Below you will find the most recent versions of the GBIF Key documents. The documents are provided in PDF format. If you have problems accessing the files, please contact us.

• Suwon Declaration
• GBIF Statements on Open Access to Biodiversity Data and Mobilising and Sharing Biodiversity Data with Countries of Origin

• English (official version) - Memorandum of Understanding (2012- ) 
• French translation - Protocole d'Accord concernant le Système Mondial d'Information sur la Biodiversité (2012-)
• Japanese translation - Memorandum of Understanding 2012 (Japanese) 
• Portuguese (Br) translation - Memorando de Entendimento para o Sistema de Informação sobre a Biodiversidade Global
• Spanish translation - Memorando de Entendimiento para el Sistema de Información sobre la Biodiversidad Global (2012-)

See all current and previous MOUs here.

• Report from the Biodiversity Informatics Subgroup - a subgroup under the OECD Megascience Forum Working Group on Biological Informatics (January 1999)
• OECD Recommendation on establishment of a GBIF and endorsement by Ministers (June 1999)

• GBIF Review, 2009 - From prototype to full operation: Managing expectations
• GBIF 2010 Forward Look Report

See all GBIF Reviews here.

• Rules of Procedure of the GBIF Governing Board

Read more about the GBIF Governing Board here.

GBIF Executive Committee:

• Terms of Reference for the Executive Committee 

Read more about the GBIF Executive Committee here.

GBIF Standing Committees:

• Terms of Reference for the Budget Committee
• Terms of Reference for the Nodes Committee
• Terms of Reference for the Rules Committee
• Terms of Reference for the Science Committee

Read more about the GBIF Standing Committees here.

• GBIF Work Programme 2012-2013

See all current and previous Work Programmes here.