Partnerships & Collaborations
Below you can see a range of different organisations that form part of our community.
These include like-minded organisations, global networks of Natural History and Natural Science Museums, Botanical Gardens, and research centres as well as international organisations with an interest in research on taxonomy and biodiversity, the protection of species and ecosystems, the sustainable use of biological resources, or tackling broader environmental issues and societal challenges. We complement and enrich each other by enabling the flow of scientific information, and fill in existing gaps, including on training, educational, managerial and policy issues. CETAF is part of this global community with the aim of using scientific knowledge to enhance the benefits of science for humankind.
CETAF Partnerships
CETAF has signed a MoU, has a partnership agreement with or is member of a number of European and International initiatives.
- IUBS International Union of Biological Sciences – Scientific Member
- SPNHC Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
- BHL Biodiversity Heritage Library
- ABS Consultation Forum of the EC Consultation Forum on Access and Benefit Sharing – Member
- BGCI Botanic Gardens Conservation International
- ECSA European Citizen Science Association – Membership
- EU BON European Biodiversity Observation Network
- GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- SPECIES2000 Species 2000
CETAF Collaborations
CETAF and/or its member institutions are key partners or contributors to a number of European and International platforms, networks or initiatives.
BioNET Global Network for Taxonomy
LIFEWATCH European e-Science infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem research
SCICOLL Science Collections International
TDWG Biodiversity Information Standards
Relevant organisations and initiatives
European Organisations
BIOSYST Federation of European Biological Systematic Societies
ENBI European Network for Biodiversity Information
EBGC European Botanic Gardens Consortium
International Organisations
BirdLife BirdLife International
IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPEN International Plant Exchange Network
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
NSCA Natural Science Collections Alliance
SMEBD Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data
SPNHC Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
European and International Initiatives
AToL Assembling the Tree of Life
EUROPEANA Think Culture
FAUNA EUROPAEA Fauna Europaea (Fauna Europaea)
ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Information Sources
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WB World Bank