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Use the search screen below to find information on taxonomic networks, databases, projects and initiatives.

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1. The database does not include links to identification keys and guides - for links to resources on identifying organisms, please see Chapter 12 of the European GTI Toolkit.
2. There are numerous specific institutions and data holders which make their taxonomic information available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility - visit the GBIF website to see the full list and for information on how to become a data provider.

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1.	Norwegian National Centre for Biosystematics NCB - National Centre for Biosystematics - is an interdisciplinary research centre that integrates basic research and education in the taxonomy and systematics of plants, fungi, and animals. http://www.toyen.uio.no/ncb/index.html

2.	Soil diversity in Austrian natural forests (DIANA) "DIANA" is a cluster of research projects related to different groups of soil animals and microorganisms. http://bfw.ac.at/300/2275.html

3.	The Catalogue of Life Partnership A joint partnership of Species 2000 and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation whose mission is to facilitate digitisation and global dissemination of primary biodiversity data, so that people from all countries can benefit from the use of the information. GBIF participants include countries and organizations.
http://www.gbif.org

Tthe European Distributed Institute for Taxonomy
The European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy, EDIT, is the collective answer of 27 leading European, North American and Russian institutions to a call of the European Commission, issued in 2004, for a network in « Taxonomy for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research ». This project has started on the 1rst of March 2006 and will last 5 years.
http://www.e-taxonomy.eu

6.	Species 2000 Species 2000 is a "federation" of database organisations working closely with users, taxonomists and sponsoring agencies with the aim of creating a validated checklist of all the world's species. http://www.sp2000.org/

7.	Biodiversity of the State of São Paulo: Synthesis of knowledge at the end of the 20th Century Seven searchable volumes synthesizing existing scientific knowledge about São Paulo's biota. http://www.biota.org.br/publi/livros/

The World Information Network on Biodiversity (Span. Red Munidal de Información sobre Biodiversidad (REMIB))
The World Biodiversity Information Network (REMIB) is a computerized system of biological information which built on the Mexican Biodiversity Information Network.
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/remib_ingles/doctos/remib_ing.html

9.	CAB International CAB International is a leading global not-for-profit organisation. Its purpose is the generation, dissemination and use of knowledge in the applied biosciences to enhance development, human welfare and the environment. http://www.cabi.org

10.	Database System for Systematics and Taxonomy SysTax is an integrated concept-based database system for storing biodiversity data including taxonomic data and other information. http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/systax/index.html

11.	World Biodiversity Database The World Biodiversity Database (WBD) is a continuously growing taxonomic database and information system that allows you to search and browse a number of online species banks covering a wide variety of organisms. http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/index.php

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Darwin Initiative
The Darwin Initiative is a small grants programme, funded and administered by the UK government, that has supported around 250 projects covering a wide range of subjects related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in over 80 countries around the world.
http://www.darwin.gov.uk/

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British National Biodiversity Network's Species Dictionary
The Species Dictionary aims to provide a standard reference for names of organisms found in the United Kingdom. It is a project of the National Biodiversity Network and is hosted and managed by the Natural History Museum, London.
http://nbn.nhm.ac.uk/nhm/

14.	Biodiversity Resources in Belgium This website is an inventory of the resources concerning biodiversity available in Belgium. It is not limited to the biodiversity of the Belgian territory. http://www.br.fgov.be/biodiv/

15.	Ecoport EcoPort is a database containing inter-disciplinary information about biodiversity. http://www.ecoport.org/

16.	Colombian Biodiversity Information System (SIB) (in spanish) Includes electronic catalogue of organisms occuring in Colombia. http://www.siac.net.co/Home.php?opc=2

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Global Invasive Species Database
The Global Invasive Species Database was developed by the IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP). It focuses on invasive species that threaten biodiversity and covers all taxonomic groups.
http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/

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Spain National Biodiversity Inventory
This is a project which aims to achieve the completion and maintenance in the long term of an inventory of Spanish biodiversity, structured in a set of Atlases each covering a taxonomic group.
http://www.mma.es/en/conserv_nat/inventarios/inv_biodiversidad/index.htm

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The Information System Genetic Resources (GENRES)
The Information System Genetic Resources (GENRES) serves as the German Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) for genetic resources in food, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a portal to other information and databases.
http://www.genres.de/genres-e.htm

20.	The Barcode of Life Initiative The Barcode of Life Initiative promotes the use of DNA-based systems for providing reliable, inexpensive and rapid diagnosis of species identity. http://www.barcodinglife.org/

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