• Map of Life

    Putting biodiversity on the map.

  • Max Planck-Yale Center

    The Max Planck-Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global Change is a partnership between Yale University and its Center for Biodiversity and Global Change and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.

  • Jetz Lab

    Work in our group addresses the patterns and processes behind the distribution of species and their traits in space and time.

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Global Country Checklists for Odonata

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

In a study led by Yale BGC postdoc Emily Sandall and co-authored by former postdoc Stefan Pinkert and Walter Jetz,...

Jack Dangermond (Founder & President of Esri) & Sean Breyer (ArcGIS Living Atlas) Visit BGC

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Our friends Jack Dangermond and Sean Breyer of Esri visited the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change this week. Our day was filled with presentations and...

Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

More than 18,000 georeferenced expert range maps for all mammals are now available for exploration and download on...

ICARUS Highlighted in Science

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Science magazine recently highlighted...

MPYC flagship project receives endorsement by United Nations

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The International COVID-19 Bio-Logging Initiative, a flagship project of the MPYC, recently received a ten year endorsement from the...

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