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The 21st Century Biodiversity Research Workshop (FY2021) will be held
The 21st Century Biodiversity Research Workshop (FY2021, 16th), “Exploring Biodiversity with DNA”, will be held. Click here for more information.
NOTICE: Service will be suspended from November 12 to 14 due to legal inspection work at the National Institute of Genetics
Due to a legal power outage at the National Institute of Genetics, this site will be out of service during the following period. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. November 12, 2021 16:00 - November 14, 2021 13:00 (JST)
New page "About JBIF Logo" is now available
New page “About JBIF Logo” is now available. This page is in Japanese. If you wish to use the JBIF logo in your reports or research presentations on GBIF/JBIF related activities, you can download it from this page. Click here for the "About JBIF Logo" page.
"Library" reorganized
The "Library" has been reorganized, removing old materials and adding new materials and links. The "Library" is here. This page is in Japanese. New materials and links GBIF/Data standards GBIF/Quick guide to publishing data through GBIF.org GBIF/IPT: The Integrated Publishing Toolkit GBIF Implementation Plan 2017-2021 and Annual Work Programme 2021 Current Best Practices for Generalizing Sensitive Species Occurrence Data (latest version) Georeferencing Best Practices (latest version) GBIF Work Programme 2014-2016
The 37th Study Group on Dissemination of Specimen Information will be held
The 37th Study Group on Dissemination of Specimen Information through the Project for Improvement of Data on Natural History Specimens will be held. Click here for more information.
Name change of this organization
The name of this organization has been changed from “Japan Node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility” to “Japan Initiative for Biodiversity Information”. “JBIF” as an abbreviation remains unchanged. For more information, please see the Japanese version of "About JBIF".
A draft Japanese translation of Twenty-Year Review of GBIF (Executive Summary) by CODATA is now available
A draft Japanese translation of Twenty-Year Review of GBIF (Executive Summary) by CODATA is now available. It is uploaded in the “Library” along with the English version of the Executive Summary and the Full Report. Please take a look. the "Library" is here (Japanese page).
Opinion paper accepted for publication in the Japanese Journal of Conservation Ecology
The Japanese Journal of Conservation Ecology has accepted an opinion paper written by a volunteer JBIF staff member. Since it is expected to take some time to be published, a postprint has been posted on the author’s SNS site. Please Click here to view. Title：Future perspective of Biodiversity Informatics in Japan based on the history of Japan Node of Global Biodiversity Information Facility (JBIF) Authors：Takeshi Osawa, Hiromune Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Utsugi Jinbo, Kyohei Watanabe, Makoto Mochida
The report of the panel discussion is now available
The report of the "Panel Discussion: Considering Biodiversity Information Infrastructure in the Future of Japan", held on February 13, is now available. The report is in Japanese. You can view it here.
"Videos" is now available
the "Videos" (Japanese page) is now available. Videos related to JBIF's activities will be published. Click here for the "Videos" page.