International Union of Biological Sciences

Taxonomic Databases Working Group

• To provide an international forum for biological data projects;
• To develop and promote the use of standards; and
• To facilitate data exchange.

Historically, the International Union for Biological Sciences (IUBS), Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG) has addressed data standards for plant taxonomic databases. Membership has encompassed major botanical institutions and projects from around the globe. In 1994, the Work Group was given the role by the IUBS to encompass taxonomic databases in general and now has members in zoology and microbiology.