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GBIF and conservation

GBIF provides essential information on the past and present occurrence of species for assessing extinction risk, identifying and conserving key biodiversity areas, and monitoring invasive species

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Experts use open biodiversity data from the GBIF network to assess extinction risks, identify and conserve key biodiversity areas, and monitor invasive species.

Hundreds of conservation biology publications and thousands of extinction risk assessments have used data from the GBIF network to map and analyze species distributions and set conservation priorities. This wide-ranging research informs conservation practices and policies and provides a foundational layer for numerous indicators that measure the state of the world's biodiversity.

Accessing GBIF-mediated occurrence data to conserve EDGE species

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GBIF-mediated data used in one quarter of all new and updated IUCN Red List assessments

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More than half the species in the IUCN Red List's Data Deficient category face risk of extinction

Mobilizing Cuban plant information from the IUCN SSC Cuban Plant Specialist Group

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Distribution and diversity of macrofungi in Europe

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More than half the species in the IUCN Red List's Data Deficient category face risk of extinction

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Measuring the effectiveness of protecting Southern Ocean sea floors with Antarctic sea urchins

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Current and future coverage of protected areas in the Appalachian Mountains

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Prioritizing in situ conservation of crop wild relatives

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Global decline in wild bee diversity

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Descriptive power of ecoregions varies across regions and taxa

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Current and future coverage of protected areas in the Appalachian Mountains

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Targeting the known unknowns of the botanical world

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The role of wilderness areas in protecting biodiversity

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Using open data to indicate progress toward targets on conserving genetic diversity

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No bats, no tequila: Prompting party people to protect pollinators

GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.

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