Programmes and projects
BID: Biodiversity Information for Development
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 Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific islands.
BIFA: Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia
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.
CESP: Capacity Enhancement Support Programme
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.
Northern Eurasia
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.
Hosted portals
GBIF hosted portals offer simple, customizable websites that support biodiversity data use and engagement at national, institutional, regional and thematic scales. This service, which Participant nodes and their partners can apply to anytime, lowers the technical demands for delivering relevant biodiversity data to communities around the world.
Metabarcoding data programme
This pilot program aims to enhance network engagement within DNA metabarcoding data communities and strengthen the capacity of nodes to standardize and exchange biodiversity data, fostering collaboration and improving data sharing practices.