GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility

📢⏱️ Registrations for #BioMonWeek2026 are opening in early February! Join us in Montpellier, France, from 4 to 8 May 2026 for the first Biodiversity Monitoring Week, the European conference dedicated to advancing biodiversity monitoring. The conference will revolve around 9 themes: 🔹 Terrestrial monitoring 🔹 Marine monitoring 🔹 Freshwater monitoring 🔹 Data management and infrastructures for monitoring 🔹 Mass monitoring 🔹 Public policy and funding for monitoring 🔹 Monitoring governance 🔹 Monitoring and the private sector 🔹 Capacity-building in monitoring Co-organised by Biodiversa+ GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility, MARCO-BOLO BioAgora Project and Alliance for Nature this event will bring together science, policy and business communities to exchange monitoring knowledge, build networks and drive tangible societal impact to help reverse the global biodiversity crisis. ℹ️ www.biomonweek.eu #BioMonWeek2026 #BiodiversityMonitoring #BiodiversityData #BiodiversityWeek #BusinessForNature #EUEnvironment #Science4Biodiversity

📣 Last days to have your say in the official Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Darwin Core public review! ⚡ Get involved! All community members are encouraged to participate, especially those with technical expertise or interest in building applications using the Conceptual Model and Data Package guide. Deadline: 16 January 2026 🔗https://lnkd.in/gPPfrFz6

⭐ Last chance to register for our BID Q&A! 🤔 Have questions about the European Commission-funded Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) regional and cross-regional call? 📅 Register to attend a Q&A session on 13 January 2026 (with two session times available to accommodate time zones) to raise any questions about the call’s scope and objectives, eligibility criteria, application process and the BID programme more broadly. 📍 13 January 2026, 09:30-10:30 and 15:30-16:30 (UTC+1) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esDuM6B3

Happy to share the backstage & interview video about my #timelapse based fieldwork on #insect 🪲🦟 visitation of #fungi 🍄 and of myxomycetes in Finland, supported by #InsectAICOSTAction and hosted by the LUOMUS: Finnish Museum of Natural History. Cinematography🎥: Peter Schigel https://lnkd.in/gzNiyea7

🐦 #CitizenScience supports improved invasive species detection Widespread biodiversity monitoring through platforms like #eBird and iNaturalist.org is helping spot 🔎invasive alien species earlier than official records. A recent study compared 200M+ citizen science records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries (2010–2021) found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citizen science. Species that were highly recorded on citizen platforms (especially vertebrates) were detected much earlier, highlighting the power of public participation. While EU legislative priorities still drive some faster official reporting, integrating citizen science data into management remains a key challenge. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGMdwikZ #DataUse #ResearchImpact

🌍 Help shape the future of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and biodiversity benefit-sharing As part of ongoing work under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to establish a multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from the use of DSI on genetic resources, 🧬 a study is exploring tools and platforms that can support transparent, accessible and equitable use of DSI. ✍️ Have your say and take the short survey to help inform this work: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHq3y3qJ UN Biodiversity

Have you herd? 🦓 We've just published the GBIF quarterly global and country analytics reports! Explore dazzling data ✨such as species counts, time and seasonality trends, completeness and precision metrics, data sharing trends by country and more! Explore the reports here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/detWz9ef

Don't forget that we currently have TWO open positions within the GBIF Secretariat! 🐙 Senior software data engineer (contractor) within the Engineering team 🔗https://lnkd.in/ePMamaZg 📍Applications close 9 January 2026 🦭 Temporary data administrator within the Data Products team 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esBMyBKj 📍Applications close 13 January 2026 #OpenRoles #ApplyNow #Hiring #BiodiversityJob

🤔 Have questions about the European Commission-funded Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) regional and cross-regional call? 📅 Register to attend a Q&A session on 13 January 2026 (with two session times available to accommodate time zones) to raise any questions about the call’s scope and objectives, eligibility criteria, application process and the BID programme more broadly. 📍 13 January 2026, 09:30-10:30 and 15:30-16:30 (UTC+1) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esDuM6B3