CABIN Call 2013:: Training course in Biodiversity information

By: Patricia Mergen

Training course in Biodiversity information (including TDWG standards in the programme)

Training: 03/06/13 – 28/06/13, Deadline for applications: 15/03/13, Where: The Royal Museum for Central Africa

The training will be organized by Biodiversity Information and Cybertaxonomy Cell with the support and funding from the Framework program of the Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC). The concept of “Biodiversity Information” includes monitoring, conservation and technological innovation adapted to small-scale and infrastructure-limited contexts, taxonomy, climate change, collection management, data mining, distribution modeling. Our goal is to promote the conservation of biodiversity by improving the availability and accessibility of biodiversity data, and to facilitate further information gathering

Candidates must be citizens of one of the following countries: Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Seats limited to 12 participants.

More info at : cabin.cybertaxonomy.africamuseum.be/page/cabin_call_2013

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