GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Free and open access to biodiversity data

Herd of gaur - Bos gaurus C.H.Smith, 1827 - observed by Srinivasan Kasinathan near Sholayar Dam City, Tamil Nadu, India. Photo via Nature Conservation Foundation (CC BY 4.0)

What is GBIF?

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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