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 BoardThe current GBIFMemorandum of Understanding (MOU 2007-2011) went into effect 1 January 2007.