The Swedish Taxonomy Initiative

A unique project with the purpose to identify and describe all species of animals, plants and fungi in Sweden, prioritizing lesser known species and organism groups.

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Funding

The Swedish Taxonomy Initiative aims to map and scientifically describe the country’s plants, animals, and fungi, with a focus on lesser-known species and organism groups. As part of this effort, funding is announced annually for taxonomic research and networking activities. Support is also provided for biological collections.

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Ongoing and upcoming (Swedish)

A large number of scientific projects are currently underway with funding from the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative. In addition, courses and events are held on an ongoing basis. Here you can find information about what is currently in progress or coming up soon.

Results (Swedish)

Since the launch of the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative in 2002, funding has been granted to numerous taxonomic research and inventory projects, networking activities, and biological collections. The initiaitive has also continuously organized its own courses and activities.