Our Vision
At the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, we aim to further understanding of the processes that shape biodiversity and to develop effective management tools to conserve and protect biodiversity during an era of rapid environmental change. BIO is a central node that links a broad community of biodiversity researchers, both at the University of Guelph and globally. We aspire to provide a flexible framework to help organize and facilitate new research initiatives and effective research alliances.
At the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, we aim to...
1. Become a world leader in the science needed to globally monitor, understand, and protect biodiversity.
2. Utilize the exceptional biodiversity research capacity already in place at the University of Guelph
3. Develop a new robust platform for launching bold and innovative research initiatives for the future.
4. Enhance collaboration amongst biodiversity researchers at both a local and global scale.
5. Provide support for groups devoted to synthesis research in biodiversity science through provision of seed funding, meeting space and technological resources.
6. Enhance communications both digitally and through workshops to strengthen relationships with existing external partners and to encourage knowledge translation to the public, industry, NGOs and the government.
7. To better apply genomic tools to increase understanding of how biological variation sustains ecosystem function by working in close collaboration with CBG.
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Resources
We are dedicated to enhancing collaboration between different nodes of the scientific community, both locally and worldwide.
Research
We are dedicated to solving pressing biodiversity issues in a changing climate using collaboration and cutting-edge technology.
Collections
We have notable collections of species from all over the world to add to our research knowledge on the biodiversity of life.