Transcript Consortium for Barcode of Life (CBOL) Eastern Africa

EAFRINET LOOP as a CBOL
Partner in the Eastern Africa Region
Wanja Kinuthia
EAFRINET Co-ordinator,
National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658- 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
[email protected]
Consortium for Barcode of Life (CBOL) Eastern Africa Conference,
Nairobi, Kenya, 18-19 October 2006
Introduction
EAFRINET LOOP is the eastern Africa
arm of the Global Network for
Taxonomy, BioNET-INTERNATIONAL
 Members include individuals and
institutions interested in taxonomy and it
application.
 Countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar
(Burundi, Rwanda & DRC)
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National Coordinating Institutions
Eritrea:
 Ethiopia :
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Kenya:
 Uganda:
 Tanzania:
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Zanzibar:
University of Asmara
Institute of Biodiversity
Conservation & Research
National Museums of Kenya
Makerere University
Tropical Pesticides Research
Institute
Ministry of Agriculture
Activities
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Information dissemination and
communication
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Networking taxonomic experts with end-users
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Taxonomic capacity building in the region
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Development of taxonomic tools
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Partner:
a) S-S to pool existing taxonomic resources
b) North-South for technology and skills
transfer
Activities cont’
 Utilise
taxonomic research in :-
a) biodiversity conservation
b) Agriculture especially proper
identification of pests, diseases and
bio-control agents for food security
c) Linking taxonomists with donors
Opportunities for partnering
with CBOL
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Networking with BioNET LOOPS and its
partners, API, BOZONET etc
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A ready pool of human and Institutions
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Platform for raising awareness on DNA
barcoding activities, information
dissemination
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Linking individuals & institutions to
enhance capacity building
Some of the achievements
API: 1st bee taxonomic course in 2003
at NMK/ICIPE
 BIOTA: 2nd bee taxonomic course in
2006
 South-S in-house taxonomic training
 North-S in-house taxonomic training
 Parataxomic training at grass-root level
 Identification of training opportunities &
linking end-users to taxonomic experts
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Main Institutions
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NMK-IPR:Collections & Animal diseases
UoN, KARI
MUIENR- Uganda
ICIPE
ILRI
International Collaborators
KIST- Rwanda
Who else? Your input
Acknowledgement
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NMK Management
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BioNET-INTERNATIONAL
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SAFRINET, WAFRINET & EURONET
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National LOOP Coordinators
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National partner institutions and
individuals
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CBOL
Thank You!