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Memorandum of Understanding for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
NRA Code:
NRA 2001/03
Responsible Department:
Business Innovation and Employment
Subject and Purpose:
To promote, coordinate, design and implement the compilation, linking, standardisation, digitisation and global dissemination of the world's biodiversity data, within an appropriate framework for property rights and due attribution. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility will work in close co-operation with established programmes and organisations that compile, maintain and use biological information resources. The Participants working through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, will establish and support a distributed information system that will enable users to access and utilise considerable quantities of existing and new biodiversity data.
NZ Participants:
Government
Other Participants:
Andorra
- Government
Argentina
- Government
Australia
- Government
Austria
- Government
Belgium
- Government
Benin (D)
- Government
Brazil
- Government
Burkina Faso
- Government
Canada
- Government
Chile
- Government
Colombia
- Government
Costa Rica
- Government
Denmark
- Government
Estonia
- Government
Finland
- Government
France
- Government
Germany
- Government
Ghana
- Government
Guinea Bissau
- Government
Iceland
- Government
India
- Government
Indonesia
- Government
Ireland
- Government
Israel
- Government
Japan
- Government
Kenya
- Government
Luxembourg
- Government
Madagascar
- Government
Mauritania
- Government
Mexico
- Government
Netherlands
- Government
None
- Albertine Rift Conservation Society
- Andean Network of BioNet-International
- ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Biodiversity International
- BioNet-INTERNATIONAL
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International
- Canadensys
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ciencia y Tecnologia para el Desarrollo
- Collections
- Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities
- Discover Life
- DIVERSITAS
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Endangered Wildlife Trust
- European Environment Agency
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
- International Barcode of Life Consortium
- International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- International Long Term Ecological Research
- Natural Science Collections Alliance
- Naturalis Biodiversity Information Forum
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Society for Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data
- Society for the Preservation of Natural History
- Species 2000
- Taxonomic Databases Working Group
- UNEP - WCMC
- VertNet
- Wildscreen
- World Federation for Culture Collections.
Norway
- Government
Pakistan
- Government
Peru
- Government
Philippines
- Government
Poland
- Government
Portugal
- Government
Slovakia
- Government
Slovenia
- Government
South Africa
- Government
South Korea
- Government
Spain
- Government
Sweden
- Government
Switzerland
- Government
Tanzania
- Government
Togo
- Government
Uganda
- Government
United Kingdom
- Government
United States of America
- Government
Uruguay
- Government
Signature Date:
22/02/2001
Entry Into Effect Date:
01/03/2001
Status:
In Effect
Documents:
Contact:
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