1. GBIF monthly update – June 2014

2. Latest news GBIF 2013 Science Review published Registration open for GBIF Governing Board meeting in India Registration open for GBIF Governing Board meeting in India GBIF-Norway seeks volunteers to transcribe specimen labels via their new citizen science portal GBIF-Norway seeks volunteers to transcribe specimen labels via their new citizen science portal GBIF Netherlands’ portal is now in Dutch and English GBIF Netherlands’ portal is now in Dutch and English Last updated: 2014-06-10

3. Data publication

4. Data published through GBIF Last updated: 2014-06-03

5. GBIF data publishers Last updated: 2014-06-03 A sharp rise in the number of data publishers in September 2013 results from institutions choosing to register as separate entities rather than sharing datasets through a single publisher at their national node institution.

6. Data breakdown by GBIF Participant Last updated: 2014-06-10 Top 10 Participant Countries—Number of new records published (1 January – 31 May 2014) Top 10 Participant Countries—Total number of records published (as of 31 May 2014)

7. Visits & data downloads GBIF.org

8. GBIF.org statistics Last updated: 2014-06-04 Daily visits to GBIF.org (1 Mar - 3 Jun 2014) Top 10 countries, by numbers of visitors (1 Mar – 3 Jun 2014) Source: Google Analytics. Access to full data available on request to GBIF Secretariat. Email: info@gbif.org

9. Data download requests from GBIF.org Last updated: 2014-06-10 Requests for download do not necessarily result in data actually being downloaded. Based on country indicated by user login. 38,275 total requests from users in 106 countries, islands & territories Top 10 countries, by download requests (1 Jan - 31 May 2014)

10. Data use in research

11. GBIF citation in research 2008-2014 Last updated: 2014-06-10

12. 2014 Research citing use of GBIF, by country of authors Last updated: 2014-06-10 Number of research publications from January to May 2014 citing use of GBIF-mediated data, ranked by country according to affiliation of at least one author. Top 12 countries shown.

13. Barnes, M. A., et al. Geographic selection bias of occurrence data influences transferability of invasive Hydrilla verticillata distribution models. Ecology and Evolution. Author countries: Australia, China, United StatesGeographic selection bias of occurrence data influences transferability of invasive Hydrilla verticillata distribution models Fourcade, Y., et al. Mapping species distributions with MAXENT using a geographically biased sample of presence data: a performance assessment of methods for correcting sampling bias. PloS One. Author countries: France, GermanyMapping species distributions with MAXENT using a geographically biased sample of presence data: a performance assessment of methods for correcting sampling bias Jones, M. C., et al. Using scenarios to project the changing profitability of fisheries under climate change. Fish and Fisheries. Author countries: Canada, United KingdomUsing scenarios to project the changing profitability of fisheries under climate change New research examples citing use of GBIF Last updated: 2014-06-10 A complete archive of research citing use of GBIF can be accessed at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library/http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library/

14. Pino-del-Carpio, A., et al. Data exchange gaps in knowledge of biodiversity: implications for the management and conservation of Biosphere Reserves. Biodiversity and Conservation. Author country: SpainData exchange gaps in knowledge of biodiversity: implications for the management and conservation of Biosphere Reserves Ramirez-Villegas, J., et al. Using species distributions models for designing conservation strategies of Tropical Andean biodiversity under climate change. Journal for Nature Conservation. Author countries: Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United KingdomUsing species distributions models for designing conservation strategies of Tropical Andean biodiversity under climate change Vanderplank, S., et al. Conservation challenges in a threatened hotspot: agriculture and plant biodiversity losses in Baja California, Mexico. Biodiversity and Conservation. Author countries: Mexico, United StatesConservation challenges in a threatened hotspot: agriculture and plant biodiversity losses in Baja California, Mexico New research examples citing use of GBIF (cont.) Last updated: 2014-06-10

15. GBIF participation information

16. GBIF participation 2001-2014 Last updated: 2014-05-02

17. GBIF country participants Last updated: 2013-10-29

18. GBIF participation Last updated: 2014-05-02 Voting Participants 1.Andorra (moved from ACP) 2.Argentina * 3.Australia 4.Belgium 5.Benin (moved from ACP) 6.Burkina Faso (moved from ACP) 7.Chile 8.Colombia (moved from ACP) 9.Costa Rica 10.Denmark 11.Estonia 12.Finland 13.France 14.Germany 15.Ghana (moved from ACP) 16.Iceland 17.Ireland 18.Japan 19.Kenya 20.Madagascar (moved from ACP) 21.Mauritania 22.Mexico 23.Netherlands 24.New Zealand 25.Norway 26.Peru * 27.Portugal 28.Republic of Korea 29.Slovakia * 30.Slovenia * 31.South Africa 32.Spain 33.Sweden 34.Tanzania 35.Uganda (moved from ACP) 36.United Kingdom 37.United States Associate Country Participants 1.Austria 2.Brazil 3.Canada (moved from VP) 4.Central African Republic 5.Guinea 6.India 7.Indonesia * 8.Israel 9.Luxembourg 10.Pakistan 11.Philippines 12.Poland 13.Republic of Congo 14.Switzerland * 15.Togo Other Associate Participants 1.ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) 2.Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) 3.BioNET-Andionet 4.BioNET-INTERNATIONAL 5.Bioversity International 6.Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) 7.Chinese Academy of Sciences 8.Chinese Taipei 9.Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED) 10.Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) 11.Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) 12.Discover Life 13.DIVERSITAS 14.Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) 15.Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) 16.European Environment Agency (EEA) 17.ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 18.Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) 19.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) 20.International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL) 21.International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 22.International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 23.International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) 24.Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA) 25.NatureServe 26.NordGen 27.Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) * 28.Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF) 29.Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 30.Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD) 31.Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 32.Species 2000 33.TDWG 34.UNEP-WCMC 35.VertNet 36.Wildscreen 37.World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC) * Signature of 2012 MoU pending, previous status shown.

19. GBIF funding and affiliations

20. GBIF funding Last updated: 2014-05-20 Andorra Institute d´estudis Andorrans ArgentinaCONICET - Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales AustraliaCSIRO Entomology Belgium Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (belspo) BeninLaboratoire des Sciences Forestières Burkina FasoConseil National pour la Gestion de l’Environnement (SP/CONAGESE) ChileComisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA) ColombiaInstituto de Investigación de Recursos Biólogicos Costa RicaAsociación Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) DenmarkThe Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation EstoniaMinistry of Environment FinlandFinnish Museum of Natural History FranceDirection Générale pour la Recherche et l’Innovation (DGRI) GermanyDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) German Aerospace Center, BMBF GhanaCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) IcelandMinistry for the Environment IrelandNational Parks & Wildlife Service JapanMinistry of the Environment of Japan MadagascarCentre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE) MauritaniaEcole Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott MexicoConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) NetherlandsMinistry of Education, Culture and Science New ZealandMinistry of Research, Science and Technology NorwayThe Research Council of Norway PortugalFoundation for Science and Technology Republic of KoreaMinistry of Education, Science and Technology Slovak RepublicMinistry of the Environment SloveniaMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology South AfricaDepartment of Science and Technology SwedenSwedish Research Council TanzaniaTanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) UgandaUganda National Council for Science and Technology United KingdomDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Natural History Museum, London Joint Nature Conservation Committee USANational Science Foundation Smithsonian Institution U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of Agriculture Contributing agenciesExternally received grants University of Copenhagen (IT equipment) Euro-GEOSS i4Life ViBRANT OpenUp! EU BON EMODNET Biology 2 CBD Secretariat (GIASIP coordination) Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)

21. GBIF current affiliations Last updated: 2014-03-26 1.Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP): partner 2.Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): council 3.Eye on Earth Biodiversity Special Initiative: partner 4.Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN): steering committee member 5.Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership (GIASIP): partner 6.Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC): partner 7.Group on Earth Observations (GEO): participant 8.Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON): steering committee member 9.European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON): participant 10.LifeWatch Policy & Science Board: member 11.Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): observer 12.Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES): observer 13.Biodiversity Knowledge Network for the European Union (KNEU): member of dialogue group. 14.Convention on Migratory Species Strategic Plan Working Group: observer