GBIF and Health

GBIF connects biodiversity to human health by revealing where the wild species that serve as hosts, vectors and reservoirs of disease-causing pathogens impact human, animal and ecosystem health.

While other organizations are responsible for handling disease-related data, GBIF plays its role in supporting One Health—a term that describes a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach recognizing the intimate connections between the well-being of humans, animals and ecosystems, from local to global scales.