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The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO)<\/a> has officially joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Ecuador the 34th<\/sup> nation to indicate its commitment to advancing knowledge of global biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n Spanning the Andes-Amazon region and including the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse nations on the planet.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO)<\/a> has officially joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Ecuador the 34th<\/sup> nation to indicate its commitment to advancing knowledge of global biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n Spanning the Andes-Amazon region and including the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse nations on the planet.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO)<\/a> has officially joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), making Ecuador the 34th<\/sup> nation to indicate its commitment to advancing knowledge of global biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.<\/p>\n Spanning the Andes-Amazon region and including the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse nations on the planet.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ custom_padding=”0|0px|20px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n \u201cEcuador holds a special place because the study of species on its Galapagos archipelago revolutionized our discipline,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. \u201cEcuador\u2019s decision to join iBOL is an important milestone in our quest to understand and protect the species that share our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Diego J. Incl\u00e1n, INABIO\u2019s Executive Director, will represent Ecuador on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. \u201cEcuador is a mega-biodiverse country where most of its species remain undiscovered. Groups like insects are highly diverse, however we do not have enough taxonomists to cover such diversity,\u201d says Dr. Incl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n A professor at the Central University of Ecuador, and President of the Entomological Society of Ecuador, Dr. Incl\u00e1n\u2019s research interests include entomology, systematics, ecology, and biodiversity with a special focus on Tachinidae parasitoids and landscape ecology.<\/p>\n Dr. Incl\u00e1n says that DNA barcoding has been enormously helpful for building knowledge about Tachinidae parasitoids in Ecuador, a group that is complex with nearly ten thousand species including many cryptic ones. \u201cTachinids are a clear example where we definitely need to combine traditional taxonomy with new molecular techniques in order to deal with such diverse groups. Barcoding offers the possibility to discover the truly diversity of Ecuador,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n \u201cEcuador holds a special place because the study of species on its Galapagos archipelago revolutionized our discipline,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. \u201cEcuador\u2019s decision to join iBOL is an important milestone in our quest to understand and protect the species that share our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Diego J. Incl\u00e1n, INABIO\u2019s Executive Director, will represent Ecuador on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. \u201cEcuador is a mega-biodiverse country where most of its species remain undiscovered. Groups like insects are highly diverse, however we do not have enough taxonomists to cover such diversity,\u201d says Dr. Incl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n A professor at the Central University of Ecuador, and President of the Entomological Society of Ecuador, Dr. Incl\u00e1n\u2019s research interests include entomology, systematics, ecology, and biodiversity with a special focus on Tachinidae parasitoids and landscape ecology.<\/p>\n Dr. Incl\u00e1n says that DNA barcoding has been enormously helpful for building knowledge about Tachinidae parasitoids in Ecuador, a group that is complex with nearly ten thousand species including many cryptic ones. \u201cTachinids are a clear example where we definitely need to combine traditional taxonomy with new molecular techniques in order to deal with such diverse groups. Barcoding offers the possibility to discover the truly diversity of Ecuador,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cEcuador holds a special place because the study of species on its Galapagos archipelago revolutionized our discipline,\u201d says Dr. Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director. \u201cEcuador\u2019s decision to join iBOL is an important milestone in our quest to understand and protect the species that share our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Diego J. Incl\u00e1n, INABIO\u2019s Executive Director, will represent Ecuador on iBOL\u2019s Science Committee. \u201cEcuador is a mega-biodiverse country where most of its species remain undiscovered. Groups like insects are highly diverse, however we do not have enough taxonomists to cover such diversity,\u201d says Dr. Incl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n A professor at the Central University of Ecuador, and President of the Entomological Society of Ecuador, Dr. Incl\u00e1n\u2019s research interests include entomology, systematics, ecology, and biodiversity with a special focus on Tachinidae parasitoids and landscape ecology.<\/p>\n Dr. Incl\u00e1n says that DNA barcoding has been enormously helpful for building knowledge about Tachinidae parasitoids in Ecuador, a group that is complex with nearly ten thousand species including many cryptic ones. \u201cTachinids are a clear example where we definitely need to combine traditional taxonomy with new molecular techniques in order to deal with such diverse groups. Barcoding offers the possibility to discover the truly diversity of Ecuador,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Diego-3.jpg” alt=”Sujeevan Ratnasingham, chief architect of BOLD Systems” title_text=”Diego 3″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ custom_margin=”||15px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.5″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ custom_padding=”0|0px|20px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n \u201cBeing part of the iBOL community will allow us to know our biodiversity and only then we will be able to conserve it and use it in a sustainable way.\u201d<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n \u201cBeing part of the iBOL community will allow us to know our biodiversity and only then we will be able to conserve it and use it in a sustainable way.\u201d<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cBeing part of the iBOL community will allow us to know our biodiversity and only then we will be able to conserve it and use it in a sustainable way.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||14px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”8px|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ header_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Hannah James<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|50px|67px|50px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. 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