International Institute for Species Exploration

International Institute for Species Exploration
Founded	2007
Dissolved	2018
Focus	Taxonomy, Biodiversity
Location	Syracuse, New York, US;
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	State University of New York
Key people	Quentin D. Wheeler, Executive Director
Website	www.esf.edu/species/

The International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) was a research institute located in Syracuse, New York. Its mission was to improve taxonomical exploration and the cataloging of new species of flora and fauna. Between 2008 and 2018, IISE published a yearly "Top 10" of the most unusual or unique biota newly identified in the previous year, with the aim of drawing attention to the work done in taxonomy across the world over the previous year.

In 2011, the institute contributed towards the estimate that Earth was home to approximately 8.7 million species.

The institute disbanded in 2018 when its founder, Quentin D. Wheeler, resigned.^[2]

^ "Staff & Partners," Archived November 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine IISE, Arizona State University. Accessed: February 22, 2014.
^ James Mulder (March 25, 2019). "New York paid ESF president for 8 months after he resigned post". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

[1] "Staff & Partners," Archived November 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine IISE, Arizona State University. Accessed: February 22, 2014.

[Syracuse-2] James Mulder (March 25, 2019). "New York paid ESF president for 8 months after he resigned post". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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