Biodiversity Research for the Future
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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to Fund Global Genome Biodiversity Network at the Botanic Garden Berlin. Ninety-nine partner institutions from thirty-three countries are set to make more than three million DNA and tissue samples from their biological collections digitally available. This is the latest achievement of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN). The international network, which was founded in 2011, aims to strengthen biodiversity research and conservation by promoting the exchange of material and information across the globe. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will financially support an upgrade of the GGBN's digital infrastructure with 0.8 million euros. The five-year project will be led by the Botanic Garden Berlin at Freie Universität Berlin. New Data Highways for Biodiversity Research.
