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Consortium for Barcode of Life (CBOL) Eastern Africa Conference,
Nairobi, Kenya, 18-19 October 2006
EAFRINET LOOP as a CBOL Partner in the Eastern Africa Region
Wanja KinuthiaEAFRINET Co-ordinator,
National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658- 00100Nairobi, Kenya
eafrinet@africaonline.co.ke
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)
National Coordinating Institutions
Eritrea: University of Asmara Ethiopia : Institute of Biodiversity
Conservation & Research Kenya: National Museums of Kenya Uganda: Makerere University Tanzania: Tropical Pesticides Research
Institute Zanzibar:Ministry of Agriculture
Activities Information dissemination and communication
Networking taxonomic experts with end-users
Taxonomic capacity building in the region
Development of taxonomic tools
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
Networking with BioNET LOOPS and its partners, API, BOZONET etc
A ready pool of human and Institutions Platform for raising awareness on DNA
barcoding activities, information dissemination
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
Main Institutions
NMK-IPR:Collections & Animal diseases UoN, KARI MUIENR- Uganda ICIPE ILRI International Collaborators KIST- Rwanda Who else? Your input
Acknowledgement NMK Management BioNET-INTERNATIONAL SAFRINET, WAFRINET & EURONET National LOOP Coordinators National partner institutions and
individuals CBOL
Thank You!
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