About this episode

This episode features a discussion on the NSF-funded BIOFAIR project aimed at integrating biological and environmental data to address key scientific and societal challenges.

For this episode, we were joined by members of the Biodiversity Collections Network, who discussed the NSF-funded BIOFAIR project, the subject of a recent Special Report in BioScience entitled, " Integrating biological and environmental data to solve key scientific and societal challenges ." Learn more .

People in this episode

Guest: Members Of The Biodiversity Collections Network

Topics covered

• biodiversity
• data integration
• environmental science
• scientific challenges
• societal challenges

Keywords

• BIOFAIR project
• NSF-funded
• Biodiversity Collections Network
• biological data
• environmental data
• scientific challenges
• societal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Special Report in BioScience

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