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Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
IABIN
List of Awarded Projects
The following list provides information by thematic network of those Projects awarded under the IABIN Small Grants Program.
Small Grants to Institutions: Protected Areas
N° |
Institution |
Country |
Amount (USD) |
Purpose |
| 1 | Land and Surveys Department |
Belize |
10,000 |
Implement, update and maintain an Internet-accessible Database of Belize’s protected areas. |
| 2 | Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente |
Chile |
14,079 |
Update and standardize the digital cartography of 27 protected areas' entities in Chile. |
| 3 | Subsecretaría de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad |
Dominican Republic |
9,960 |
Reconstruct update and maintain an Internet-accessible Database with the corresponding digital photographic registry of Dominican Republic’s protected areas. |
| 4 | Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas |
Guatemala |
10,000 |
Implement, update and maintain an Internet-accessible Database of Guatemala’s protected areas. |
| 5 | National Environment and Planning Agency |
Jamaica |
10,000 |
Allow the creation and maintenance of a web-based PA database for Jamaica which will be compatible with the World Database for Protected Areas (WDPA) |
| 6 | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales |
El Salvador |
9,500 |
Implement, update and maintain an Internet-accessible Database of El Salvador’s protected areas. |
| 7 | Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente |
Uruguay |
10,000 |
Implement, update and maintain an Internet-accessible Database for the Information Datacenter of protected areas in Uruguay. |
Grants to Institutions
Thematic network:Ecosystem (ETN)
Coordinating Institution:
NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
Institution's Web Page: http://www.natureserve.org/index.jsp
IABIN Thematic Network's Web Page: http://ecosystems.iabin.net/
N° |
Institution |
Contribution (GS/OAS) |
Purpose |
Argentina |
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1 |
Ministerio de educación, ciencía y tecnología, a través del Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) de la secretaría de ciencia, tecnología e innovación productiva
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$ 10,000 |
Digitalizing the registers physical, chemical and biological of the ecosystem "Golfo Nuevo" Digitalize the registers physical, chemical and biological of the 'Golfo Nuevo" and "Golfo San José" in Argentina, which will be on the database of Marine ecosystems Standard of IABIN. |
2 |
Ministerio de educación, ciencía y tecnología, a través del Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) de la secretaría de ciencia, tecnología e innovación productiva |
$ 10,000 |
Database Digitalization of the "Golfos San Jose y San Matias" ecosystems from oceanographic data Integrate into an open access informatics platform, oceanographic data georeferenced to describe the seasonal variations of the "Golfos San Jose y San Matias" ecosystems. |
3 |
Fundación Oga |
$ 9,913 |
Digitalizing of data and mapping of continental water ecosystems in Argentina Digitalizing of data, mapping of freshwater ecosystems of Argentina (wetlands, temporary and permanent water lagoons and rivers, among others), adjust the existing classification of continental water ecosystems in Argentina, especially the arid and semiarid regions. |
4 |
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" |
$ 10,000 |
Bibliographic documentation of ecosystems Develop a process that allow the incorporation of bibliographic references into the IABIN catalogue for three types of ecosystems (terrestrial, maritime, continental and insular aquatic). |
5 |
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" |
$ 7,500 |
Digitalization of bibliographic metadata of American Ecosystems Broaden and deepen the incorporation process into the IABIN catalogue of bibliographic information about terrestrial ecological systems, maritime, continental and insular aquatic on American countries and regions. |
6 |
Universidad Maimónides, Departamiento de ecología y ciencias ambientales, a travées del centro de estudios boiméedicos, biotecnológicos, ambientales y diagnósticos (CEBBAD)
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$ 10,000 |
Digitalization of data of terrestrial ecosystems Prove the viability of implement a cross reference system between the IABIN networking and the ecosystems classification made in Argentina, using as a reference the GEOSS proposal classification. |
Bolivia |
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7 |
Rumbol SRL |
$ 10,000 |
Digitalization of data of terrestrial ecosystems Systematize the information available or in process of the terrestrial ecosystems (vegetation) in Bolivia. Include the information into the IABIN ecosystems thematic networking. |
Chile |
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8 |
Corporación Taller la Era |
$ 10,000 |
Digitalizing of data and refinement and standardization the information of the vegetation belts in Chile Generate a geo-referenced database of vegetation belts records. Refinement the cartography of vegetation currently existing in Chile and standardizing the classification made with the IABIN metadata standards and NatureServe ecological systems. |
9 |
Promar Pacifico Ltda. |
$ 10,000 |
Zoning based on environmental indicators of four maritime areas in Chile Apply the classification standards descriptors of IABIN of maritime and coastal ecosystems to four coast systems of the north Chile, which have been identified as a interest site of the biodiversity. In this project will be including maps, metadata and information about ecosystems. |
10 |
Promar Pacifico Ltda. |
$ 14,000 |
Standardizing and compiling of data of ecosystems fjord in south Chile Digitalizing of the standards of classification descriptors of the ecosystems maritime and coastal for the fjord region and austral canal of Chile, which has been identified as an interest site of biodiversity. In this project will be include maps, metadata and information about ecosystems. |
11 |
Universidad de Chile, Facultad de ciencia a través del laboratorio de limnología |
$ 10,000 |
Mapping and classification of hydrographic systems of arid and sub-arid zones in north Chile Obtain, analyze and incorporate to a geographic information system the data acquired since 1980 until 2009, by the limnology laboratory of the University of Chile in the arid and sub-arid zones of North Chile (17° to 22° south latitude). |
Colombia |
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12 |
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR |
$ 9,974 |
Apply the standard format for marine ecosystems in two marine systems of Colombia: sea grass and coralline areas Incorporate into the ecosystem thematic network of IABIN, the information of two marine systems of Colombia: sea grasses and coralline areas, in which will be include maps and metadata. |
Costa Rica |
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13 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$ 15,000 |
Standardizing the freshwater systems in Central America Develop a standardized classification with approximately 200 ecosystems class of fresh water in Central America. As part of this job, the information will be contained metadata and maps, for web searching through IABIN. |
14 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$ 15,000 |
Standardizing the freshwater systems in South America Develop a standardized classification with approximately 200 ecosystems class of fresh water in South America. As part of this job, the information will be contained metadata and maps, for web searching through IABIN. |
15 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$ 9,580 |
Standardizing of terrestrial ecosystems in the Central America pine-oak ecoregion (Phase I) Standardize the ecosystems that have been mapped in the Central American pine-oak ecoregion. The Central American pine-oak forest ecoregion incorporates the central Chiapas state of Mexico, southern Guatemala, most of Honduras and El Salvador, and small areas of west central Nicaragua. |
16 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$ 14,066 |
Standardizing of terrestrial ecosystems in the Central America pine-oak ecoregion (Phase II) Standardize at least 500 ecosystems classification. As part of this job, the information will be included metadata and maps, for web searching through IABIN and ETN. |
Mexico |
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17 |
Pronatura México A.C (Región Veracruz) |
$ 12,000 |
Digitalizing of the mapping data from terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity of the "Zoque" forest, Mexico. Develop the conceptual and spatial integrations for the forest "Zoque" . It will be integrated three geographic maps and land use: i) vegetation and land use of forest "Zoque" ii) vegetation and land use of "La media luna" iii) vegetation and land use of valley "Uxpanapa" in forest"Zoque". |
18 |
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California |
$ 5,000 |
Ecosystem regionalization based on environmental indicators of three maritime areas in Mexico Develop a regionalization based on environmental indicators of three marine ecosystems in Mexico, as a descriptors of the compatibility state of each other. |
19 |
Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit |
$ 5,000 |
Regionalization based on environmental indicators of four maritime areas in Mexico Develop and compile environmental pressure indicators with standard descriptors of coastal and marine ecosystem, for four systems and each environmental unity. |
20 |
Centro regional de investigaciones multidisciplinarias de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico |
$ 20,000 |
Digitalize data of terrestrial ecosystems of Mexico and Central America Update the metadata of IABIN and review the five types of classification used, which are the following: i) types of vegetation in Mexico by Miranda and Hernandéz ii) vegetation of Mexico by Rzedowski, iii) vegetal coverage and land use by INEGI (1980, 2000) iv) ecological zones in Mexico by Toledo and Ordoñez. |
Paraguay |
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21 |
Asociación GUYRA Paraguay |
5,000 |
Digitalizing of 101 identified ecosystem in Paraguay Incorporate 101 identified ecosystems to the terrestrial ecosystem database of IABIN, based on ETN format. The data was based on adaptation and revision of a geo-database of South American ecosystems, produced by Roger Sayre, Jacquie Bow and Carmen Josse, USGS, Conservation Geospatial and The Nature Conservancy, respectively. |
Peru |
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22 |
Promar Pacífico Ltda. |
7,500 |
Environmental standardizing of terrestrial and marine ecosystems in the ¨Tacna¨ region, south of Peru Develop a digitalizing of standard descriptors of classification of the marine and terrestrial ecosystems and freshwater systems. In this project will be including maps, metadata and information about ecosystems. |
Uruguay |
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23 |
Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente |
10,000 |
Develop an information system geo-referenced of the ecosystems of Uruguay Compile and systematize the available published information of the terrestrial ecosystem in Uruguay. |
24 |
Programa EcoPlata Uruguay |
10,000 |
Information system geo-references of the marine/coastal ecosystems in Uruguay Compile and systematize the available published information of the marine ecosystems in Uruguay, which will be incorporated to the IABIN standard format of marine ecosystems. |
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION GS/OAS: $ 250,887 |
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Small Grants to Institutions: Invasive Species
Coordinating Institution:
- Name: The U.S. Geological Survey
- Institution's Web Page: http://www.usgs.gov/
- IABIN Thematic Network's Web Page: http://i3n.iabin.net/
| N° | Institution | Country | Amount (USD) | Purpose |
| 1 | Fundación Universidad Nacional del Sur |
Argentina |
9,780 |
Implement, Update and Maintain an IABIN Invasive Information Species Database |
| 2 | Fundación Universidad Nacional del Sur |
Argentina |
7,100 |
Geo-reference occurrence records of the I3N database that are lacking of geographical information in order to establish better prevention and management strategies. |
| 3 | Administracion de Parques Nacionales |
Argentina |
10,000 |
Systematize and standardize the information about alien species available in National Parks Administration, Argentina, and incorporate it to I3N Database, adding references about invasiveness, impacts, invasion characteristics and management. |
| 4 | Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) |
Bolivia |
10,000 |
Develop a database that compiles information concerning the detection, prevention, management, and control of invasive species |
| 5 | Horus Institute for Environmental Conservation and Development |
Brazil |
10,000 |
Publish the Brazil I3N database of invasive alien species on the web for public access and initiate a network of data providers |
| 6 | Horus Institute for Environmental Conservation and Development |
Brazil |
10,000 |
This project is intended to allow the Horus Institute to add more information to the database, as material has been gathered but not appended for lack of resources. |
| 7 | Instituto de Ecologia y Biodiversidad |
Chile |
10,000 |
Complement and strengthen the Chilean PEI data base for IABIN. Complete all information fields of the I3N database and add other fields considered relevant. |
| 8 | Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad |
Chile |
10,000 |
Strengthen and complete a national database including 1550 records of exotic species in conformity with the technical standards of IABIN-I3N |
| 9 | Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Biológicos Alexander Von Humbolt |
Colombia |
11,523 |
Create an online system to identify and compile available primary and secondary information on invasive species. |
| 10 | Asociación para la Conservación y el Estudio de la Biodiversidad (Costa Rica) |
Costa Rica |
10,000 |
Create the Costa Rican Invasive Species Information System (CRISIS) based on the I3N Invasive Alien Species Database. |
| 11 | Subsecretaria de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad |
Dominican Republic |
9,740 |
Digitalize the records of at least 1,500 invasive species in the Dominican Republic and establish a digital photographic register. |
| 12 | Corporación Centro de Datos para la Conservación |
Ecuador |
10,000 |
Assess, assemble and validate the digitized data of the Invasive Species of Ecuador. |
| 13 | Oficina Técnica de Biodiversidad |
Guatemala |
10,000 |
Update and publish a national inventory of species that represent a potential threat, displacement and disappearance of native species. |
| 14 | Institute of Jamaica |
Jamaica |
9,911 |
Provide high quality data to the IABIN on invasive species present in Jamaica in all habitat types |
| 15 | Asociación Guyra Paraguay |
Paraguay |
9,936 |
Establish, update and maintain an I3N Invasive Alien Species database in Paraguay |
| 16 | Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Ricardo Palma |
Peru |
7,918 |
To install and maintain the invasive and exotic species database in Peru, following the standards of the IABIN Invasive Species Information Thematic Network |
| 17 | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales |
El Salvador |
10,000 |
Update the status of information regarding vertebrate fauna, carrying out a review and update the state of knowledge in place and launch an initiative to create a database consistent with the guidelines of IABIN and I3N |
| 18 | Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay (UDELAR) a través de la Facultad de Ciencias |
Uruguay |
10,000 |
Establish, update and maintain a data base about Biological Invasions in Uruguay |
| 19 | Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay (UDELAR) a través de la Facultad de Ciencias |
Uruguay |
8,700 |
To enlarge the number of species and records of biological invasion databases of Uruguay (InBUy), by incorporating new data and thus increasing to the amount of 100 further species and more than 1500 records. |
| 20 | Universidad de la Republica Oriental de l Uruguay (UDELAR) a traves de la facultad de ciencias |
Uruguay |
8,500 |
Develope distributional maps and divulgation cards of IAS data included in InBUy. These information/results will be developed for free software and then will be available in the web of Faculty of sciences (UdelaR, Uruguay) and in I3N-IABIN. |
| 21 | Universidad Central de Venezuela |
Venezuela |
4,300 |
Digitalize and systematize the available data on exotic invasive species found in Venezuela |
Small Grants to Institutions: Pollinators
Coordinating Institution:
- Name: CoEvolution Institute
- Institution's Web Page: http://www.coevolution.org/ http://www.pollinator.org/
- IABIN Thematic Network's Web Page: http://pollinators.iabin.net/
| N° | Institution | Country | Amount (USD) | Purpose |
| 1 | Universidad de Misiones |
Argentina |
10,000 |
Digitize 20,000 specimens of pollinators and related plants in the Province of Misiones, Argentina. |
| 2 | Instituto de Biociências, Universidad de S. Paulo |
Brazil |
15,000 |
Digitize information on bees and flowers. |
| 3 | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) |
Brazil |
10,000 |
Digitize 4.000 specimens of the insect visitors’ and pollinators’ specimens of the CPATU Entomological Museum, as well as the plants they use as food resources |
| 4 | Universidade Federal do Paraná |
Brazil |
9,924 |
Digitize 64,500 pollinator specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection Father Jesus S. Moure |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do Maranhão |
Brazil |
9,940 |
Digitize 15,061 specimens of bees plus their associated plants that belong to the LEACOL bee collection |
| 6 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso |
Chile |
10,000 |
Digitize 230 species and approximately 60.000 individual specimens of bees in Chile. |
| 7 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso |
Chile |
4,000 |
Digitize data about the interaction among nativewild Chilean bees and their host plants they visit. This work will be based on the registered information exhibited by bees of the “Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso” Collection. |
| 8 | Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) |
Chile |
10,306 |
Digitize 7,000 to 10,000 specimens that belong to approximately 3,000 species of Diptera, Coleoptera, Himenoptera, Lepidoptera and birds that can be pollinators or potencial pollinators in Chile. |
| 9 | Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) |
Pollinators |
9,840 |
Digitize 5,000 specimens that belong to approximately 210 species of Diptera, Coleoptera, Himenoptera, Lepidoptera and birds that can be pollinators or potencial pollinators in Chile.D |
| 10 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
Colombia |
10,000 |
Digitize the information of 13.000 specimens of bees and pollinator bats deposited in the Natural Sciences Institute (ICN) and in the Bees' Laboratory of the Biology Department (LABUN). |
| 11 | Fundación para la Conservación y Educación Biológica – BioCe |
Ecuador |
10,000 |
To implement, update and maintain for a minimum of five years an Internet-based data base with 30,000 specimens of families of Lepidoptera pollinators, including digital images of superior and inferior parts. |
| 12 | Universidad de San Carlos USAC |
Guatemala |
10,000 |
To digitalize and make available to general public 7,934 records of pollinating bees and their food plant. |
| 13 | Universidad de las Americas |
Mexico |
2,948 |
Digitize 4000 specimens of bees currently deposited at the Laboratory of entomology, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico |
| 14 | Universidad de las Americas |
Mexico |
7,000 |
Digitalize and make available through the web information of circa 10000 specimens of bees currently deposited at the Laboratory of entomology, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico. |
| 15 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |
Panama |
15,000 |
To digitalize 60,000 specimens of tropical bees from the Dr. David W. Roubik, Ph.D. collection |
| 16 | Asociación GUYRA Paraguay |
Paraguay |
10,000 |
Digitize 4089 records with 664 insects species, 18 hummingbirds' species and 12 bats' species know nowadays in Paraguay. |
| 17 | Red de Acción en Agricultura Alternativa |
Peru |
10,000 |
Digitize quality data including scientific information about Peru's insects, mammals and pollinating birds. |
| 18 | Fundacion ecologica SALVANATURA |
Pollinators |
10,000 |
Establish the regulatory framework to carry out the digitization of at least 7.281 specimens of pollinating species in El Salvador |
Grants to Institutions
Thematic network:Species (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
N° |
Institution |
Contribution (GS/OAS) |
Purpose |
Argentina |
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1 |
Administración de Parques Nacionales |
6,000 |
Finish digitalizing and georeferencing information on fungi, algae and lichens species. |
2 |
Fundación Miguel Lillo |
10,000 |
Digitalize information on species housed in the Lillo Collection, especially on insects and plants located in the Northeast region of Argentina. |
3 |
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria |
10,000 |
Digitalize information of Vascular Plants that grow in the Argentinean Patagonia region. |
Brazil |
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4 |
Universidade Estadual de Campinas |
10,000 |
Complementing the data bank, including the input of existing species in the collection not yet included in the data bank. |
Chile |
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5 |
Universidad de Santiago de Chile |
10,000 |
Build a database of 16,158 species and a digital thesaurus. |
Colombia |
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6 |
Red Nacional de Jardines Botánicos |
10,000 |
Promote the digitalization of approximately 1450 cards of useful plants species within 11 botanical gardens of the country |
7 |
Instituto Alexander Von Humbolt |
10,000 |
Create 250 species fact-sheets including biology, ecological and distributional information on Colombian Andean dung beetles, which will be available on the nodes of SIB and IABIN. |
Panama |
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8 |
Smithsonian Tropical Investigation Institute Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales - STRI |
15,000 |
Digitalize and georeference the 1500 specimens of the tropical bee colection of Dr. Roubik. |
Peru |
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9 |
Universidad Mayor de San Marcos |
5,000 |
Provide information on the bats of Peru, facilitated by the availability and access to the Collection of mammals of the Museum of Natural History. 164 bat species from Peru, for which the metadata will be delivered quarterly in groups of 41 species |
10 |
Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad - CORBIDI |
8,250 |
Digitalize al least 1,000 reptiles, birds, aquatic invertebrate species and about 27,000 records of amphibian, bird and aquatic invertebrate specimens. |
11 |
Universidad Ricardo Palma, Museo de Historia Natural |
10,000 |
Digitize species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. |
Uruguay |
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12 |
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropología |
10,000 |
Digitalize information of 379 amphibian species recorded in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, plus those of subtropical distribution in Brazil (including the batrachians from the states of Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and southern São Paulo) |
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
N° |
Institution |
Contribution (GS/OAS) |
Purpose |
Argentina |
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1 |
Administración de Parques Nacionales de la República Argentina |
7,557 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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8 |
Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno a través del Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado |
10,000 |
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 |
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9 |
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciencias biologicas |
10,000 |
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 |
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10 |
Universidad de Santiago de Chile a través de la facultad de química y biología del departamento de biología |
10,000 |
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 |
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 |
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12 |
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Herbario Nacional Colombiano |
3,960.22 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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18 |
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, a través del Departamento de Historia Natural |
10,000 |
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 |
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19 |
Corporación Ornitologica del Ecuador |
10,000 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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22 |
The Institute Of Jamaica |
10,000 |
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 |
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23 |
PRONATURA México A.C |
10,000 |
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 |
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24 |
Asociación Nicaraguense de Entomología a través del Museo Entomológico de León |
9,200 |
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 |
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25 |
Círculo Herpetológico de Panamá (CHP) |
10,000 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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29 |
Universidad Agraria la Molina |
9,700 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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35 |
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropología |
9,440 |
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 |
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36 |
Universidad Central de Venezuela |
10,000 |
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. |
Small Grants to Institutions: Catalog
N° |
Institution |
Country |
Amount (USD) |
Purpose |
| 1 | Universidad Tecnológica Nacional / Bahia Blanca |
Argentina |
$7,500 |
Create a tool in order to provide information to the I3N Catalog from distributed I3N databases, test the tools and make corrections to problems found and write a user manual |
| 2 | The Horus Institute for Environmental Conservation and Development |
Brazil |
$8,000 |
Hacer accesibles e interoperables los metadatos a través de IABIN, el I3N y el Catálogo de IABIN y transferir la información disponible en la base de datos I3N Brasil hacia el Catálogo de IABIN y asi mejorar el acceso a los datos
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| 3 | Universidade de Sao Paulo - Images |
Brazil |
$10,000 |
Extract and provide metadata of 700 images of bees and plants from WEBBEE to the IABIN CATALOG |
| 4 | Universidade de Sao Paulo - References |
Brazil |
$10,000 |
Extract and provide metadata of 2,400 bibliographic references on pollination and pollinators from WebBee to the IABIN Catalog |
| 5 | Universidade de Sao Paulo - WebServices |
Brazil |
$10,000 |
Create Web-services of datasets and data providers using metadata standards Dublin Core and Federal Geographic Data Committee – Biological Data Profile (FGDC BDP) |
| 6 | International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) |
Colombia |
$10,000 |
Create 340 records of metadata in English and Spanish, make accessible through CIAT geonetwork all metadata created under the project and document all the processes required to generate it for different types of resources. |
| 7 | Corporación Selva Humeda |
Colombia |
$9,000 |
Digitize 500 metadata of the most pertinent topics with the IABIN thematic networks bout geospatial and taxonomic biodiversity |
| 8 | Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI |
Colombia |
$10,000 |
Digitize, in the FGDC format, the metadata of 437 data groups from the SINCHI Institute flora from the non vascular plants and the threatened, invasive and introduced species maps databases by the Colombian Amazon Region Flora Program on the SINCHI Institute. |
| 9 | Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) - Multimedia |
Costa Rica |
$10,000 |
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| 10 | Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) - Webservices |
Costa Rica |
$10,000 |
Establish the regulatory framework to: (i) implement web services in the Biodiversity Web Portal of the SSTN to have free access to the metadata systems and (ii) verify, update and complete the SSTN data providers metadata |
| 11 | Organización para Estudios Tropicales |
Costa Rica |
$10,000 |
Digitize metadata of 2000 scientific articles and the development of a new data base available in OET, IABIN and SG/OAS webpages |
| 12 | CONAP |
Guatemala |
$ 9,858 |
Digitize 1600 registries of vertebrate pollinators (birds and bats) of species and multiple taxons obtained by investigation projects of the chemistry and pharmacy sciences faculty and independent investigators/associates |
| 13 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |
Panama |
$ 8,000 |
Guide the development of metadata and flora and fauna information for 4,000 of STRI’s images from field work, as well as 4,000 images of specimens in STRI’s collections. |
| 14 | Fundación Ciudad del Saber |
Panama |
$10,000 |
Promote the Web Service installed on the server on the University Tennessee granting users searching through the IABIN Catalog about the existent information at the ETN data base and access approximately 3000 records from the ETN to the IABIN Catalog |