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Groundbreaking Study Reveals Insect Diversity in Sweden and Madagascar – Data Now Available via GBIF
A new study published in Nature Scientific Data presents unprecedented insights into insect biodiversity in Sweden and Madagascar. The results, emerging from the Insect Biome Atlas (IBA) project, demonstrate the vast diversity of insect life through a large-scale DNA metabarcoding survey. All data from the study are now openly available through the GBIF network.
Introducing Biodiversity Data Cubes: A new way to access and analyze GBIF data
A new service developed by GBIF.org introduces Biodiversity Data Cubes, offering a powerful and flexible way to access and analyze species occurrence data using SQL-based queries.
Researchdata.se – Sweden’s new portal for research data
Today, 25 March, marks the launch of Researchdata.se, a new national web portal designed to make it easier for researchers to find, share, and reuse research data across various disciplines.
Course in Best Practices for Reference Genome Generation
GBIF Sweden will participate in the upcoming SciLifeLab course “Best Practices for Reference Genome Generation”
Call for nominations opens for 2025 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award
Deadline to nominate graduate students whose innovative research relies on biodiversity data: 13 June 2025
Ebbe Nielsen Challenge open for submissions
Call to submit entries to GBIF's annual incentive competition with €20,000 in prizes. Deadline: 7 September 2025
