Data resources
Find the data you need for your biodiversity research. Browse hundreds of species’ genomes in our Ensembl database and EMBL’s Biodiversity Portal.
Biodiversity at EMBL-EBI
Across the globe, major biodiversity projects are using genomic sequencing to catalogue and understand species. At EMBL-EBI we support these efforts, making the data generated accessible to the global scientific community.
These projects have many benefits and potential outcomes, such as supporting food security by providing valuable insights into agricultural biodiversity and crop resilience.
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“Our collaboration with EMBL has been transformative for the Tara Ocean expeditions. Together, we’re unlocking the secrets of marine and intracoastal biodiversity, and making the data available for others to reuse.”
How does EMBL-EBI’s work support biodiversity?
Research
Our scientists are working on biodiversity projects and help to support large-scale biodiversity collaborations including TREC, EMBL’s flagship project that studies coastal ecosystems.
Training
Our training team is creating biodiversity focused training to help researchers with a range of bioinformatics methods, from interpreting phylogenetic trees to genome assembly and variant calling.
Planetary biology
Find out how EMBL’s Planetary Biology theme explores genetic and environmental interactions across ecosystems to enhance our understanding of biodiversity and planetary health.
What are EMBL-EBI’s top biodiversity initiatives?
Biodiversity initiatives across the globe are aiming to sample, sequence, and annotate all life on Earth. Find out how EMBL-EBI is supporting these projects and making biodiversity data openly available to all.
Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) is a large-scale expedition led by EMBL together with the Tara Ocean Foundation and the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) that studies organisms and ecosystems at the places where land and sea meet.
Meet EMBL-EBI’s biodiversity experts
Our thought leaders explain how bioinformatics and data science at EMBL-EBI enable research and innovation in the fields of biodiversity, food security and climate change.
Biodiversity experts at EMBL-EBI
Rob Finn on microbial ecosystems
EMBL’s Microbial Ecosystems transversal theme focuses on how microbes interact with and influence their environments. The theme’s co-chair, Rob Finn, explains.
Sarah Dyer on plant and crop science
Coming from a background in plant and crop genetics, Sarah Dyer is our expert in plants and food security.
Fergal Martin on genome annotations
Eukaryotic Annotation Team Leader, Fergal Martin, discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives.
Genomic data for biodiversity – a global challenge
Biodiversity loss is one of the biggest catastrophes facing humanity. To conserve biodiversity, we must first understand it, which requires open science and FAIR data.
Emily Clarke on genome analysis
Genome Analysis Team Leader, Emily Clarke is exploring the potential of AI and pangenomes to enhance comparative genomics at EMBL-EBI.
Ancient environmental DNA provides solutions for global food security challenges
Researchers explore genetic diversity found in ancient environmental DNA to help modern agricultural practices.
Biodiversity training and skills
Microbial biodiversity at schools and its link with children’s health
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Get in touch
Get in touch
If you have any questions, want to speak with one of our experts or have an idea for a biodiversity of food security collaboration, we would love to hear from you.
Contact us at comms@ebi.ac.uk.
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