RARElab

Biodiversity—the rich variety of life on Earth—is under threat. Despite discovering and describing approximately 18,000 species annually, we have only catalogued about 20% of all biodiversity, leaving countless species unknown and at risk. Further, a whole group of known species has been described but then lost, with often little to nothing known about them. Some species go extinct before we know about their existence or before we can study and understand them fully. Our mission is clear: conduct cutting-edge research on lost, rare, and understudied species, transforming scientific discoveries into informed, targeted conservation strategies.