John von Neumann Environmental Research Institute of the Pacific

The John von Neumann Environmental Research Institute of the Pacific is a non profit environmental and anthropological research institute of executive branch of the government of Colombia ascribed to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and charged with conducting research and investigations on the Pacific littoral and the biodiversity of the Chocó biogeographic hotspot.[1]

John von Neumann Environmental Research Institute of the Pacific
Agency overview

Formed	22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)
Headquarters	Cra 6 № 37-39 Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia
Agency executive	William Klinger Brahan, Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Website	iiap.org.co

References

"Instituto de investigaciones ambientales del pacífico" (in Spanish). Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-11.

Biodiversity of Colombia

General biota

Vertebrates	Birds Endemic Mammals Primates Reptiles Lizards Snakes
Other	Butterflies Non-marine molluscs Flora

Regional biota

Ecoregions

Tumbes Chocó Magdalena	Chocó-Darién moist forests Eastern Panamanian montane forests Esmeraldas-Pacific Colombia mangroves Magdalena Valley montane forests Magdalena-Urabá moist forests Panama Bight Western Ecuador moist forests
Tropical Andes	Bogotá savanna Cauca Valley dry forests Cauca Valley montane forests Cocora Valley Cordillera Oriental montane forests Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests Magdalena Valley dry forests Northern Andean páramo Northwestern Andean montane forests Patía Valley dry forests Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Santa Marta montane forests Santa Marta páramo Sumapaz Páramo
Other	Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves Campinarana Caquetá moist forests Catatumbo moist forests Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub Japurá-Solimões-Negro moist forests Napo moist forests Negro-Branco moist forests Sinú Valley dry forests

Nature reserves

Organizations

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