Our Mission
Map of Life aims to support effective and global biodiversity education, monitoring, research, and decision-making by assembling and integrating a wide range of knowledge about species distributions and their dynamics over time.
Map of Life aims to support effective and global biodiversity education, monitoring, research, and decision-making by assembling and integrating a wide range of knowledge about species distributions and their dynamics over time.
Research backed by Yale University
Since 2012, the scientific core of Map of Life has been developed and advanced by the Center for Biodiversity and Global Change at Yale University.
Winners of XPRIZE Rainforest competition
The Map of Life Rapid Assessments team took second place in the five-year XPRIZE Rainforest competition, demonstrating the enormous potential for noninvasive, scalable biodiversity monitoring to revolutionize conservation efforts.
Background
Where we started and where we're going.
May 2012
Official Launch - Map of Life launches and becomes the primary initiative of the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change to advance global biodiversity understanding
May 2012
Official Launch - Map of Life launches and becomes the primary initiative of the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change to advance global biodiversity understanding
May 2012
Official Launch - Map of Life launches and becomes the primary initiative of the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change to advance global biodiversity understanding
Sept 2016
New Tool Launched - Regions view (Analyze Areas tool) first launched in the Map of Life platform
Sept 2016
New Tool Launched - Regions view (Analyze Areas tool) first launched in the Map of Life platform
Sept 2016
New Tool Launched - Regions view (Analyze Areas tool) first launched in the Map of Life platform
Jan 2021
Species Distribution Model Innovations - First set of high-res continental scale SDMs
Jan 2021
Species Distribution Model Innovations - First set of high-res continental scale SDMs
Jan 2021
Species Distribution Model Innovations - First set of high-res continental scale SDMs
Dec 2022
Indicators adopted - Indicators adopted in the The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Dec 2022
Indicators adopted - Indicators adopted in the The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Dec 2022
Indicators adopted - Indicators adopted in the The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Oct 2024
First SPI report launched - Map of Life releases the Species Protection Report, to assess global progress in species conservation through protected areas.
Oct 2024
First SPI report launched - Map of Life releases the Species Protection Report, to assess global progress in species conservation through protected areas.
Oct 2024
First SPI report launched - Map of Life releases the Species Protection Report, to assess global progress in species conservation through protected areas.
Nov 2024
XPRIZE Winners - XPRIZE Rainforest, a global competition to find the most innovative technology for exploring Earth’s biodiversity, awards Map of Life the 2nd place prize
Nov 2024
XPRIZE Winners - XPRIZE Rainforest, a global competition to find the most innovative technology for exploring Earth’s biodiversity, awards Map of Life the 2nd place prize
Nov 2024
XPRIZE Winners - XPRIZE Rainforest, a global competition to find the most innovative technology for exploring Earth’s biodiversity, awards Map of Life the 2nd place prize
Jan 2025
Team Expands - The Center teams up with industry veterans to provide companies, governments, and NGOs with scalable, easy to use, and low-cost biodiversity assessment solutions.
Jan 2025
Team Expands - The Center teams up with industry veterans to provide companies, governments, and NGOs with scalable, easy to use, and low-cost biodiversity assessment solutions.
Jan 2025
Team Expands - The Center teams up with industry veterans to provide companies, governments, and NGOs with scalable, easy to use, and low-cost biodiversity assessment solutions.
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Map of Life
Access comprehensive data on species and habitats worldwide.
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Map of Life
Access comprehensive data on species and habitats worldwide.
