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 User Survey 2026 – We Want Your Input!
SBDI is preparing an application for the Swedish Research Council’s (VR) research infrastructure call in early 2027. To help shape the future development of SBDI, we are gathering input from current and potential users through a series of researcher meetings and a user survey during 2026.Your feedback is important! The...
GBIF Gap Finder goes to COP17: turning biodiversity data gaps into action
The newly launched GBIF Gap Finder, developed by GBIF Sweden, will be showcased at the Data to Action Pavilion during the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October 2026.The demonstration will...
GBIF Sweden launches Gap Finder: turning biodiversity data gaps into action
GBIF Sweden has officially launched the GBIF Gap Finder, a new interactive tool that helps identify gaps in biodiversity data and translate them into priorities for data mobilization, research and environmental monitoring. Built on GBIF biodiversity data cubes and national species checklists, the tool provides a systematic way to explore...
Events
World Congress on Marine Biodiversity
The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026.
First in-person SMN meeting & hands-on workshop
This will be a free lunch-to-lunch meeting (including lunches, fika, and a joined dinner) with a focus on community building, knowledge exchange and identifying community support priorities for Sweden’s eDNA and metabarcoding research community (see detailed program under the link above). We will also have an external speaker Tiina Laamanen...
