendar year
  • A selection of award entries (whether selected as award recipients or not) will be used across GBIF communication channels to further elevate examples of node achievements, and inspiring biodiversity stories from the network. Communication channels include but are not limited to social media, GBIF.org, newsletters and more

Eligibility

  • Nominations for these awards are open to all GBIF nodes, regardless of whether they are Voting or Associate Participants
  • Node managers are eligible and encouraged to self-nominate on behalf of their node team
  • The awards recognize the achievements of whole team working for the node, rather than individual node managers or staff members

Schedule

  • The GBIF Node Awards will be open for nominations every second year in alignment with biennial Global Nodes Meetings
  • The call for 2025 nominations opened 17 February 2025 and will close 20 June 2025 (23:59 UTC +2)
  • Winners will be announced prior to the 2025 Global Nodes Meeting, with winning nodes offered the opportunity to present at the and subsequent Global Nodes Meeting

How to apply

Questions?

If you have questions about the GBIF node awards and how to participate, please contact nodes@gbif.org.