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Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre

Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre

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The Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre aims to link science and society around biodiversity and enhance and accelerate biodiversity research.

The GGBC has a global outlook, extending well beyond the borders of our home base in Western Sweden. We are a collaborative effort among eighteen partner institutions and are hosted at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Find out more in our promotional video from 2018. We have been continuing to grow since then.

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What is biodiversity? And who are we?

News and events

News – 11 May 2025
Come join the family fun
Bioblitz 2025
News – 9 May 2025
Taxonomy Recognition Day #nameittosaveit
Sweden is famous for many things….. fika, midsommer, Abba, Ikea… but when it comes to biology, Carl Linnaeus is perhaps the…
News – 30 April 2025
Major changes in biodiversity in the Arctic
Global warming is causing rapid changes in vegetation in the Arctic. A major study in Nature with researchers from the…
Workshop
Become a Seal Observer!
This workshop is open to anyone who would like to learn more about seals and their importance in the ecosystem as well as…

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News – 14 March 2025
Behind the Scenes: Alex Antonelli takes us inside WWF's global boardroom
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is a key player in environmental and nature conservation. Now, Alexandre Antonelli gives us…
News – 18 March 2025
Pollen season has started – how it affects you and what you can do
The blooming of alder (Alnus glutinosa) has begun in Gothenburg, marking the full onset of the pollen season. Daily pollen…
News – 14 January 2025
Student fulfils childhood dream - describes newly discovered worm
Christian Nilsson has always dreamed of working in deep-sea biology and describing a new species to science. Thanks to hard…
News – 4 February 2025
Male flies' better vision called the females' bluff
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in…
News – 29 January 2025
Blue Community Gardens win innovation award
Blue community gardens are one of three winners of the Circular Gastronomy Challenge. The prize is awarded to ideas that can…
News – 23 January 2025
Tropical trees and climate change: new insights into heat and drought stress
How do tropical trees cope in a warming world? Olivier Manzi demonstrates in a new thesis that that leaf temperatures can…
Read previous news published about GGBC members and partners on the University's pages
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