IDI's activities currently concentrate on four areas:- Data mining: Projects in this category are designed to extract conservation-relevant information from already existing sources of data (museum collections, paper-based publications etc.), which are currently inaccessible for large-scale analyses or decision making.
- Awareness building: Activities in this category are designed to bring attention of both the general public and conservation authorities to the largely ignored invertebrate organisms.
- Invertebrate surveys: The goal of projects in this category is (1) to perform initial invertebrate surveys in areas where such surveys have never been done, and (2) to complete invertebrate surveys and produce comprehensive databases, identification tools, and checklists in areas where such an activity is possible due to an already existing history of research.
- Taxonomic capacity building: Projects in this category aim to reduce the taxonomic impediment, especially in the developing world and/or for invertebrate taxa with the most severe shortage of taxonomic expertise.
"The Smaller Majority"
A new photographic book by Piotr Naskrecki highlights the beauty and threats to the survival of the smaller, often underappreciated members of tropical ecosystems. "The Smaller Majority" includes chapters on katydids, preying mantids, ants, and many others, and features over 400 photos of these and other invertebrates and little known amphibians.
Click here to learn more about The Smaller Majority by Piotr Naskrecki
The Invertebrate Conservation Information Portal
Click here to access a wealth of information on a wide variety of invertebrates. The portal is fully searchable and presents links to a large number of organizations working for invertebrate conservation.
