Illuminate
BiodiversityTo save a living planet
iBOL’s mission
illuminate biodiversity by developing globally accessible, dna-based systems for the discovery and identification of all multi-cellular life
Discover how the ability to
read biodiversity will impact you
Explore the simple way that
we can read life on our planet
Imagine a world with biodiversity
identification at your fingertips
Our Plans
iBOL will establish an earth observation system that will reveal species, including their dynamics and interactions.
Tracking ecosystems and revealing symbiomes – distinct fungal, plant, and animal species associated with host organisms – before the middle of this century by completing three research program:
BARCODE 500K
BIOSCAN
PLANETARY BIODIVERSITY MISSION
BIOSCAN
The 2nd iBOL PROGRAM
2019 – 2025
BIOSCAN will allow us to forecast changes in biodiversity in response to anthropogenic drivers as well as deepen our understanding of species interactions by probing the
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Latest News & Events
Landmark 5.3-million € in funding to GBOL from German government
5.3-million € funding will activate specialized research team to reveal “dark taxa” in little-known but important insect groups.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation provide CBG with $0.65 million
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation provide funding for new laboratory equipment in support of iBOL’s research programs.
The launch of Pakistan Barcode of Life (PakBOL)
Pakistan launches PakBOL Network on April 25th at the 3rd International Conference on “Empowering Nation through Sciences” organized by the Women University Mardan.
About us
The International Barcode of Life consortium is a research alliance of nations
undertaking the largest biodiversity science initiative:
