Drilobase Project 1

Earthworms perform a crucial role in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling.

Drilobase Project 2

Earthworms live mainly in soils. Some species inhabit freshwater environments.

Drilobase Project 3

Earthworms create soil conditions that deeply influence soil fertility.

Drilobase Project 4

5,300 species of earthworms are known. Thousands remain to be discovered.

Our activities

• Developing and managing DriloBASE – the World Earthworm Database
• Developing and managing Earthworms.Net

Our goal

• Organising meetings and scientific workshops around DriloBASE and the earthworm biology, ecology and taxonomy
• Publishing books and communication tools in order to disseminate the more recent scientific knowledge on earthworms
• Financing or co-financing field missions to contribute to the inventory of the earthworm species of the world

Our partners

The Drilobase Project works in collaboration with numerous national and international institutions, such as Bioforsk (the Norwegian Research Institute on Agriculture and Environment), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the French National Institute for Development (IRD), the Earthworm Barcode of Life initiative (part of iBOL, the International Barcode of Life project), and a great part of the international community of earthworm scientists.

Who we are

Drilobase Project is a nonprofit organization founded in 2013.
DriloBASE^TM is a trademark of Drilobase Project.