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Open call for II GBIF.ES Workshop on Biodiversity Data Publishing in GBIF and Data Papers
Registration timeline for the II GBIF.ES Workshop on Biodiversity Data Publishing in GBIF and Data Papers is already opened. This workshop will take place in June 12-14, 2018 in the computer room at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid (CSIC). This training event is directed to biologists, natural history curators, and scientists who are actively involved in […]
Biomaratón 2018, Natusfera and GBIF.ES presented at the Colmenar Viejo’s Council (Madrid)
In April 6th, 2018, Felipe Castilla (GBIF.ES), presented the Biomaratón 2018 (City Nature Challenge) at the Colmenar Viejo’s Council. The event was part of the 2018 Environmental Meeting of this municipality and supported by the Primilla Naturalist Association (ANAPRI), which is one of the coordinating organizations in the Biomaratón Madrid. Around 60 people from Colmenar Viejo […]
Adoption of ‘orphaned’ Spanish datasets completed
Last year, the GBIF Secretariat requested the assistance of national nodes in the network to help rescue a collection of ‘orphaned’ datasets. These datasets no longer appeared to be actively curated or managed, suggesting that their original data hosts no longer had the capacity to host them. In some cases, data hosts have even lost […]
“Arbolapp en el aula”. Arbolapp and Natusfera educational resources for high school students
In April 22nd, 2018 “Arbolapp en el aula” was launched for high school students. It includes five didactic proposals with useful information to teach about Iberian trees through the use of Arbolapp and Natusfera. This educational resource has been developed by a multidisciplinary team from the Royal Botanical Garden (CSIC), including Felipe Castilla, member of GBIF.ES staff, […]
Abierta convocatoria Taller GBIF.ES: Optimizando el uso de R en investigación: nuevas herramientas para la programación, manipulación y visualización de datos de biodiversidad
Ya está abierto el periodo de inscripción para apuntarse al Taller GBIF.ES: Optimizando el uso de R en investigación: nuevas herramientas para la programación, manipulación y visualización de datos de biodiversidad, que se celebrará el 29 y 30 de mayo de 2018 en el aula de informática del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (CSIC). Este […]
GBIF formalizes collaboration with biodiversity assessment platform IPBES
GBIF and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the margin of plenary meeting in Medellín, Colombia. The vital role of open data mobilization in helping to fill gaps in our knowledge about biodiversity and nature’s contribution to people is recognized in an agreement signed […]