Organization:Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute

Short description: Colombian publicly funded biological research institute

Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute

Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Agency overview
Headquarters	Diagonal 27 # 15 - 09, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
Agency executive	Hernando García Martínez Ph.D., Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Website	www.humboldt.org.co

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.

See also

• Ana María Hernández Salgar