The LIB
We are dedicated to researching biodiversity and its changes, the results of which are disseminated to the wider society in an educational manner. In order to better understand the current mass extinction of flora and fauna, researchers are looking for connections and causes of – often – man-made changes. The goal is to develop solutions for the preservation of ecosystems and species in order to maintain the basis of current life.
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Museum Koenig
Bonn
Contact
Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 9122-0
E-Mail: info@leibniz-lib.de
opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 10 am till 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 pm till 9 pm
prices
Day-Ticket: 6€ (reduced 3€)
To Museum Koenig
Museum of Nature
Hamburg
Contact
Bundesstraße 52
20146 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 238317-555
E-Mail: museumdernatur@leibniz-lib.de
Opening Hours
Tuesday till Sunday
10 am till 5 pm
Mondays and on holidays closed
Prices
free
To the ZoologyNewsroom
A new butterfly species was created by two species hybridising 200,000 years ago
While we think of the formation of new species as a process involving the division of one ancestral species into at least two new species, an international consortium involving researchers of the LIB has just demonstrated the formation of a new species through a hybridization process.
Major study shows: Diversity in agriculture brings ecological, economic and social benefits
A recent study in the journal Science, including collaborators from the LIB, shows: Diverse agriculture not only benefits nature, but also provides us humans with a stable food system and agricultural businesses with economic returns.
Face of the LIB: Peter Konstantinidis
Just a few months ago, Peter Konstantinidis was still frequently out on the US Pacific watching whales. Since mid-January, he has been responsible for Germany’s largest fish collection as the new curator of ichthyology at the Museum der Natur Hamburg.
Our research
At the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), scientists document the diversity of species and study how they change with and in their living environment. In doing so, they reconstruct the development of fauna and investigate the nature and extent of anthropogenic influence.
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Our collections
An important basis for research at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) are the scientific collections. The archive of living organisms, fossils and minerals provides our researchers with information about past and present times. The objects and data reflect the changes of species as well as their environment and allow predictions for further development.
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Participate
The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) offers a wide range of activities: The exhibitions provide the opportunity to engage with current and also explosive topics of the environment and natural history against the background of current research findings. With our educational and event formats, we actively involve participants in all their diversity in our programs. They expand their knowledge of species and learn more about the use and destruction of habitats.
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