National Herbarium of Rwanda Upgrading and Digitizing Project
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Voir la vidéo de présentation du projet mené au Burundi.
The National Herbarium of Rwanda Upgrading and Digitizing Project will valorise this national treasure which represents the rich flora of the Great Lakes and Albertine Rift Region.
The Project will upgrade and update specimens, protect them from insect damage, and digitise the collection, cleaning and publishing the data through an online global database to be hosted by the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management (CoEB) at the University of Rwanda in partnership with the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) and the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda (INMR). The project represents a unique collaboration among these three institutions and includes South-South and North-South partnerships to ensure.
Since 2019, the National herbarium of Burundi collaborate with the National Herbarium of Rwanda for the digitization of its own collection.
Partenaires
- National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA)
- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management (CoEB)
- Institute of National Museum of Rwanda (INMR)
- Biodiversity Institute, The University of Kansas, USA
- Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS)
- Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, S Africa
- The University of Kansas Center for Research
- University of Burundi
