Words to reflect on the #WorldWetlandsDay and looking forward to the #RamsarCop15

#Wetlands deserve protection! Not only are they #biodiversity hotspots, but these precious ecosystems also provide many benefits to humans. Learn more with this infographic from @nemaug👇

❤️We're reflecting on some GBIF highlights from the year such as the meetings held in #Zimbabwe, #China, #Croatia, #NewZealand #Ecuador #USA #Kazakhstan #Jordan online and more thanks to co-funding from local hosts and the BID programme. @EU_Commission #BringOn2025 💪

👩‍💻📊 Join us for #12DaysOfData as we re-cap stats highlights from the year! Starting off with the total amount of occurrence records accessible through GBIF (to date)! 2024 was an exciting year as we ticked over 3 billion records! 🤯 🔗: https://t.co/FpbygWT96U

Talk #data to me 😎 To date >44.8M occurrences have been recorded in GBIF in 2024 (including >25M taxonomically identifies images)! 📸 Check out the below graphic to better understand the basis of these records! #Biodiversity #Species #12DaysOfData

🌻 GBIF is made possible by our incredible international network of Participants, consisting of countries, economies and international organizations. 🌏 Check out the breadth of the GBIF Participant network! 🔗 https://t.co/UWogj1nvki #12DaysOfData

To date, more than 11,800 peer-reviewed publications using GBIF-mediated data have been published, with 1,862 papers published in 2024 so far! 🦋 #12DaysOfData 🐧 See the GBIF Science Reviews for snapshots of research and GBIF-mediated data use: https://t.co/VHG6UiIngM

🎉 We're excited to announce that the Republic of #Burundi has joined GBIF as a Voting Participant! 🌍 The East African nation joins the GBIF network, committing to establishing a local node to coordinate biodiversity activities. 🦋 🔗 https://t.co/6RKYzMcitF @BMineagrie

💚💡 Spotlighting the GBIF volunteers on #InternationalVolunteerDay! Across our global network, 🌏 we're fortunate to be supported by a dedicated volunteer community who help us enable open science.❤️🦎 Interested in being a GBIF volunteer? ➡️🔗 https://t.co/PbtQJgWTRo

📸 Snaps from the Africa Regional Nodes Meeting & Engagement meeting for BID Africa this week ❤️ Thank you to all who made the journey to #Zimbabwe for these events. We're grateful to connect face-to-face with so many international colleagues. 🌍 @GbifZ

Unlocking #Africa's biodiversity potential! GBIF Regional Managers & stakeholders gathered to pinpoint capacity gaps & info needs, shaping the upcoming BID call for data mobilization . @EMAeep @birdlifezim @GBIF @forestrycom1 @buseonline1 @admury @MuvengwiJustice

Unlocking #Africa's biodiversity potential! GBIF Regional Managers & stakeholders gathered to pinpoint capacity gaps & info needs, shaping the upcoming BID call for data mobilization . @EMAeep @birdlifezim @GBIF @forestrycom1 @buseonline1 @admury @MuvengwiJustice

Honored to host! Vice Chancellor of @buseonline1, Prof Eddie Mwenje, warmly welcomes delegates to the #GBIFAfrica Regional Nodes Meeting @forestrycom1 @GBIF @EMAeep

🚨 Red alert! 🔴 The recent update to the @IUCN #RedList includes 10k new assessments, of which 1.3k cited GBIF mediated-data. The taxa breakdown for GBIF-cited listings is as follows: 🌱 122 vascular plants 🐦 69 birds 🍄 12 fungi 🐀 2 mammals. 🔗 https://t.co/wlP9iBmC9R

🦋 We're welcoming members from @MOECW_ZIMBABWE - Tanyaradzwa Mundoga and Courage Muzemberwa Mbiriyawanda - to the Biodiversity Information for Development #Africa Engagement meeting today. 🌍 This event will explore opportunities across African BID projects. @SANBI_ZA @GbifZ

Kicked off the Africa Regional Nodes Meeting in #Harare with a bang! Discussions brought together GBIF nodes in Africa and the Secretariat to exchange updates, share best practices, and align on regional priorities.

A fantastic day 1 in #Harare at the the Africa Regional Nodes Meeting today. 📸 The meeting provided a forum for both GBIF nodes in Africa and the Secretariat to share latest updates, best practices and discuss key priorities across the region. 🌱 @GbifZ

✍️ Make sure you register for the last #GBIFDataUseClub of the year! 📍 5 Dec 09:00 - 10:30 CET Learn about the #biodiveristy research from our 2024 Graduate Research Award recipients - Paola Monguilod Braun 🐀 & @Ross69861149 🐝 🔗 https://t.co/xMJg5s7x3R @GbifEs @SANBI_ZA

Hello from #Harare, #Zimbabwe! 👋 🐝 This week we're supporting the GBIF #Africa Regional Nodes Meeting and the Africa Engagement Meeting for the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) Programme hosted by @GbifZ & @buseonline1! 🔗 https://t.co/oYDfiwJNgm

Exciting news! @GbifZimbabwe and Bindura University of Science Education will host the GBIF Africa Nodes Meeting on 27 Nov & a BID Africa Engagement Meeting from 28-29 Nov! Stay tuned for updates @GBIF @gbifdenmark @EMAeep @forestrycom1 @birdlifezim @FAOAfrica @buseonline1