Biome Inc.
Save biodiversity all over the world.
Accelerate nature conservation by digitalizing biodiversity data
OUR VISION
Accelerate nature conservation by digitizing biodiversity data
Crisis in the Jungle
Biome Inc. started due to a sense of crisis. When CEO Shogoro Fujiki was at university, he spent more than two years camping and conducting research on the island of Borneo (Malaysia and Indonesia).This area – a treasure trove of life on par with the Amazon – was also at the forefront of environmental destruction. When he saw commercial oil palm trees stretching 360 degrees to the horizon, he realized that the future of this planet was at stake. It was where 70 meters tall tropical trees and many wild animals were supposed to be present.
PRODUCTS
Smartphone App. “Biome”
✔ Released in 2017, reaching 1 million users
✔ An app for taking and posting pictures of organisms found outdoors
✔ Gamification features like “missions” and “badges”, making biodiversity research fun
✔ Covers almost all taxonomic groups, with over 100,000 species in Japan
✔ AI helps users easily identify the names of species
✔ Can host in-app events, supporting nature-positive actions by governments and companies
Biodiversity Big Data
✔Over 8 million records of discoveries are stored in the DB
✔Updated by tens of thousands of organisms reported daily
✔Species names are correctly labeled with 91% accuracy
✔Detecting the spread of invasive alien species, etc.
Biodiversity Evaluation
✔Provides biodiversity evaluation and analysis services based on big data analytics
✔Large-scale and wide-range data from citizen science, enabling highly accurate assessments (Atsumi et al., 2024) (https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.93694.3)
✔Can apply to scenario and complementarity analysis
✔Supports various nature-positive projects such as TNFD disclosures and OECM registration
Introduction of Biome – Discover Play Protect.
CASE STUDY
Basic Agreement with Tokyo pref.
○Collected essential information for conservation and restoration based on the prefecture target
○Conducted citizen and expert surveys using the app to get the state of biodiversity across the whole prefecture
○Published a digital inventory to the public and companies for accessible ecosystem data
News Release
KDDI Corporation TNFD Disclosure
○Supported the TNFD reporting by KDDI, a major telecommunications company
○Evaluated the state of ecosystems, distribution of endangered species, and the risk of invasive species introduction around numerous business sites across Japan
See Report
Collaboration with Railway Companies
○Collaboration with four major railway companies in Japan
○Accelerated to take trains and collect biodiversity data along railway lines using the app.
○Aims to clarify the natural capital value and create business opportunities
News Release
About Us
Company name: Biome Inc.
Head office: 134 Chudoji Minamimachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
CEO: Shogoro Fujiki (PhD.)
Email: info@biome.co.jp