SBDI brings biodiversity data together
SDBI aggregates biodiversity data from multiple sources and makes it available and usable online. It is the largest collection of freely available biodiversity data in Sweden.
Making the most of biodiversity data
Biodiversity data about plants, animals and fungi and their habitats may be used to educate and inform and in environmental decision-making, state of the environment assessments and restoration and rewilding.
News
SBDI tools now available in the Digital Twin Ocean (DTO)
SBDI is excited to announce that SUBSIM, the Swedish platform for subsea image analysis, is now available through the European Digital Twin Ocean infrastructure EDITO.
GBIF Sweden part of newly funded BID project to strengthen museum collection digitization and biodiversity data use in Africa
SBDI is excited to see GBIF Sweden take part in important new BID project, helping strengthen biodiversity data mobilization and museum collection digitization across East and Southern Africa. The initiative highlights the growing importance of open, FAIR biodiversity data and international collaboration in supporting research, conservation, and evidence-based decision-making — values that are central to both SBDI and GBIF Sweden.
Swedish Metabarcoding Network launched to mobilize eDNA data
A new national initiative, the Swedish Metabarcoding Network (SMN), has been launched to bring together researchers and data producers working with eDNA and metabarcoding across Sweden. The network aims to improve the accessibility and reuse of metabarcoding data by supporting publication of processed biodiversity data in FAIR formats.
Events
World Biodiversity forum
Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, the fourth edition of the World Biodiversity Forum WBF will take place from Sunday, 14 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
BioSyst EU
A three-day conference celebrating European systematics and biodiversity research at its origin.
TDWG
TDWG Annual Conference - A hybrid conference in Oslo, Norway, 21-25 September
