GBIF is an intergovernmental organization that facilitates open access to biodiversity data worldwide via the internet. It provides three main types of infrastructure: physical infrastructure including data workflows and datasets; information infrastructure such as data portals and products; and capability infrastructure like knowledge management and standard development. GBIF aims to make biodiversity data freely available under common standards to support scientific research, conservation, and sustainable development. It currently hosts over 400 million data records from more than 10,000 datasets contributed by its 52 member countries and 36 international organizations.