Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) In a media release announcing the new task group to enhance Global Biodiversity Information Facility-enabled research of species linked to human diseases, GBIF Governing Board Chair noted that: "By providing access to high-quality data relevant to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, GBIF can support the implementation of 'One Health' approaches to disease research, public-health risk management and policy responses like those outlined in the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics."