Jump to content

Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 186.31.48.18 (talk) at 17:20, 26 June 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Agency overview
Formed22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)[1]
HeadquartersDiagonal 27 # 15 - 09,
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
Agency executive
  • Hernando García Martínez Ph.D., Director General
Parent agencyMinistry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Websitewww.humboldt.org.co

The Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute (Spanish: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt), sometimes referred to as IAVH, is an independent non-regulatory research institute of the Executive Branch of the Government of Colombia charged with conducting scientific research on the biodiversity of the country including hydrobiology and genetic research. The institute is named after Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist who conducted research on the biodiversity of Colombia and Latin America.

See also

References

  1. ^ Colombia, Congress of (22 December 1993). "Ley 99 de 1993" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (41, 146). Bogotá. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.



Colombia

This article about an organisation in Colombia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an environmental organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a biology organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_von_Humboldt_Biological_Resources_Research_Institute&oldid=964633470"