GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is the world’s largest open-access network of biodiversity data, mobilising species occurrence records to support science, policy, and conservation.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Description
GBIF is an international open data infrastructure funded by governments worldwide, providing free and open access to biodiversity data. Its portal hosts billions of species occurrence records contributed by museums, research institutions, and citizen science projects. The data is widely used for scientific research, conservation planning, and policy development.
|
Type |
International data platform |
|
Jurisdiction |
Global |
|
Sector Relevance |
Science, conservation, policy, business |
Established / Active Since
2001
Maintained By / Organised By
GBIF Secretariat, hosted by the Natural History Museum of Denmark (Copenhagen).
Official Resources
Relationship to Lemu
Lemu integrates GBIF occurrence records into its indicators, strengthening scientific accuracy and decision relevance:
- Rarity-weighted Species Richness (Biorarity): uses GBIF data to identify areas of high conservation priority.
- Species Richness: builds on GBIF records to quantify biodiversity baselines.
- Species Presence: validates the occurrence of species across geographies.
- Species Sightings (GBIF): directly derived from GBIF’s open-access occurrence datasets.
This integration allows Lemu’s Nature Intelligence to combine GBIF’s biodiversity records with Earth observation and AI models, producing actionable insights for businesses, governments, and communities.