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This comprehensive approach seeks to cultivate and strengthen a global community of practice by developing and delivering curricula on biodiversity data mobilization and use, producing documentation and other learning resources, establishing regional knowledge networks, and engaging individuals as volunteer mentors, translators and ambassadors.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="horizontal-stripe light-background p-0" id="_objectives" > <div class="container--desktop"> <div class="block_carousel" dir="auto"> <h2 class="block__header">Objectives </h2> <div> <uib-carousel active="0" interval="0" no-wrap="false" no-transition="false" template-url="carouseltest.html" > <uib-slide template-url="carouselslide.html" index="0"> <article class="block_slide "> <div class="block_slide__content"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea__container"> <img src="//api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http:%2F%2Fimages.ctfassets.net%2Fuo17ejk9rkwj%2F4mI3zqij3uB51GBFXHf5Lw%2Fba0b5e831bb5ed7d4d09dc659fbb45c8%2Fobj-2.png"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea__caption" dir="auto"> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="block_slide__textContent" dir="auto"> <h3 class="h2 block_slide__textContent__title"> <div> Mobilizing biodiversity data </div> </h3> <div class="block_slide__textContent__body body-text"> <p>Developing the capacity to mobilize biodiversity data through GBIF is essential for reducing knowledge gaps and ensuring a stable foundation for data mobilization. As GBIF evolves and adapts data standards and models, further capacity development is needed to support the uptake of new data publishing methods and integrate new communities.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </uib-slide> <uib-slide template-url="carouselslide.html" index="1"> <article class="block_slide ng-cloak"> <div class="block_slide__content"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea__container"> <img src="//api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http:%2F%2Fimages.ctfassets.net%2Fuo17ejk9rkwj%2F4P7zCVz5tCqJmvd94OhW6G%2F297ace6bc9c238aaa6ef81a1168b85a7%2Fobj-1.png"> <div class="block_slide__imageArea__caption" dir="auto"> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="block_slide__textContent" dir="auto"> <h3 class="h2 block_slide__textContent__title"> <div> Using biodiversity data </div> </h3> <div class="block_slide__textContent__body body-text"> <p>Developing the capacity to use GBIF-mediated biodiversity data is crucial for analyzing and utilizing this data in scientific research and decision-making. 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Capacity development is frequently combined with outreach and engagement work, contributing to expanding the GBIF network.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Individual</strong>: strengthen and grow GBIF's community of practice</li> <li><strong>Institutional</strong>: build partnerships that drive the institutionalization of biodiversity data moobilization and use of GBIF-mediated data</li> <li><strong>National</strong>: develop national biodiversity information facilities</li> <li><strong>Regional</strong>: coordinate and raise the visibility of the GBIF community of practice and network</li> </ul> <br /> <p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://docs.gbif.org/capacity-development-framework" class="gb-button--brand">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="horizontal-stripe light-background p-0" id="_programmes" > <div class="container--desktop"> <div class="block_features"> <h2 class="block__header">Programmes </h2> <div 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