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 # Glossary

 *Biodiversity information facility*
 Variously described as a ‘BIF’, a system or a network, the broader structure of people and institutions, coordinated by the node, that collectively forms an infrastructure for delivering biodiversity information to relevant stakeholders. 

 *Participant*
 A country, economy or organization that joins GBIF by signing a Memorandum of Understanding and establishing a co-ordinated effort to support open access and use of biodiversity data, to advance scientific research, and to promote technological and sustainable development. 

 *Participant node*
 A coordinating team designated by the Participant to coordinate a network of people and institutions that produce, manage and use biodiversity data, collectively building an infrastructure for delivering biodiversity information.

 *Species occurrence*
 A record of a named organism observed or collected at a given time or place.
	# Glossary

	Biodiversity information facility
	Variously described as a ‘BIF’, a system or a network, the broader structure of people and institutions, coordinated by the node, that collectively forms an infrastructure for delivering biodiversity information to relevant stakeholders.

	Participant
	A country, economy or organization that joins GBIF by signing a Memorandum of Understanding and establishing a co-ordinated effort to support open access and use of biodiversity data, to advance scientific research, and to promote technological and sustainable development.

	Participant node
	A coordinating team designated by the Participant to coordinate a network of people and institutions that produce, manage and use biodiversity data, collectively building an infrastructure for delivering biodiversity information.

	Species occurrence
	A record of a named organism observed or collected at a given time or place.