GBIF and Botanic Gardens Number 10 - February 2006 GBIF and
Botanic Gardens Have you ever collected plants or recorded
information about them, left them with some organisation or
other, and moved on? Most of us can answer “yes” to the above
question. Imagine how much information like that is stored all
around the world - and how much work is involved in digging it
all out and making it useful. If only this data could be
compiled in one place, shared with decision-makers around the
world and help them to plan the best possible actions for
protecting diversity for future generations. GBIF Brings Data
Out Of The Closet The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
(GBIF) is an international non-profit organisation to provide
free and universal access to data regarding the world's
biodiversity. It's basically there to provide a huge integrated
global database on all life, that everyone can use. GBIF aims to
bring all kinds of natural history information held dormant in
organizations around the world, so as to ensu