GBIF.org

GBIF is “the most comprehensive, openly available, application-agnostic (most unbiased), easiest-to-use, and modern access point to known digital species occurrence data” (CODATA). Data from our network are used across all domains of science, and in recent years the use and reliance of scientific research on GBIF continues to grow across taxonomic, geographic and nation dimensions. GBIF-mediated data also supports policy across scales, for example, providing evidence for IUCN Red List assessments and contributing directly or indirectly to metrics and indicators under multiple frameworks, including to at least eight of the 23 targets under the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Our capacity development training has upskilled hundreds of data professionals in dozens of countries, and TNFD has endorsed our network and infrastructure as the primary channel for corporate nature data exchange, advancing their Recommendation 5 and contributing to Global Biodiversity Framework Target 15.