Grants to Institutions

Thematic network: Specimens (STN)

Coordinating Institution:

 

The National Biodiversity Institute (INBio) of Costa Rica is a private research and biodiversity management center, established in 1989 to support efforts to gather knowledge on the country’s biological diversity and promote its sustainable use.

Institution's Web Page:

http://www.inbio.ac.cr/en/default.html

 

IABIN Thematic Network's Web Page:

http://specimens.iabin.net/en/index.html


 

Institution Contribution (GS/OAS) Period Purpose
Argentina

1

Administración de Parques Nacionales de la República Argentina

7,557

   May 28, 2009- May 28, 2010

Digitization of vertebrates specimens of the “inventory plan" of the Norpatagónicos Natural Park

Digitalizing specimens data of: 1,856 amphibious, 1,829 reptiles, 3,000 mammals and 20,000 birds corresponding to the Inventory Vertebrates Plan of the natural parks (Nahuel Huapi, Lanín and Laguna Blanca), obtained during the fieldworks of 1980-1984. This data will be available in the required fields to Darwing core.

2

Administración de Parques Nacionales de la República Argentina

5,150

    May 28, 2009-May 28, 2010

Digitization of aquatic birds specimens of the National Park Laguna Blanca

Digitization of 130 compile data, with an average of 200.000 specimens registered, belonging to 46 species of birds in aquatic environmental of the National Park Laguna Blanca, using the required fields to Darwin Core.

3

Administración de Parques Nacionales de la Republica de Argentina

6,360

    May 28, 2009-May 28, 20010

Digitization of specimens of special value

Digitization of 1,875 mammal’s specimens, 1000 inedited observations of special value and 4,125 specimens of other species, using the required fields to Darwin Core.

4

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

10,000

November 24, 2008- June 29, 2010

Digitization of specimens of the biological National collections of the Argentinean museum on Natural Science "Bernardino Rivadavia"

Digitization and validation of 41.800 data, corresponding to 28.800 new data as well as the inclusion of 13.000 digitalized data previously, using the available field required to Darwin Core and allow increment the available information about specimens through IABIN.

5

Fundación Miguel Lillo

10,000

  April 23, 2007- June 21, 2008

Develop a database for using public on specimens in Argentina

This project proposes to make available the information held specimens in Lillo's collection, especially insects and plants of the Northwest region of Argentina, using formalized protocols by IABIN and GBIF. Obtain about 40,000 new registrations of insects and plants.

6

Fundación Oga

9,981

   May 05, 2008- April 08, 2010

Digitization of fish’s species of continental water of Argentina

Digitization of 10.000 data of more than 400 researchers published between 1967 and 2007 and ichthyologic collections (native and exotic fishes of the continental water of Argentina).

7

Instituto de Botánica Darwinion

10,000

November 05, 2007- March 13, 2010

 Digitalizing of the information of the collection of institute Darwinion: Burkart y Cabrera Holdings

Develop a digital database of the collections of the Burkart and Cabrera Holdings institute, observing the standars of IABIN and Darwin Core . Database of more than 65,000 botanical collections, including types, notes, and georeferencing of all specimens. Database available and published through IABIN, for using of the scientific community working with the South American flora, and also for conservation organizations and NGOs

Bolivia
8 Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno a través del Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado 10,000 Drafting Agreement

Records Of Systematic Vertebrate Fauna Of The Lowlands Of Bolivia And Subandean Museum Noel Kempff Mercado Natural History

Digitize at least 18,700 records of specimens (6,200 fish, 3,500 amphibians, 3,000 reptiles, 3,000 birds and 3,000 mammals) Scientific Collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Natural History Noel Kempff Mercado Museum (NKM), and 18,000 records and direct observations evidence of 3,000 amphibians, 2,000 reptiles, 5,000 birds and 8,000 mammals found in different research work undertaken by the Museum

Brazil
9 Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciencias biologicas 10,000 June 16, 2009- December 1, 2010

Digitize information of pollinators from the entomological collection of

Digitize pollinators’ data of 7,000 bee specimens, 500 butterfly specimens, 1,000 esfingídeos and 500 beetle anthophilous- from the Coleção Entomológica da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, plus 6,000 bee specimens data already digitized but which have never been published, using the Darwin Core fields.

Chile
10 Universidad de Santiago de Chile a través de la facultad de química y biología del departamento de biología 10,000 28-May-2008 to 28Jul-2009

Digitization of biota’s specimens of the Republic of Chile

Digitization of biota’s specimens of the Republic of Chile and thereby increase the availability of information on specimens through IABIN.

11 Sociedad Malacológica de Chile 10,000 August 17, 2009 - June 17, 2010

Data digitization of mollusk stored in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History

Digitalize 20,000 specimens of mollusk stored in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. This project will digitalize information in the minimum fields required for Darwin Core.

Colombia
12 Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Herbario Nacional Colombiano 3,960.22 In progress

Systematization and display of orchids database deposited in the Colombian National Herbarium of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá

The main goal of this project is to database, photograph, georeference and release through the web information of 11,300 orchid specimens deposited in COL. In addition, the metadata of the project will be generated through the National Metadata Catalog of SIB-Colombia in Cassia web application.


13 Universidad del Valle 9,500 In progress

Creation and distribution of a digital database of the collection of entomology at the University del Valle (MUSENUV)

Digitallize and publish the database of about 29.750 specimens that is composed by the general insect collection, the Colombian Anopheles collection,  the ants, staphilinids and arachnids of the Cauca river valley, the syrphid flies and robber flies from the Natural Parks of Colombia and,the collection of  gerrids of Southwestern Colombia

14 Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Herbario Nacional Colombiano 10,000 September 15, 2009- July 15, 2010

Systematizing, and visualizing the data base of cryptogams stored in the Colombian National Herbarium of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá headquarters

Digitization, georeferencing and photography of 40.000 specimens of cryptogams stored in the Colombian National Herbarium of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and doing available through the web pages of ICN, SSTN of IABIN and the national network about biodiversity. The systematizing will be doing from each images of specimens.

15 Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (ICN-UNC) 10,000 September 05, 2008 - September 05, 2009

Georeferencing of biological collections systematized at the ICN-UNC

Georeference location of the biological specimens of the collection that have been systematized to date in the Institute of Natural Sciences. Develop a digital gazetteer for using other georeferencing collections.

16 Fundación Ornitológica Sierra Nevada 10,000

 August 13, 2009 -June 13, 2010

Increasing DATAves records, database of the Red Nacional de Observadores de Aves de Colombia (RNOA) with improvement of the quality and accuracy locations and taxonomy of the new records

Digitization of 400.000 records of birds of Colombia, and 50% of this will go through the review of the georeferencing and taxonomic nomenclature. Produce a gazetteer of birds locations, update the metadata of DATAves in Cassian (Database of the Antioquian Society of Ornitology (SAO)), and put in disposition the metadata the products that will be derivate of this project and thereby increment the information about specimens through IABIN.

17 Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras "Jose Benito Vives de Andreis" (INVEMAR) 9,851 March 29, 2007 -January  29, 2008

Disseminating knowledge on the Colombian marine and coastal biodiversity

Disseminate knowledge on the Colombian Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and thereby to increase the availability of specimens of marine fauna information through IABIN.

Costa Rica
18 Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, a través del Departamento de Historia Natural 10,000 July 29, 2008 to November 29, 2009

Conformation of a public use database about zoological specimens in Costa Rica

Create a digital database from Zoological collections hosted in the National Museum of Costa Rica.

Ecuador
19 Corporación Ornitologica del Ecuador 10,000 July 1, 2008 - September 1, 2009

 Digitization of specimens of birds and other vertebrates in Ecuador

Digitize the information of 90,000 birds, by studying a minimum of 300,000 individuals of nearly all geographical areas, types of habitat and altitude ranges.

20 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 10,000 October 29, 2009 - June 1, 2010

Digitization of specimens of the cloud forests of Ecuador

Digitize the data deposited at el Herbarium on the specimens in the fog forests of Ecuador.

21 Corporación Ornitologica del Ecuador 10,000    June 30, 2009 - June 30, 2010

Database of birds and other vertebrates registers in Ecuador-Second phase

Digitize the information of 90,000 birds, by studying a minimum of 300,000 individuals of nearly all geographical areas, types of habitat and altitude ranges.

Jamaica
22 The Institute Of Jamaica 10,000 January 27, 2010 - March 27, 2011

Species and specimens database development for the natural history museum of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica

To digitize 10,000 specimens of insects; 2,500 other invertebrate specimens; 1,000 vertebrate specimens.

Mexico
23 PRONATURA México A.C 10,000     June 4, 2009 -  April 4, 2010

Digitization of data from monitoring of marine and aquatic birds in the coast of the Gulf of Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco and south of Campeche)

To digitalize and georeference 18,867 specimen observation of birds from Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche.

Nicaragua
24 Asociación Nicaraguense de Entomología a través del Museo Entomológico de León 9,200 February 10, 2009- February 10, 2010

Digitization of specimens data of Lepidoptera and Coleopteran

Develop a digital database with 60,000 records of specimens of insects, adding to the database of already 50,000 species.

Panama
25 Círculo Herpetológico de Panamá (CHP) 10,000      June 4, 2007 - May 8, 2008

Digitization of data of the specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Círculo Herpatológico of Panama

Geo-reference 9000 specimens and verify the database of another 7000 geo-reference specimens.  In addition, 12,000 specimens will be Digitized and geo-referenced.

26

Herbario de la Universidad de Panamá (Plantas Vasculares)

15,000 Completed

Digitization of botanical specimens deposited in the herbarium of the Universidad de Panama (Vascular plants)

Implement, Update and Maintain a I3N IAS Database in Panama.

27 Herbario de la Universidad de Panamá (Sección de BRIOFITAS) 10,000 18-Feb-2009 to 18-Feb-2010

Georeferencing and digitization of the samples of the sections of bryophytes and liquens of the herbarium of the Universidad de Panama

Geo-reference 9,000 localities of the collection of Specimens of bryophytes and liquens, Digitize and geo-reference 7,000 localities of the collection not included yet.

28 Universidad de Panamá – Museo de Malacología 9,058 Completed

Digitization of specimens of mollusks of Panama deposited in the National Collection

Create a digital database of 10,000 specimens to the collection of bivalves (Pelecypods).

Peru
29 Universidad Agraria la Molina 9,700 In Negotiation

Digitization of specimens the Peru

Digitize 18000 registries of bats that would be given quarterly in lots of 4500 data.

30 Universidad de San Marcos – Colección Maztozoológica 10,000 Completed

Digitization of the bats specimens of MUSM mammalogist collection (Lima, Peru)

Digitize 64,527 data lines including 10,454 Plants registers, 21,558 of Birds, 5,785 of Mammals, 1,693 of Amphibians, 1,620 of reptiles and 507 of Fish. 

31 Universidad de San Marcos – Museo de Historia Natural    10,000 In Progress

Digitization of the bats specimens of MUSM mammalogist collection (Lima, Peru)

Digitize 18.000 records of fish of continental waters of various regions of the Peruvian Amazon, as well as other river basins

32 Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca - Herbario CPUN 10,000 In Negotiation

Digitization of the database the herbarium CPUN of the Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca-Peru

Digitize 10.000 records of specimens from the herbal CPUN of the National University of Cajamarca

33 Universidad Nacional de San Agustín - Herbario Arequipense 10,000 In Negotiation

Digitization of botanical collections the HUSA herbarium

Digitize 11,000 specimens in the course of nine months, it is estimated that most includes approximately 3,000 species

34 Universidad Ricardo Palma – Museo de Historia Natural 10,000     July 02, 2008 -       September 02, 2008
Completed

Digitization of the scientific collection of the Natural History Museum-University Ricardo Palma

Digitize 3,500 botanical specimens of algae, mushrooms, lichens, mosses, ferns and higher plants gymnosperms and angiosperms as well as 7,500 zoological specimens of insects, mollusks, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Uruguay
35 Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropología 9,440 September 17, 2008 October 17, 2008

Digitization of the scientific collection of amphibians and reptiles the Uruguay

Digitize all of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the scientific collections of the Science Faculty and the Museum

Venezuela
36 Universidad Central de Venezuela 10,000 February 26, 2008 - April 26, 2009

Establishing a digital catalogue of the specimens of the family Chrysomelidae of the Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola

Digitize 64,527 data lines including 10,454 Plants registers, 21,558 of Birds, 5,785 of Mammals, 1,693 of Amphibians, 1,620 of reptiles and 507 of Fish. 

TOTAL CONTRIBUTION  GS/OAS: $

 

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