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
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.
Director for SBDI – position open
We are recruiting a new Director for the Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure (SBDI).
Call for submissions: 2026 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has opened the call for submissions for the 2026 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge. The challenge promotes innovative uses of open biodiversity data by recognizing the development of tools, workflows, and applications that improve the access, integration, analysis, or reuse of biodiversity information.The Ebbe Nielsen Challenge...
Events
Flora- och faunavårdskonferensen
The Flora and Fauna Conservation Conference is a popular meeting place and source of inspiration for nature conservation in Sweden. Each year has a new theme, but always with the preservation of biodiversity as its starting point.
Biodiversity Monitoring Week
The Biodiversity Monitoring Week (BioMonWeek) is the European conference bringing monitoring experts together for discussions on transnational cooperation and coordination across scales.
GBIF Europe and Central Asia nodes meeting
The 18th meeting of the nodes of the GBIF Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region takes place in Montpellier, France on 4 May 2026 from 9-17. This full-day, in-person meeting is open to node managers from the region's participant nodes.
