Encyclopedia of Life Website Project Launches
AIBS is pleased to be on the Institutional Council of the Encyclopedia of Life website project that launched today.
As detailed in today's press release , the Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative effort led by the Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory, Missouri Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, and Biodiversity Heritage Library, a consortium including the core institutions and also the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Natural History Museum (London), New York Botanical Garden, and Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). Ultimately, the Encyclopedia of Life will provide an online database for all 1.8 million species now known to live on Earth. When completed, it will serve as a global biodiversity tool, providing scientists, policymakers, students, and citizens information they need to discover and protect the planet and encourage learning and conservation.
There will be Encyclopedia of Life presentations and discussions at both the AIBS Annual meeting on 14 May and the AIBS Council meeting on 15 May.