Current GBIF Participants (members)
GBIF's "members" are officially called Participants by the GBIF
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU is
open for signature to any country or relevant international organisation.
Institutions, individuals and regional/national/sub-national organisations that wish to share their data via the GBIF network do not have to sign the MOU (instead, see Become a Data Provider). GBIF's current Data Providers are listed here.
The procedure for a country or international organisation to apply for Participant status is described in the document How to Become a GBIF Participant.
Inquiries concerning Participation in GBIF, or Letters of Intent to do so, may be sent by e-mail to gbif@gbif.org and should be addressed as follows:
Chair of the GBIF Governing Board
GBIF Secretariat
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark
The current GBIFMemorandum of Understanding (MOU 2007-2011) went into effect 1 January 2007.
Voting
Participants
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Date Joined |
Comment |
1. Argentina |
Mar 2002 |
Argentina became Voting Participant in Sep 2007.
From Mar 2002 - Aug 2007 Argentina was an Associate Participant |
2. Australia |
Feb 2001 |
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3. Belgium |
Feb 2001 |
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4. Canada |
Mar 2001 |
Has sent letter of intent but not yet signed the MOU
2007-2011 |
5. Costa Rica |
May 2001 |
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6. Denmark |
Jan 2001 |
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7. Equatorial
Guinea |
Mar 2005 |
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8. Estonia |
Sep 2003 |
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9. Finland |
Apr 2001 |
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10. France |
Mar 2001 |
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11. Germany |
Feb 2001 |
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12. Iceland |
Jun 2001 |
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13. Ireland |
Jan 2008 |
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14. Japan |
Feb 2001 |
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15. Korea,
Republic of |
May 2001 |
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16. Mexico |
Mar 2001 |
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17. Netherlands |
Feb 2001 |
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18. New Zealand |
Feb 2001 |
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19. Norway |
Mar 2004 |
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20. Peru |
Sep 2002 |
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21. Portugal |
Jun 2001 |
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22. Slovakia |
Aug 2001 |
Slovakia became Voting Participant in Apr 2007. From
Aug 2001 - Mar 2007 Slovakia was an Associate Participant |
23. Slovenia |
Feb 2001 |
Has sent letter of intent but not yet signed the MOU
2007-2011 |
24. South
Africa |
May 2003 |
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25. Spain |
Feb 2001 |
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26. Sweden |
Feb 2001 |
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27. Tanzania |
Sep 2002 |
Tanzania became Voting Participant in Jan 2007. From
Sep 2002 - Dec 2006 Tanzania was an Associate Participant |
28. United
Kingdom |
Aug 2001 |
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29. USA |
Jan 2001 |
Has sent letter of intent but not yet signed the MOU
2007-2011 |
Associate
Country Participants
|
Date Joined |
Comments |
1. Austria |
Sep 2001 |
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2. Benin |
Dec 2004 |
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3. Bulgaria |
Aug 2001 |
Has sent letter of intent but not yet signed the MOU 2007-2011 |
4. Burkina Faso |
Jan 2007 |
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5. Cameroon |
Mar 2005 |
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6. Colombia |
Sep 2003 |
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7. Cuba |
Aug 2008 |
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8. Ghana |
Mar 2001 |
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9. Guinea |
Mar 2005 |
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10. India |
Aug 2003 |
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11. Indonesia |
Nov 2004 |
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12. Kenya |
Jul 2008 |
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13. Luxembourg |
May 2008 |
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14. Madagascar |
Jan 2003 |
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15. Morocco |
Jun 2003 |
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16. Nicaragua |
Jun 2001 |
Changed from Voting to Associate Participant as of July 2008 |
17. Pakistan |
Aug 2001 |
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18. Philippines |
Mar 2005 |
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19. Poland |
Mar 2001 |
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20. Switzerland |
Feb 2001 |
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Other
Associate Participants
To see the full list of Participants under the MOU 2001-2006, please click here.
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