GBIF and Health
Learn more about the connections that GBIF reveals between biodiversity and human 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.
