Commission supports global biodiversity information facility
European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will announce the involvement of the European Commission in a new initiative to provide universal access to information on biodiversity on 5 March. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) aims to expand the presently limited knowledge of life on earth and will provide a tool for the protection, management and sustainable use of biological resources worldwide: Issues such as the role of the EU in biodiversity research, provision of biodiversity information and the importance of biodiversity in research and environmental policy all feature on the event's agenda..