# Global Biodiversity Information Facility #  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. Mission: To mobilize the data, skills and technologies needed to make comprehensive biodiversity information freely available for science and decisions addressing biodiversity loss and sustainable development. Vision: A world in which the best possible biodiversity data underpins research, policy and decisions. For more information [visit the Global Biodiversity Information Facility website ](https://www.gbif.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Sustainability]], [[Environment]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Infrastructure]], [[Biodiversity Data]], [[Sustainable Development]] **Projects and Programs** How-to and tools: https://www.gbif.org/resource/search?contentType=dataUse **Funders and Partners** For more information about the [Funders](https://www.gbif.org/funders) and Partners, please visit [Global Biodiversity Information Facility](https://www.gbif.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbif/people/) working at Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbif/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]], [[Spanish]], [[French]], [[Portuguese]], [[Arabic]], [[Chinese]], [[Russian]], [[Japanese]], [[Ukrainian]] **Classification and Geography** Global Biodiversity Information Facility is classified as a [[Coalition]] and has headquarters located in Copenhagen, Denmark. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Global+Biodiversity+Information+Facility+Copenhagen,+Denmark&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.gbif.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/GBIF *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/gbifs/ *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbif/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/user/GBIFvideo *Contact Form* https://www.gbif.org/contact-us Global Biodiversity Information Facility --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative