Genomic data in GBIF moves a step closer

Aligning standards will help share information on biodiversity yet to be discovered

Copenhagen, Denmark – Important progress has been achieved towards including genomic-level information in the data made freely available through GBIF.

Successful alignment of informatics standards for recording species occurrences and gene-sequence descriptions has opened up new possibilities for integrating the different types of data.

The mapping of three standards was completed at...

NLBIF searches candidates for GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Prize and GBIF Young Researchers Award 2012

The Ebbe Nielsen Prize is an annually rewarded prize for talented researchers in the field of biodiversity informatics. The winner of the Ebbe Nielsen Prize receives a grant of 30.000 euro for his or her research and will join the honorable list of GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Prize winners at a ceremony during the yearly meeting of the GBIF...

NLBIF - UvA joint PhD / MSc Summer Course

A joint University of Amsterdam, NLBIF and LifeWatch Summer Course on Geo-ecological Data Analysis is now open for (pre)registration.

The increasing availability of high quality occurrence and abundance data at the species level accompanied by many environmental data layers has boosted the developments in species distribution modeling (SDM). As a result, there are nowadays numerous data-driven modeling tools available for enhancing...

'We Are Living As If We Had One and a Half Planets'

The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries.

Private Sector and Conservationists Meet on a Big Date

As schools of whales move to music undersea at image definitions of 6.54 million pixels on the giant ceiling mounted LED screen, 218 X 30 metres in length and width, expectations run high from the International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012 at harbour town. The expo showcases 104 participating countries' visions and achievements on the Expo theme: ‘The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities'.

Eritrea: New Scheme to Be Introduced As Regards Conservation of Trees and Wild Animals - Ministry

[Shabait] Asmara - The Ministry of Agriculture said that new work scheme would be introduced to back up endeavors as regards conservation of trees and wildlife.

Pictures: Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds

A corridor beneath a busy highway in northern Kenya is helping isolated elephant populations reunite, conservationists say.

Animal welfare: The project saving the planet one tattoo at a time

When US-based conservationist Molly Tsongas decided to raise awareness of endangered animals, she knew a great medium: tattoos. 'Maybe I should tattoo my whole body with endangered species and become a media sensation to get the word out,' is what she says she thought.