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Published November 22, 2025 | Version v5
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Why countries need the Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Lessons from Belgium [policy brief]

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Agentschap Plantentuin Meise
  • 2. Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 3. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
  • 4. ROR icon Pensoft Publishers (Bulgaria)

Contributors

  • 1. Harokopio University
  • 2. ROR icon Freie Universität Berlin
  • 3. ROR icon Institute of Natural Sciences
  • 4. Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 5. ROR icon Ovidius University
  • 6. Agentschap Plantentuin Meise
  • 7. EDMO icon University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
  • 8. ROR icon Swedish Museum of Natural History

Description

Belgium’s experience with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) shows how open biodiversity data can deliver scientific, economic, and societal returns. By contributing over 55 million records, Belgian institutions have strengthened national research capacity, improved policy-making, and fostered international collaboration. GBIF participation reduces duplication, accelerates information flow, and saves millions annually, while underpinning strategies for conservation, invasive species management, agriculture, and climate resilience. It has also built expertise, supported citizen science, and enabled innovative tools such as biodiversity data cubes. Belgium demonstrates that GBIF is not merely an investment in science, but a strategic asset for sustainable development and effective biodiversity governance.

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B3_TRIAS_OneSTOP policy brief (English).pdf

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Funding

European Commission
OneSTOP - OneBiosecurity Systems and Technology for People, Places and Pathways 101180559
European Commission
B3 - Biodiversity Building Blocks for policy 101059592
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
TrIAS – Tracking Invasive Alien Species BR/165/A1/TrIAS