Israel is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots due to its unique geographic location between three continents, the extreme climatic gradient over a short distance and its heterogeneous landscape.
By developing a comprehensive, multi-layer, cloud-based database and fostering interdisciplinary partnerships, IBCC aims to enhance conservation efforts, advance research, and inform policy decisions.
Israel hosts an unusually rich variety of life for its size with tens of thousands of species across diverse habitats at the crossroads of continents. Despite this natural wealth, biodiversity is declining due to habitat loss, invasive species, climate change and ecosystem degradation, underscoring the urgent need for conservation — the core reason IBCC is being created.
Nearly all ecosystems in Israel show biodiversity loss.
Total estimated species in Israel — one of the highest diversities relative to land area globally.
Including 15% that are nationally threatened.
Pass through Israel twice each year along major flyways — a critical global migration route.
~15% of native plants, ~38% of butterflies, ~29% of birds, ~62% of mammals are at risk.
Nearly all ecosystems in Israel show biodiversity loss.
Develop a comprehensive, open cloud-based platform which integrates all aspects of biodiversity data and information, including historic and modern collections.
Democratization of biodiversity data
and knowledge for everyone.
Foster interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration between scientific community, authorities, policy makers
and the public.
Support the development of conservation strategies and curation efforts for preservation and enhancement of biodiversity.
