IBC is dedicated to the
conservation, sustainable use, access and benefit sharing of Ethiopia's
biodiversity. Established in 1976, it has accomplished significant
number of programmes and projects in biodiversity conservation.
International conventions, agreements and treaties relevant to
Biodiversity Conservation have been ratified and adopted. Strategy and
policy documents have been published on Ethiopia's Biodiversity and
distributed to relevant stakeholders.
IBC consists of several departments which include:
animal genetic resources department
biotechnology and Biosafety department
crop genetic resources department
Ecosystem Conservation department
Ethnobiology department
Forage and Pasture genetic resources department
Horticultural plants genetic resources department
The website also includes details about the
institute’s projects, latest news and events, various publications and
IBC newsletter.
