GBIF Data Policy Description: A pamphlet describing GBIF's data policy in English. Abstract: GBIF’s mission is to make the world’s biodiversity data freely and openly available via the Internet. Biodiversity data such as those mediated by GBIF are necessary for the advancement of science, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resource management, policy-making, and education and public awareness. GBIF Secretariat Author(s):GBIF Secretariat, Contributor(s): 2008-01 Biodiversity data publishing/sharing, Intellectual Property Rights English application/msword http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=1261 Digital document Requests related to this metadata record should be addressed to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, gbif@gbif.org, +4535321470 Rights: Right holders: GBIF Secretariat