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GBIF @gbif.org · 3h
🎊 Congratulations to the four winners of the 2026 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge! 🏆 BioRisk AI (Argentina) 🏆 OBIS Species Distribution Models (SDMs) (Belgium) OBIS 🏆bioReportR (Canada) 🏆georeference.it (Portugal) Read about the ENC winning projects: 🔗gbif.link/ENC-2026-w...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 9h
✍️Meeting once per year, the GBIF Governing Board discusses critical work for both the Secretariat and the broader network, updates from the GBIF Committees, review of the GBIF budget for the next financial year and other emerging priorities. 💚 Thank you to our GB33 hosts @gbifnorway.bsky.social!
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GBIF @gbif.org · 29/09/2026
🌱 A wonderful evening last night at Klimahuset in Oslo 🌕 with GBIF Norway and the Director of the Naturhistorisk Museum opening the icebreaker event ahead of the 33rd GBIF Governing Board Meeting. 💚 📸 Mélianie Raymond
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GBIF @gbif.org · 29/09/2026
🕷️ Introducing community metrics: a new pilot set of national-level metrics that are designed to quantify data gaps in GBIF and help to identify priorities for biodiversity data mobilization. 🔎 Explore the metrics and share your feedback! 🔗data-blog.gbif.org/p...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 28/09/2026
Following #TDWG2026 last week, we've got another full week in #Oslo! ⭐ Monday: Meetings of the GBIF Committees 🐝 Tuesday - Thursday: The 33rd meeting of the GBIF Governing Board 🧬Friday: GBIF Science Symposium 🔗gbif.link/SciSympOslo Thank you to our hosts @gbifnorway.bsky.social
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GBIF @gbif.org · 25/09/2026
And that's a wrap! A huge shout-out to the incredible #TDWG team for bringing to life such a wonderful conference. 💙💚 It's been great to connect with so many talented biodiversity professionals, catch up with old friends and hear about the work happening across the community!
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GBIF @gbif.org · 25/09/2026
🚀 Wrapping up the last day of #TDWG2026 with a presentation by Dmitry Schigel at 09:15: Handling evidence: a cross-disciplinary perspective.
Schedule showing Dmitry's talk at 0915 on Friday
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/09/2026
⭐ More #TDWG2026 highlights from the past few days including conference talks, side-meetings, booth conversations and excursions 🎨 @tdwg.org
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/09/2026
You won't want to miss these talks at #TDWG2026! ✍️ Today you can catch Executive Secretary Joe Miller's talk on GBIF after 25 year and Training Officer Laura Anne Russell is speaking in the session CO4 FAIR data in practice - eDNA, modelling and biodiversity concepts. 🦋 @tdwg.org
Calendar lineup of GBIF talks on thursday
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GBIF @gbif.org · 23/09/2026
🦋 Four projects have been selected for funding through the 2026 round of #CESP! This initiative addresses specific capacity needs identified through the GBIF Participant networks. 🔗gbif.link/CESP-2026 SNIBgt #AtlasofLivingAustralia @dissco.bsky.social NLBIF
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GBIF @gbif.org · 22/09/2026
@indyfromspace.bsky.social Dated jokes and cringy comments are popularized by dads, but we love (bio)diversity and all who partake in punny humour. Whether it's a gene-ious 🧬 one liner or f-ant-astic 🐜 long-form, we love every faux pas zinger ❤️
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GBIF @gbif.org · 22/09/2026
It’s been a busy day for GBIF at TDWG! 🌎 💚Thanks to everybody who attended the GBIF presentations and participated in the engaging discussions! #TDWG2026 @tdwg.org
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GBIF @gbif.org · 22/09/2026
⭐ Celebrating 25 years of GBIF! ⭐ To mark GBIF’s 25th anniversary, a new open access article in the Biodiversity Data Journal provides a comprehensive overview of GBIF’s history, network and infrastructure. 📖 Read the article:🔗https://gbif.link/gbif25paper-news @bdj.pensoft.net @pensoft.net
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GBIF @gbif.org · 22/09/2026
🔍 We've got a packed agenda ahead for day 2 of #TDWG2026! ⭐ Catch presentations by Matt Blissett, John Waller, Joe Miller, Esteban Marentes and Marie Grosjean from the Secretariat (see below for more details), and head over to the GBIF booth to chat to the team. @tdwg.org
A picture of Laura, John and Mikhail at the GBIF booth Schedule poster titled “Where to find GBIF today” for TDWG 2026 talks: “The GBIF data index: crawling and crawled” by Matthew Blissett, “GBIF Rule Based Annotations” by John Waller, “Reconsidering the original vision for a global biodiversity information facility” by Joe Miller, “Digital curation across the biodiversity data lifecycle…” by Esteban Marentes Herrera, and “The Latimer Core standard and the Global Registry of Scientific Collections” by Marie Grosjean
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GBIF @gbif.org · 21/09/2026
Starting day 1 of #TDWG2026 off with a bang! ✨ We’re looking forward to meeting colleagues, catching up with familiar faces and discussing new concepts throughout the week. Congratulations to the Engineering team on their fantastic presentation today! 💙 @tdwg.org
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GBIF @gbif.org · 21/09/2026
⭐ Kicking off the week at #TDWG2026 in Oslo! Today you can catch a presentation by members from the Secretariat's Engineering team on the progress toward integrating the new Darwin Core Data Package standard into GBIF infrastructure. 📍 14:45, Aula UiO @tdwg.org
Green and white calendar stating the time, place and talk being presented at TDWG on Monday 21 September
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GBIF @gbif.org · 18/09/2026
3) While this research highlights limitations in EIA reporting, it also proposes methods that use open data and technologies have the potential to strengthen existing reporting frameworks in large-scale projects. 🚂 🔗 gbif.link/SR-EIA-rep... #ScienceReview
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GBIF @gbif.org · 18/09/2026
2) They found substantial differences in the representation of protected species and taxonomic diversity. 🦎AI-assisted analysis of scientific literature reached similar conclusions, highlighting potential gaps in habitat protection, expert assessments and the application of precautionary principles
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GBIF @gbif.org · 18/09/2026
1) 🌱 Can open data and AI make environmental impact assessments (EIAs) more transparent and rigorous? A recent study using the Tren Maya railway project in Yucatán, Mexico explores this question. Researchers compared biodiversity information in the EIA with 67,232 species occurrences from GBIF.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 17/09/2026
📣 Reminder: Register for the 2026 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Southern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia!🐍 📍English version: Application deadline 18 September🔗gbif.link/ECA-worksh... 📍 Russian version: Application deadline 27 September 🔗gbif.link/ECA-worksh...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 15/09/2026
✍️ Join our last Data Use Club event for the year: Sequence data on the new GBIF.org This session provides an overview of using the sequence search function, including discussions of best practices for using the sequence data. 📍 19 November 09:00-10:30 CET 🔗gbif.link/DUC_sequen...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 14/09/2026
🥁 Announcing our 2026 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award winners: Masters: Karen D. Sarmiento-Arias (Mexico/Colombia) PhD: Rachel Haderlé (France) Read about Karen's and Rachel's award-winning research here: 🔗 gbif.link/GRA-Karen 🔗 gbif.link/GRA-rachel
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GBIF @gbif.org · 11/09/2026
3) Field surveys also found the invasive species accounting for a large proportion of spiders observed at study sites, potentially pointing to competition with native orb-weavers. 🔍 Read more: 🔗gbif.link/invasive-s... #ScienceReview
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GBIF @gbif.org · 11/09/2026
2) Using species distribution models to forecast potential range expansion and transect surveys, researchers investigated how the invasive species was affecting native orb-weaver communities. They found that the Jorō spider's range had expanded, potentially reaching parts of Canada and Mexico.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 11/09/2026
1) 🕷️Our spidey senses are tingling 🕸️ Invasive spiders are thriving in North America, but where will they spread next? The Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata), an orb weaver native to Asia, was introduced to the southeastern United States around 2010 and has since rapidly expanded its range.
A colorful Jorō spider with a yellow, black, and red abdomen and long black legs hangs on its web against a blurred green background. Text reads “GBIF” and “Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata) observed in United States by John Deitsch (CC BY-NC 4.0)”.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 10/09/2026
🌺 You won't want to miss this one! You're invited to join the GBIF Science Symposium! The theme of the event, “From Open Data to Living Knowledge."🧬 This event is free to join in person at Universitetet i Oslo or through virtual livestream. 🔗 www.gbif.no/events/2... @gbifnorway.bsky.social
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GBIF @gbif.org · 07/09/2026
🔎 Learn about modelling location, date and time for survey and monitoring (SAM) data in our latest data blog post! Authored by Marie Grosjean and Kate Ingenloff, this blog is the third installment in our Good SAMaritans series. 🚀 Take a journey through space & time🔗: data-blog.gbif.org/p...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 03/09/2026
🧬 Deep-diving DNA in Denmark! This week, the Secretariat and #danbif are hosting a workshop to support users and publishers in Denmark increase the visibility and reuse of their biodiversity data by publishing it through GBIF using the Metabarcoding Data Toolkit. #NovoNordiskFoundation.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 02/09/2026
3) The findings suggest that natural selection acting on important functional genes (not major chromosome changes) may help drive reproductive isolation and adaptation to different environments. 🏜️ 🔗
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What tortoises taught us about speciation
Genetic analyses reveal potential mechanisms of divergence in desert tortoises... Ecological and environmental changes can drive adaptations, but reproductive or physical barriers are often needed to…
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GBIF @gbif.org · 02/09/2026
2) 🧬 Using comparative genomics, GBIF-mediated biodiversity data and NASA UV data, researchers identified genes under positive selection linked to reproduction, cell division, chromosome segregation, vision and eye development.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 02/09/2026
1) 🐢 What tortoises taught us about speciation A recent study of Sonoran and Mojave desert tortoises explores how species can diverge even when they still occasionally hybridize.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 01/09/2026
🟡 Acacia you haven't heard, it's #NationalWattleDay! Wattles (Acacia) are the largest genus of plants in Australia. Many species are known for their iconic green and gold colours, 💚💛 but there is variation in flower colour and leaf and stem structure among Acacias. 🔗 www.gbif.org/taxon/LV7
Green and gold fluffy wattlewattle that is brown with red rings and black seedsPink and blue wattleRed and silver wattle
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GBIF @gbif.org · 01/09/2026
📢 Announcement: Dataset crawling and indexing paused Stick with us as we made a few web updates! 🕸️ Crawling and indexing of datasets is suspended from Tuesday 1 September to Friday 4 September on GBIF.org due to Elasticsearch cluster upgrades. 🔗 status.gbif.org/#
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GBIF @gbif.org · 31/08/2026
*Edit: new deadline for applications is 18 September
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GBIF @gbif.org · 31/08/2026
📣 Don't miss out on registering for the 2026 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Southern Europe, Caucasus & Central Asia! This workshop guides participants through the data mobilization workflow, including data capture, management and publishing. 📍Deadline 31 August 🔗gbif.link/ECA-worksh...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 28/08/2026
2) This is the first dataset published through UB-ERI's wider effort to mobilize historical and current biodiversity monitoring data, and the first butterfly dataset published from Belize. 💚 Explore the dataset on GBIF: 🔗 www.gbif.org/dataset... @ec.europa.eu
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Fruit-feeding butterfly community at Pook's Hill in Belize, Central America
These species occurrence records were collected as part of the study reported in Mullany et al. (2018): "Immediate impact of a hurricane on the structure of a tropical butterfly community," which examined the immediate impact of Hurricane Earl on this butterfly community. This archive shares the occurrence-level records from that dataset, though does not constitute the full sampling dataset used in the study.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 28/08/2026
1) 🦋🌎 Although >7.8 million records about biodiversity in Belize are currently available through GBIF, <1% represent insects. To bridge this gap, an EU-funded BID project led by University of Belize Environmental Research Institute is mobilizing fruit-feeding butterfly occurrence records.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 26/08/2026
3) Alongside mobilizing data, the project is building regional capacity through training on biodiversity data standards and GBIF publishing. Explore the 10 published datasets; 🔗 gbif.link/manatee_BID Learn more about the project: 🔗 sibbr.gov.br/page/bi...
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A continental collaboration for American Manatee conservation
Although regionally recognized as Vulnerable, the American manatee (Trichechus manatus) is currently severely underrepresented in GBIF occurrence records. This lack of accessible data limits its…
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GBIF @gbif.org · 26/08/2026
2) The project (supported through the BID programme) involves standardizing and publishing records from surveys, biological collections, rescue programmes and telemetry studies, including satellite tracking data collected using ARGOS and Globalstar transmitters. 🛰️
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GBIF @gbif.org · 26/08/2026
1) 💧 Oh the hue-manatee! A new initiative is bringing together decades of manatee records from universities, NGOs and government agencies across South America and Mexico, helping fill critical gaps in open access data records.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 25/08/2026
🌿 How can open biodiversity data support achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN)? Kyle Copas will discuss this topic fellow alongside panelists at a Green Zone event at #UNCCDCOP17. 📍 Aug 26, 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM, Green Zone 💚 @unccd.bsky.social #UNCCD #COP17Mongolia
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/08/2026
Last chance to register for the GBIF Data Use Club webinar tomorrow! 👀 Topic: The new and improved GBIF.org! 📍 25 August, 09:00–10:30 CET CEST 🎤 Incredible speakers: Esteban Marentes, Marie Grosjean & Kate Ingenloff 👉 Register: 🔗gbif.link/DUC_new-GBIF
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/08/2026
📣 Announcing the 2026 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Southern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia! Workshop skills include data mobilization workflow, data capture, management and publishing. 📍English version: Application deadline 31 August 🔗gbif.link/ECA-worksh...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/08/2026
🗻 The Hindu Kush Himalayan Biodiversity Information Facility (HKHBIF) has launched a GBIF hosted portal! 🥳 Hosted by ICIMOD the HKHBIF portal brings together critical biodiversity information for Asian mountain ecosystems. 🔗gbif.link/HKHBIF
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GBIF @gbif.org · 21/08/2026
Currently eBird shares the species recorded in the eBird checklists as occurrences. eBird aims to change to Event-based this year, which will have each checklist as an Event, along with the recorded species as occurrences. This includes empty checklists.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 21/08/2026
Now that GBIF is an officially accredited observer of the #UNCCD, we're joining #COP17Mongolia! Catch the event hosted by Kyle Copas Copas and GBIF Mongolia: Biodiversity data to support desertification research and policy. 🌵 Learn more:🔗 www.gbif.org/event/b... #UNCCDCOP17
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GBIF @gbif.org · 20/08/2026
We're breaking free (of our old taxonomy)! 🪁 The newest version of rgbif (3.9.0) is planned to be release to #CRAN the end of September and introduces a number of breaking changes as GBIF's default taxonomy moves to the Catalogue of Life Extended Release. Learn more:🔗data-blog.gbif.org/p...
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GBIF @gbif.org · 20/08/2026
3) As climate change alters fire regimes, understanding which species are most adaptable will be increasingly important for predicting and protecting the future of savannah ecosystems. 🌱 Want more? 🔗
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GBIF Science Review No. 13
The GBIF Science Review provides an annual survey drawn from the Secretariat’s ongoing literature tracking programme, which identifies research uses and citations of biodiversity information accessed…
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GBIF @gbif.org · 20/08/2026
2) The researchers found that species with generalist strategies and greater growth-form flexibility are more likely to persist as fire regimes change. Traits such as resprouting ability, bark thickness and below-ground organs can also influence resilience. 🌳
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GBIF @gbif.org · 20/08/2026
1) 🔥 How will changing fire regimes reshape savannah vegetation? A recent study uses 1,145 GBIF-mediated species occurrences to explore how woody plants in Brazil’s Cerrado respond to changing fire frequency, intensity and severity.
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