Norway

Regional Node

National Organization:

• Norwegian Barcode of Life network (NorBOL)

SSC Representative

• Jan Lifjeld
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

SSC Alternate

• Torbjørn Ekrem/
• Museum of Natural History and Archaeology,
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Goals

• Make Norway a significant contributor to the global effort of building a DNA barcode archive for all eukaryotic life on Earth.
• Facilitate the building of a complete reference library of DNA barcodes for all eukaryotic species occurring in our country and in the Arctic region, and contribute Norway’s taxonomic expertise to global barcode campaigns, within the framework of the iBOL project.
• NorBOL has the scientific goal of barcoding 200,000 specimens of 25,000 species by 2016.

Activities

Organization

Funding Plan

Core Facilities

Projects and Researchers