A team of passionate scientists and explorers
Who are we?
We’re Iva and Menno, two biologists with a wild dream: to discover new species in the world’s most hidden corners, and we’re bringing YOU along for the adventure!
Picture this: trekking through lush jungles, scaling majestic mountains, and venturing into uncharted territories, on the hunt for creatures never seen by science before! That’s the magic of Taxon Expeditions, our scientific travel agency where citizen scientists like YOU become vital players in biodiversity discovery.
But, this isn’t just about discovery, it’s about protecting the planet for future generations. We train you in field techniques, help build local specimen collections, and ensure our work supports local conservation efforts. In Borneo, we fund conservation students to join us for free, empowering them to protect their own backyards.
Ready to swap your daily grind for an adrenaline-pumping adventure with PURPOSE? Join our expeditions and get ready to make a real difference while having the adventure of a lifetime!
P.S. We can’t wait to hear your “OMG, did we just find a new species?!” moments!
Our mission is to harness the power of citizen science for biodiversity discovery and its conservation.
In the 250 years that naturalists have been studying the living world, two million species of animals and plants have been discovered, described, and named. But scientists estimate that this is only 20% of the number that really exists. Most of the unknowns are small insects and other invertebrates.@ Taxon Expeditions
We offer the opportunity to help complete the inventory of the world’s biodiversity. We organize expeditions to the world’s biodiversity hotspots and train citizen scientists in field techniques for biodiversity discovery. With our expedition participants, we do inventories of the least-known animals of the world, and help to build local specimen collections for biodiversity conservationists and scientists.
On all our expeditions, we make sure our work benefits local nature conservation. For example, in Borneo, we fund local conservation students who participate on the expedition free of charge. For every flight taken by our participants, we donate to Regrow Borneo, a tree-planting scheme that restores the riverine forest in the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. And in Montenegro, we are developing field guides (books) to be distributed by the national park.