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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    Highlights of the September Community Meeting

    The September edition of the iBOL Europe Community Meetings took place on 30 September.  Meeting Highlights This time, Kasia Fantoni (Naturalis), the new iBOL Europe Community Manager, informed about the launch of the iBOL Europe Working Groups: a new initiative...

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    Collaborate, engage, inform: join iBOL Europe Working Groups

    We are happy to share the launch of the iBOL Europe Working Groups, a new initiative to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange among the iBOL Europe community. iBOL Europe’s mission is to support, coordinate, and strengthen the DNA-barcoding community in...

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    July community meeting highlights

    On July 29th, we held the last edition of our bi-monthly community meetings. We heard from Simon Creer (Bangor University, United Kingdom) about the UK DNA Working Group; Will Goodall-Copestake (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom) about the Scottish DNA...

  • 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.

Coordinate DNA barcoding

Work with the iBOL consortium

Share FAIR data and knowledge

Engage with citizen scientists

Promote policy connections

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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Learn about the origin, activities, organisation and institutional membership of our community.

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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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  • Does our vision resonate with you?

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Benefit from our bi-monthly meetings, resources and communications to help shape the future of DNA barcoding in Europe.