Coming events

May 1st, 2024, we will convene for the next GBIF technical support hour for nodes where the topic is how to detect and solve formatting issues in your DwC-A. The session will occur on May 1st, 2024, at 4pm CEST (UTC+2).
Publishers and nodes occasionally encounter errors that are not [...]

Organized as part of the Capacity Enhancement Support Programme project "Enhancing capacity to mobilize and use biodiversity data to support sustainable development in West Africa" (CESP2020-005) , this workshop was held at the University of Ghana and aimed to enhance participants' knowledge and skills in utilizing biodiversity for sustainable development.

This workshop is a part of CESP2023-005 and is designed for researchers, data managers, and biodiversity enthusiasts who are keen to enhance their skills in data publishing and management, with a focus on biodiversity data in Slovakia.

Many users come to GBIF.org in order to access occurrence records (the observation or collection of a specimen at a given time and place). They can also access information about species: their scientific names, taxonomy, and associated data like vernacular names or whether they are invasive in a given [...]

The 16th meeting of the GBIF Europe and Central Asia nodes is hosted by the GBIF Croatia 26 to 29 of May 2024 the in person and on site meeting is open to node managers from the European and Central Asia participant nodes. Nonmember countries and international organizations are [...]

The IBC 2024 XX International Botanical Congress in Madrid will address the following main topics:
* Systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography and evolution * Ecology, environment and global change, including invasive species and plant-animal interactions * Biodiversity and conservation * Structure, physiology and development, including Evo-Devo * Genetics, genomics and [...]

The Congress merges the traditions of the participating societies: the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); the American Society of Naturalists (ASN); the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB); and the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE). The sextennial Congress takes the place of the ESEB and Evolution Meetings [...]

The theme of ICOM12 is “Bridging gaps in form, function and diversity”.
Alongside showcasing some of the most exciting and cutting-edge mycorrhizal research, the conference will address this theme through conversation, culture, gastronomy, and fun.
The plenary themes are supported by parallel sessions that will cover topics such as: Mycorrhizas [...]

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The main aims of the International Mycological Congress are to:
* Engage the youth
* Facilitate face-to-face meetings
* Organize hands-on workshops in mycology
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Organized every two years, the ISME symposia are the largest not-for-profit international meetings addressing the wide range of topics in Microbial Ecology. With an average delegate number of 2200 people representing over 50 countries worldwide we are truly international.
The next meeting, ISME19, will be held in Cape Town, South [...]

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The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections SPNHC is an international organization devoted to the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections.
Biodiversity Information Standards TDWG develops and maintains data standards that support the integration of primary biodiversity information across disciplines, organizations, and nations. Its [...]

GBIF and the new data model serve for barcoding/metabarcoding data storage and use
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The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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IPBES 11 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 9 December 2024. Further information on these events will follow in due course.
At IPBES 11, the Plenary will consider, among other items, the thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus assessment), [...]

Expanding on the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative 's previous events (GSBI), the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, Canada will convene the world’s leading experts in this interdisciplinary field of soil biodiversity science to present and discuss recent advances addressing the urgency of meeting global challenges which link to [...]