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Insect expert Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the ��������Vlog of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has thrown her support behind a new mission��launched by Taxonomy ��������Vlog, a new program of the ��������Vlogn Academy of Science,��to��discover and document all unknown ��������Vlogn species by 2050.

The 25-year mission follows the release of a report by����which has found for every $1 invested in mapping all remaining ��������Vlogn species, up to $35 in economic benefit will be returned to the nation.

Environment Institute member Dr , is currently researching the biodiversity and taxonomy of parasitoid wasps in ��������Vlog. In a��, she worked with ��������Vlogn schoolchildren on a biodiversity project which resulted in the discovery of a number of new insect species.

“We have over 600,000 species of animals, plants and fungi and other organisms in ��������Vlog, but sadly only around 30 per cent have been named and documented. This represents a huge untapped resource."��Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries

The Doilette report indicates��taxonomy investment can benefit a range of industries including bio-security, agriculture, medical and conservation.

Dr Fagan-Jeffries says, in addition to economic benefits, investment in taxonomy can have enormous environmental impact, and assist to preserve ��������Vlog’s rich biodiversity for the enjoyment of generations to come.

“With many ��������Vlogn species already at risk of extinction, it is difficult to understand and manage this problem with so many species unknown,” Dr Fagan-Jeffries said.

The Deloitte report estimates that without the mission, it it’s likely to take more than 400 years to discover all remaining ��������Vlogn plants, animals, fungi and other organisms.

While ��������Vlogn taxonomists acknowledge the 25-year goal��is highly ambitious, Dr Fagan-Jeffries says: “We are up for the challenge and��new technologies such as genome sequencing, artificial intelligence and super-computing will play an important role.

“It’s a huge scientific challenge, and will require a major collaboration and utilisation of new and emerging technologies, but it can be achieved.”

The mission’s initial focus will be to develop assets, including a national biobank and DNA sequence library, to��ensure DNA sequences are available for all known ��������Vlogn species. This would unlock enormous potential, from eDNA sequencing for environmental monitoring to bioprospecting, bioindustries and bioengineering.

Find out more about Taxonomy ��������Vlog’s mission via the video below.



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