JBIF is dedicated to the collection, application, and dissemination of biodiversity-related data within Japan.
JBIF Activities
JBIF (Japan Initiative for Biodiversity Information) is the organization carrying out the activities of GBIF in Japan. Its main role is to promote the use and global dissemination of biodiversity related data.
Since 2007, JBIF has been operated as part of the Information Center Establishment Program of the National BioResource Project funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT). Specifically, there are three institutions–the National Institute of Genetics, the National Institute for Environmental Studies, and the National Museum of Nature and Science–working in cooperation to accomplish this task.
For detailed information about the activities of JBIF, please visit the Activities page.
Framework of the JBIF Strategy 2023-2027
Improve the quantity and quality of data to contribute to the resolution of issuesContinue to collect and accumulate data. In addition, the following will be prioritized:
- Enhance release of ecological observation data.
- Accumulate a variety of data, including DNA-derived data and species name data, and establish a system to support their release to the public.
- Developing the infrastructure through tools that help improve the quality of data.
Maintain data publication infrastructure and upgrade it according to needsMaintain the infrastructure we currently operate, including servers for registering data to GBIF and portal sites for JBIF and S-Net. In addition, we will monitor technological trends in the release of biodiversity data, and give priority to providing feedback to JBIF's data release format in response to needs and seeds.
Promote the biodiversity information field and cooperation with other fields to expand the use of dataPromote the use of data published by JBIF, including use via the international GBIF portal, by promoting dissemination and capacity building for both data providers and users through holding meetings including practical training, giving lectures at conferences, and publishing explanatory articles. In particular, deepen collaboration with the life science and biodiversity conservation fields.
"Framework of the JBIF Strategy 2023-2027" is excerpted from JBIF Strategy 2023-2027.
The Japanese version of the JBIF Strategy 2023-2027 and previous documents on JBIF Strategy can be found in Library (Japanese page).
Steering Committee of JBIF
Steering committee member list
Working Group of JBIF
Member
Name | Affiliation |
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EBIHARA Atsushi | Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science |
FUKAYA Yuki | Environmental Genomics Office, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
INOUE Yuya | Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science |
ITO Motomi | Komaba Museum, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
JINBO Utsugi | Center for Collections, National Museum of Nature and Science |
KAKIZOE Showtaro | Center for Collections, National Museum of Nature and Science |
KIMURA Noriko | Genetic Informatics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics |
KONDO Natsuko | Environmental Genomics Office, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
NAKAE Masanori | Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science |
OHNISHI Wataru | Curator: Botany Group, Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History |
OKANISHI Masanori | The Faculty of Human Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Shudo University |
OSAWA Takeshi | Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
OTA T. Aino | Center for Collections, National Museum of Nature and Science |
TOYAMA Hironori | College of Arts and Sciences, J. F. Oberlin University |