Illuminate
BiodiversityTo save our living planet
iBOL’s mission
illuminate biodiversity by developing globally accessible, dna-based systems for the discovery and identification of all multicellular 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 is working to 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 – 2026
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
Latest News & Events
New Australian program to secure future for Antarctica’s environment and biodiversity
The Australian Government has awarded $36 million to a new research program led by Monash University, Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF).
BIOSCAN partners awarded 18 million euros to identify the full breadth of biodiversity in the Netherlands
A new megaproject called ARISE will use leading-edge scientific infrastructure to assess all multicellular flora and fauna in the Netherlands in the next decade.
iBOL Science Committee member recognized as “Face of Exchange” by U.S. State Department
Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, a leader in DNA barcoding and conservation in Lebanon, has been named as a notable alumnus of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
About us
The International Barcode of Life consortium is a research alliance of nations
undertaking the largest biodiversity science initiative:
