| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt | |
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| Formed | 22 December 1993 [1] |
| Headquarters | Diagonal 27 # 15 - 09, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development |
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The Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute ( Spanish: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt), sometimes referred to as IAVH, is an independent non-regulatory research institute of the Executive Branch of the Government of Colombia charged with conducting scientific research on the biodiversity of the country including hydrobiology and genetic research. The institute is named after Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist who conducted research on the biodiversity of Colombia and Latin America.
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References
- ^ Colombia, Congress of (22 December 1993). "Ley 99 de 1993" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (41, 146). Bogotá. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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