Spacer Spacer

About BioBel

What is BioBel?

BioBel is a reference database developed by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform (an initiative of the Belgian Science Policy) that provides a unique and centralized access to the expertise and resources available in Belgium in the field of biodiversity. The database query tools allow users to freely retrieve accurate and up-to-date information on:

  • institutions
  • researchers
  • projects and collections

A secured login system allows the research community to directly maintain and update his/her own data in BioBel.

BioBel content

The initial content of BioBel was based on existing sources of information:

  • institution’s websites
  • biodiv BIODIV, a former inventory of the resources concerning biodiversity available in Belgium
  • invent INVENT, an inventory of the scientific potential in the Belgian public institutions developed by the Belgian Science Policy that gathers information from:
    • cref CRef (Conseil des Recteurs des universitĂ©s francophones de Belgique) ,
    • iweto IWETO (Inventaris van het Wetenschappelijk en Technologisch Onderzoek in Vlaanderen
    • fedra FEDRA, a database of research actions funded by the Belgian Science Policy

In order to guarantee BioBel holds the most accurate and updated information, a self-managing system has been set up that allows the researchers to directly maintain and update ( Edit ) their own data online through a secured login system.

If you are a Belgian researcher working in the field of biodiversity and would like to join BioBel, please fill in the registration form or contact us.

More information

Spacer Bruyere2