SANBI-GBIF Node — South African Biodiversity Information Facility

Portal for South Africa's GBIF Voting Node, operated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through the South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF). Provides access to over 32 million species occurrences from 9 data publishers in South Africa, mobilised under common biodiversity data standards (Darwin Core, EML). SABIF coordinates biodiversity data management across South Africa, provides training and e-learning resources for data managers, and serves as the country's gateway to the global GBIF network. Funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). Directly relevant to eBioNet as the institutional framework through which South African freshwater biodiversity data (including FBIS records) are integrated into the global GBIF infrastructure.