IABIN Partners

IABIN works closely with other regional and global biodiversity information network initiatives. These partnerships, as well as other collaborations with government, non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations, and academia ensure that these various efforts are complementary, provide information users with access to new resources and tools, and promote capacity building while accomplishing the goal of biodiversity information exchange throughout the Americas.

Key Partners:

• National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII - USGS)
  U.S. IABIN Focal Point
  IABIN Council Chair
  Coordinating Institution for the IABIN Invasives Species Thematic Network (I3N)
  Leads development of several core tools
   
• IABIN Focal Points
  34 countries of the Western Hemisphere have designated official Focal Points
   
• Organization of American States (OAS)
  IABIN Diplomatic Host
  Executing Agency for the GEF "Building IABIN" Project
   
• The World Bank
  Implementing Agency of the GEF "Building IABIN" Project
   
• City of Knowledge
  Host of the IABIN Secretariat
   
• Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) (Convention on Biological Diversity)
  Memorandum of Cooperation between IABIN and the CHM to facilitate information sharing on biodiversity conservation and sustainable management.
  IABIN is represented on the CHM Informal Advisory Committee.
   
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
  Memorandum of Understanding between IABIN and GBIF to promote biodiversity information exchange.
  IABIN is an associate member of GBIF.
   
• Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)
  Memorandum of Cooperation between IABIN and CCAD to promote the generation, exchange, and management of biodiversity information in Central America. (Spanish)
   
• Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
  Memorandum of Cooperation between IABIN and PAIGH to promote integration of geospatial and biodiversity data, as well as tool development for environmental policy making.
   
• Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  Memorandum of Cooperation between IABIN and OBIS on exchange and management of marine biodiversity information.
   

I3N Partners

• I3N Leads