Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) in Denpasar Bali is initiated yesterday (August 10th). The establishment of this IBRC is part of research development effort for Indonesian biodiversity, in which the country has been known as a nation who inherit mega biodiversity.

IBRC activity for the near future will be centered at Biomedical Laboratory Faculty of Veterinary Udayana University, at Sesetan Street Markisa Alley Denpasar. The IBRC established under cooperation between US government and Indonesia and funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

One of the collaborator and initiator for the development of IBRC in Bali is Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Mahardika who stated that IBRC would accommodate the research, training, specimen experiment service and species collection.

“IBRC is the magnet to attract Indonesian and international researchers to conduct biodiversity research,” explained Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Mahardika.

Ngurah Mahardika says that IBRC standpoint is in order to facilitating the foreign research conduct their study here in Indonesia and developing the born of young scientist in Indonesia.

Through the existence IBRC, it is hope that Indonesian biodiversity richness would increasingly explored.

IBRC initiation was marked by the signing of cooperation charter between Udayana University Rector, Papua University Rector, Diponogoro University Rector and delegation from UCLA University of California.

The initiation also followed by molecular approachment symposium studying over Indonesian biodiversity.

News by Berita Bali