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Executive Manager Theressa Frantz: GBIF Africa BID Data Mobilisation Workshop

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Collected on 9 November 2026

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A welcome speech by SANBI executive manager Theressa Frantz opening the GBIF Africa BID Data Mobilisation Training Workshop at Kirstenbosch. It stresses the need to mobilise and open biodiversity data across Africa and reports that 22 projects from the 2025 BID Call for Proposals were selected.

Key Takeaways

  • GBIF Africa BID Data Mobilisation Training Workshop
  • Held at SANBI and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
  • Funded by the European Union through INTPA
  • 22 projects selected from the 2025 BID Call for Proposals across 16 countries
  • South African National Biodiversity Institute
  • GBIF Secretariat
  • European Union
  • Theressa Frantz
  • Mélianie Raymond
  • Laura Anne Russell