Addressing biodiversity loss

iBOL Europe

DNA barcoding for species identification and biomonitoring

  • A European framework

iBOL Europe is a European node of the International Barcode of Life consortium. A regional nexus for the DNA barcoding community.

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  • Events

    March community meeting highlights

    On March 25th, we held the last edition of our bi-monthly community meetings. We heard from the new iBOL executive secretary Adriana Radulovici about the plans for future iBOL developments, from Florian Leese about the new Biodiversa+ project DNAquaIMG, and...

  • Events

    Call for Abstracts for the iBOL conference 2024 is now open!

    Amazon homecoming: connecting people, barcodes, and biodiversity! The 9th International Barcode of Life conference will take place in Belém, Brazil on September 3-6th, 2024. Submit your abstract and find more information here: iBOL 2024 call for submissions    We are looking...

  • Blog

    DNA barcoding of invertebrates inhabiting subterranean environments – the case of Western Carpathian epikarst

    Guest blog by Aleksandra Jablonska and Michał GrabowskiThe world is inhabited by a huge diversity of invertebrate species, some of which remain particularly understudied. The reasons for this depend, among other things, on species habitats and their accessibility for researchers....

  • What is DNA barcoding?

DNA barcoding uses short segments of DNA to identify species. A scalable solution to provide biomonitoring data to address biodiversity loss.

  • Our vision

To support the DNA barcoding communities of European nations, to conduct impactful DNA-based biomonitoring, to sustain and improve planetary biodiversity.

Paul Herbert

“European researchers have played a central role in the iBOL consortium since its launch in 2010. iBOL Europe will amplify these impacts by coordinating a scientific community with the capacity to reverse the loss of biodiversity. It’s a model for the rest of our world.”

Paul Hebert

Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity, University of Guelph
Scientific Director and Board Chair, iBOL

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  • Who is doing what?

Explore the European DNA barcoding landscape from new initiatives through to established iBOL nodes.

  • Information portal

Find resources to support your DNA barcoding science and wider barcoding engagement activities.

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