IAPT Small Collections Grants
Awarded Grants
50 applications were received in the 2022 round, for funding in 2023. Thank you to all who applied.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Digitalization of specimens and LUBA Herbarium´s collection update
Instituto Superior de Ciências de Educação da Huíla
LUBA
Current efforts to digitize biological specimens undoubtedly contribute to faster and less costly access, as well as safety for the use of collections, as information and associated collections or images of collections specimens can be accessed from any location without the need to contact the physical collections directly.
• Increasing the collection and the database with the insertion of new specimen records;
• To create an open-access digital collection of the LUBA herbarium specimens.
With the implementation of this project, we aim to add 1000 new registers to the database.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
José João Tchamba
Applicant:
Angola
Improvement of the Herbario Sur Peruano (HSP) and revaluation of its collection
Instituto Cientifico Michael Owen Dillon
HSP
• Carry out the entry of botanical samples to the collection of the Herbario Sur peruano(HSP).
• Update the catalog of species and botanical material deposited in the HSP.
• Improve the current conditions of the botanical material deposited in the HSP.
• Carry out field trips that allow the increase in the collection of HSP.
• Promote the training of young botanists in the study of the vascular flora of the region.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Italo Francisco Treviño Zevallos
Applicant:
Peru
Digitalization, expansion of the collection and improvement of the infrastructure of the Mongoyós Herbarium - IMS/CAT/UFBA
Federal University of Bahia -UFBA
HVC
The Mongoyós Herbarium (HVC) is a small collection (8,000 specimens), in the from northeast Brazil (Bahia). The implementation of the herbarium at IMS/CAT has contributed significantly to the knowledge of the flora of the southwestern region of Bahia and has helped in quality instruction for undergraduate students to work with the biological collections. The objective this project is consolidate the HVC as a reference collection. The grant will be invested to digitalization of specimens, improve specimen storage and processing conditions, distribution of duplicates to other herbaria.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Andrea Karla Almeida dos Santos
Applicant:
Brazil
Development of Herbarium Celebense (CEB) to Digitize Specimens
Herbarium Celebense
CEB
Herbarium Celebense (CEB) is one herbariums in Sulawesi which active in collecting and storing plant specimens in Indonesia with total 3791 specimen. The earthquake that occurred on 28 September 2018 caused great damage to several specimens and about 5000 specimens are waiting to be worked on. Based on this, the proposed budget will be invested in improving the CEB database and procces digitizing all available specimens into website herbarium.
1903
Amount Awarded: US$
Roland Putra Pribadi Ahmad
Applicant:
Indonesia
Projection and conservation of the FEZA Herbarium collections
Faculty of Higher Studies Zaragoza, National Autonomous University of Mexico
FEZA
Main curation of the collections (algae, fungi and plants) and database housed in FEZA Herbarium.
Digitization of vouchers (database input and picture capture) to make it available for academics and the public.
Enrichment of the FEZA herbarium acquis interchanging vouchers with other national and international herbaria.
Offer a practical course on voucher preparation for algae and plants aimed to undergraduate students to promote the work done at FEZA.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
María Magdalena Ayala Hernández
Applicant:
Mexico City
Increasing specimen processing, online publication and educational purposes at the SAMES herbarium, located in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot
Centro Universitário do Norte do Espírito Santo, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
SAMES
The Herbarium SAMES comprises a collection of ca. 11.500 specimens, mostly from north of Espírito Santo State, Southeast Brazil, one of the richest areas of the Atlantic Forest hotspot, with multiple new species described. Thus, it is very important to process, preserve and provide digital images of all specimens stored, together with trained people to provide educational activities in the collection. The grant will be invested in the following improvements:
1) Process and database all specimens using JABOT v.3 and provide online;
2) Provide manpower for educational activities in the collectio
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Guilherme de Medeiros Antar
Applicant:
Brazil
Scanning, photography and storage of materials in the SPFR Herbarium (DB/FFCLRP-USP, Brazil)
University of São Paulo
SPFR
- to accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from c. 4,600 to 7,000 digitalized records
- make the records available on an online platform
- photograph at least 1,000 materials and make records available online by 2023
- pack the material for incorporation, including procedures for prior freezing of the material to avoid contamination (mold and insects)
- Return of loans.
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of the exsiccates (nearly 4,000 numbers waiting to the mounted)
- training students in scientific collection management activities
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Milton Groppo Junior
Applicant:
Brasil
Sierra Leone’s National Herbarium battle for survival
National Herbarium of Sierra Leone
SL
Sierra Leone’s National Herbarium (SL), is in great difficulties and fighting a battle for survival. Founded in 1906, and housing c. 50,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants, is the oldest and largest herbarium in the country. During the Civil War (1991–2002), the herbarium was invaded by rebels, who vandalised the building; specimens were lost and entire carpological specimens were destroyed. This funding will be used mostly for addressing critical infra-structure problems resulting from damage and neglect of the past decades, and maintain the collections in suitable conditions.
1997
Amount Awarded: US$
Aiah Lebbie
Applicant:
Sierra Leone
Processing, digitization and divulging of the collection of Atlantic Patagonian macroalgae of Herbarium BBB (UNS, Argentina)
Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)
BBB
The collection of Atlantic Patagonian macroalgae, housed in the Herbarium BBB of Universidad Nacional del Sur comprises more than 2000 specimens from 18 localities on the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The lack of budget and personnel in the herbarium has led to the collection being neglected. Most specimens are pressed on temporary papers and need to be correctly mounted and taxonomically identified. The objectives of this project are to process backlog specimens, digitize them to obtain high resolution images and to promote the visibility of the collection among botanists.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Maria Emilia Croce
Applicant:
Argentina
Collections management for improving fungal taxonomy in the Republic of Congo
Initiative des Champignons et des Plantes du Congo (ICPC)
HICPC
Studies on macrofungi taxonomy are still at the early stage in the Republic of Congo. Being the only fungal herbarium in Congo, the HICPC holds about 3,000 collections of fungi of which some represent Type material of newly published species such as Amanita griseostrobilacea Ndolo Ebika, Yorou & Attibayeba and Cantharellus xanthocyaneus Ndolo Ebika & Buyck. Thus, the project’s objectives are to (1) correctly database and produce labels for all specimens, (2) improve the storage system for a long-term preservation of the specimens and (3) prepare duplicates for sharing with herbaria abroad.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Sydney Thony Ndolo Ebika
Applicant:
Republic of Congo
Awarded 2022
107 applications were received in the 2019 round, for funding in 2020.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Digitization of Herbarium of Ivo and Marija Horvat (ZAHO), Croatia
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
ZAHO
One of small but important collections hosting valuable material from species rich Balkan Peninsula is Herbarium of Ivo and Marija Horvat (ZAHO) located at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. It stores approximately 70 000 specimens collected by Ivo Horvat throughout the Balkans. It also includes type specimens as Horvat described several new species. As the material is not frequently used in research, the main objective of the project is to database and digitize herbarium specimens, thus making them freely available for research worldwide.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Ivana Rešetnik
Applicant:
Croatia
Providing Equipment for Digitizing Herbarium Collection of UUH and Materials for further Processing Plant Specimens
Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS
UUH
The first project’s objective is providing the opportunity to digitize plant specimens stored in the Herbarium of the Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS (UUH). The second important objective is providing basic materials for plant specimens processing before inserting into the Herbarium collection.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Oleg A. Anenkhonov
Applicant:
Russia
Systematization of the third largest lichen collection from Colombia: preserving the past and future of reference collections in Neotropics.
Universidad de Caldas
FAUC
Systematize and improve 5000 specimens of the lichenological collection of University of Caldas Herbarium-FAUC and promote the use of this reference collection.
1) Digitalize the entire lichen collection to be included in the FAUC Herbarium main collection database.
2) Improve exsiccates conservation of antique material already deposited in the FAUC Herbarium.
3) Perform a curatorship and taxonomic verification of the lichen specimens of the Herbarium FAUC.
4) Recognize the number of specimens from FAUC lichen collection.
5) Create and send duplicatas from type materials to other herbaria.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Luis Fernando Coca
Applicant:
Colombia
Enhancing collection management in the Seychelles National Herbarium.
Seychelles National Herbarium
SEY
Our Herbarium currently does not have an internal budget for digitization and a relatively small budget for collection management. We have identified several aspects of improvement which our Herbarium has been striving to achieve but due to funding constraints, these tasks have yet to be fully realized. With this current grant, the team aims to make the following improvements:
1) Upgrading collection management conditions and
2) Enhance digitization practices.
1883
Amount Awarded: US$
Charles Morel
Applicant:
Seychelles
African Secrets from the backlog at PO Herbarium: revealing 20th-century African collectors and specimens brought in private botanical missions.
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto
PO
A. Face the obstacle of not having a digitization unit at PO herbarium room (computer + photographic stand) due to lack of funding for continuous curatorship of a 15,500 African specimens.
B. Catalogue the unofficial collections created during a long period of the 20h century (1912-1970), which sum up to 12192 specimens of plants and 3,308 cryptogamic specimens (algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytes).
C. D. Promote curatorship, conservation, research, dissemination and educational perspectives, by disclosing the missions, protagonists, and meta-data of specimens.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Cristiana Vieira
Applicant:
Portugal
Digitization of the historical collections in the Thessaloniki Aristotle University (TAU) Herbarium (Greece)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Biology, Lab. of Systematic Botany & Phytogeography
TAU
Digitization of c. 3,000 specimens dating back from the early 19th century up to the late 1930’s. Among them there are at least 44 types, as well as the Zaganiaris’ collections, survived WWII and kept only in TAU. It is notable that Zaganiaris’ published records are so far treated with reservations by many researchers, as the existence of specimens substantiating them was not known. The main objective is to preserve, conserve and bring into light these collections in order to reveal new information on Greece’s phytodiversity and to enhance their accessibility from the scientific community.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Regina Karousou
Applicant:
Greece
Barcoding and digitizing the Geo Potts Herbarium (BLFU)
Geo Potts Herbarium, University of the Free State
BLFU
Objective 1: Barcode all the specimens in the quick guide and main collection (± 25 000 specimens) and link barcodes to specimen records in BRAHMS.
Objective 2: Digitize all specimens in the quick guide and main collection (± 25 000 specimens) and publish the images on the online database.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Lize Joubert
Applicant:
South Africa
Updating digital database and processing specimen backlog using interns.
Paul C. Standley Herbarium, Pan American Agricultural School/Zamorano University
EAP
The Paul Standley Herbarium has a skeleton staff of one and maintenance budget limited to utilities and cleaning supplies. We are part of Zamorano University, but the collections have never been a University priority. Over 70 years a series of prominent researchers has built up a collection that includes about a thousand types among the roughly 200,000 catalogued specimens. We have the only about 1% currently digitized. With approximately a thousand new arrivals each year, the new material is being processed, but we have made few inroads into the backlog or digitalization.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Rina Fabiola Díaz
Applicant:
Honduras
Preservation of the endangered biological heritage of the Herbarium PORT, BioCentro-UNELLEZ, Venezuela
UNELLEZ-Biocentro
PORT
General Objective:
Preserve the existing biological heritage in the Port herbarium that is currently at risk of damage due to lack of supplies for its maintenance
Specific Objectives
Digitize key specimens from the collection whose risk of damage is greater when insects and fungi attack.
Exchange plants at critical risk for attack by insects and fungi with other herbaria in the world to safeguard the existing biological heritage.
Process accumulated samples into the formal herbarium collection.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Santos Miguel Nino
Applicant:
Venezuela
Improving WIND herbarium collection through specimen imaging, data checking and clearing mounting backlog
National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)
WIND
The National Herbarium of Namibia (WIND) a section within the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) situated in Windhoek. WIND currently holds ca. 95 000 specimens of the 4 300 indigenous and naturalised plant species found in Namibia.
The aim of this project is to improve WINDs herbarium collection through imaging of specimens, data correctness and assisting in clearing an area of backlog.
Project Objectives: 1) Image herbarium specimens held at WIND in a systematic way, 2) Check and clean data of imaged specimens on BRAHMS, 3) Assist in clearing backlog of specimens awaiting mounting
1984
Amount Awarded: US$
Frances Chase
Applicant:
Namibia
45 applications were received in the 2020 round, for funding in 2021.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Starting the digitalization and online publication of the historical collections of MEDEL herbarium
Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín
MEDEL
- Get high resolution images of 20.000 specimens.
- Revise and clean the data of the imaged specimens.
- Publish the data of the imaged specimens and at least the images of 2000 specimens at http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/en/collections/search/plants/.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Jorge Perez Zabala
Applicant:
Colombia
Preliminary checklist of Lycophyta and Monilophyta of the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia
Universidad del Valle
CUVC
1. General Objective
To generate a preliminary checklist of the Licophyta and Monilophyta of the of Valle del Cauca department, based on the collections housed at the CUVC herbarium.
Specific Objectives
- Increase the herbarium database by adding ca. 2000 specimens of Lycophyta and Monilophyta housed at the CUVC herbarium.
- Increase the herbarium collection by mounting, including and databasing 500 new collections of Lycophyta and Monilophyta.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Alejandro Zuluaga Trochez
Applicant:
Colombia
Digitization of mycological collection of V.N Karazin Kharkiv National University herbarium (Ukraine)
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
CWU
The mycological part of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University herbarium CWU (Myc) contains about 30 000 fungal specimens including type materials and rare exsiccates. Recently we started mobilizing our collection and have already databased 5922 specimens available through GBIF, but we are missing digital macro-photos.
The main objectives we set up are (i) to establish a first full-equipped fungal digitization facility in Ukraine; (ii) to digitize all the type specimens stored in CWU (Myc) herbarium; (iii) to digitize the most valuable exsiccates and contemporary specimens.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Olexander Akulov
Applicant:
Ukraine
VIRTUAL HERBAM COLLECTION
UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO/CÂMPUS UNIVERSITÁRIO DE ALTA FLORESTA
HERBAM
- 1. Transfer 100% of data from Brahms to the JABOT spreadsheet (26.000 specimens database)
(http://jabot.jbrj.gov.br/);
- 2. Digitization of 100% of the typus samples (49 specimens);
- 3. Digitization of the HERBAM collection (26,000 specimens)
- 4. Provide images and data from the collection at REFLORA- HERBARIO VIRTUAL, on site
http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
CÉLIA REGINA ARAÚJO SOARES LOPES
Applicant:
BRAZIL
Small herbariums as a learning tool: Virtual Herbarium FCO (University of Oviedo, Spain) as an example
University of Oviedo
FCO
Virtual herbaria are a source of information on the biodiversity that surrounds us. Its potential use in learning implies a redesign of educational experiences. As an example, a new online botanical resource, the Virtual Herbarium FCO (University of Oviedo) that collects information and a wide gallery of images of the flora of Asturias (north of Spain) and neighboring territories. The Virtual Herbarium can be consulted online, however, the infrastructure available is scarce and we would like to improve our resources and the dissemination of information.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Eduardo Cires Rodríguez
Applicant:
Spain
Breaking the ice: building photosystem and starting digitization of LWS herbarium
State Natural History Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
LWS
1. To build digitization complex basing on Canon EOS 250D camera and Canon EF-S 35 mm lens.
2. To initiate digitization of LWS herbarium starting from endemics distributed in Ukrainian Carpathians (2031 vouchers).
3. To make an initial database of the herbarium vouchers deposited in LWS.
4. To share digitized materials with scientists around the world by uploading them to JACQ virtual herbarium, Data Centre Biodiversity of Ukraine, and UkrBin database.
1625
Amount Awarded: US$
Andriy Novikov
Applicant:
Ukraine
Conserving endangered botanical collection of M. R. Almeida (1939–2017) from India: incorporation and digitization
Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research
NGCPR
M.R. Almeida (1939–2017) was a prominent plant taxonomist from India; whose major contribution to the floristic of Western Ghats is noteworthy. This collection was made by him with other co-workers between 1960 to 1998, mainly from Western India and most are referred in the treatment of 'Flora of Maharashtra (Vol.1 to 6)'. Due to poor maintenance, many specimens are deteriorating and needs immediate conservation attention. This proposal is an endeavour to shipping this collection to NGCPR herbarium, its restoration, curation and dissemination via digitization.
1990
Amount Awarded: US$
Mayur Dhondiram Nandikar
Applicant:
India
Enhancing collection management and clearing specimen backlog in the endangered Iranian Cryptogamic Herbarium
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)
ICH
Iranian Cryptogamic Herbarium is one of the important collections with valuable material from the species-rich Hyrcanian region and the Transcaucasus biodiversity hotspot. It is by far the largest lichen collection in Iran and in the Middle East, holding valuable reference collections. Due to insufficient funding, the collection is at risk of damage and needs immediate curation. To make the collection available for the wide research community, the main project objectives are to improve the collection preservation, database and digitize the collection, and process specimen backlog.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad
Applicant:
Iran
Processing specimen backlog and updating the database of the Jardín Botánico de Cartagena “Guillermo Piñeres” Herbarium (JBGP)
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena “Guillermo Piñeres”
JBGP
The objectives are 1. Process backlog specimens, 2. Update the Herbarium database. The JBGP Herbarium is the most important plant collection of the Colombian Caribbean because, during the '80s and '90s, it received specimens from several projects of poorly known Colombian Caribbean localities. From 2009 to 2015, the collection was abandoned due to the lack of funding for maintenance. This grant will contribute to the efforts started in 2015 to recover the herbarium collection creating the current database and mounting and restoring non-processed and damaged specimens.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Santiago Madrinan
Applicant:
Colombia
Accessioning and digitization of uncurated historical collections at Hendrix College
Hendrix College
HXC
The Hendrix College Herbarium has approximately 6600 accessions dating back to the 1940s, including bryophytes, lichens, fungi, marine algae, and vascular plants, but lacks funding for collections management or curation. Funds are requested to mount, digitize and properly 300-350 research-grade cryptogamic collections, which are in various stages of disarray, as well as up to 500 tracheophyte collections that are labeled but unmounted. The tracheophytes are primarily unicate collections of local significant from county flora projects done in the 1960s-1980s.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Adam Schneider
Applicant:
USA
52 applications were received in the 2021 round, for funding in 2022. Thank you to all who applied.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Digitization and online availability of Herbarium SPFR records (DB/FFCLRP-USP, Brazil)
University of São Paulo
SPFR
The objectives of this proposal are:
- to accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from 2,000 to 6,000 digitalized records
- make the records available on an online platform
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of the exsiccates (nearly 5,000 numbers waiting to the mounted)
- Return of loans.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Milton Groppo Jr
Applicant:
Brasil
Digitizing specimens with economic use in a small herbarium in Ecuador: improvement to the Herbarium of Economic Botany of Ecuador (QUSF)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
QUSF
The Herbarium of Economic Botany of Ecuador (QUSF) holds 26,200 specimens with over sixty percent of them keeping information on uses and applications of economic value being one of the few herbaria in Ecuador that addresses exclusively this topic. In Ecuador, only 15% of the 20 herbaria have portions of their collections available online. Therefore, we propose as the principal objective to digitize all herbarium specimens and make the data public. Thus, having specimen data easily accessible online will promote sharing of information and foster biodiversity information networks.
1900
Amount Awarded: US$
Hugo Valdebenito
Applicant:
Ecuador
Implementation of improvements in the collection of lichens and fungi of the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia (LPB)
HERBARIO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA
LPB
1)Improve the conditions of the collection of lichens and fungi in the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia (LPB).
2)Built capacities on students in the final years of their studies about the curation and conservation process for collections of lichens and fungi.
3)Teach and communicate the importance of collections of lichens and fungi to the civilian population.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Carla Maldonado
Applicant:
BOLIVIA
Digitization and expansion of the local reference collection from Herbário de Niterói (NIT)
Universidade Federal Fluminense
NIT
1. Capture high resolution images of 5000 specimens and share them online at http://jabot.jbrj.gov.br/ and https://specieslink.net/;
2. Increase the herbarium collection by mounting, including and databasing 500 backlog specimens;
3. Improve specimen storage and processing conditions;
4. Equip collection rooms to safely accommodate incoming specimens donated from Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
5. Consolidate NIT as reference collection for threatened Atlantic Rainforest biodiversity by increasing accession of specimens from local preserved areas through field work and donations.
1976
Amount Awarded: US$
Adriana Lobão
Applicant:
Brazil
Database and Collection Improvement of Lao Plants
National University of Laos
FOF
The Herbarium of Faculty of Forestry (FOF), National University of Laos is housed more than 10,000 specimens (including Types) of Lao plants which are being described recently from Laos and cited as literature for the account of Lao plants. This project aims to establish a database of the collections at the FOF herbarium.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Phetlasy Souladeth
Applicant:
Laos
Systematization, digitization and curatorship of Peruvian tree specimens housed at the Forestry Herbarium MOL
National Agrarian University La Molina
MOL
MOL herbarium contains a unique collection of about 60000 herbarium specimens, including the largest known collection of Peruvian tree specimens. Over half of the sheets at MOL were digitized, supported by the Atrium Project, but many specimens remain unprocessed. We propose to continue working with the missing specimens (4500 specimens) by following three objectives:
1.Enhancement of collection management and curation practices
2.Systematization and digitization of specimens, with tree collections and type material (42 types).
3.Publish information obtained in the study to be freely available
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Sonia Palacios Ramos
Applicant:
PERU
Saving the modern phanerogam collection of the MVM herbarium: processing and preserving specimen backlog of an important record of uruguayan flora.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
MVM
The herbarium of the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) house ca. 100.0000 specimens and has a minimum staff of one person with a maintenance budget limited to mounting materials and preserving supplies. In the last 10 years through several field trips around the country mainly directed to collect phanerogam specimens which redounded in ca. 2500 specimens’ backlog. These specimens were collected in high biodiversity threatened localities. The main objective is processing and digitizing this specimen’s backlog in order to make them available to the scientific community.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Meica Valdivia
Applicant:
Uruguay
Providing equipment and starting digitization of LWKS herbarium
Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, National Academy of Ukraine
LWKS
General Objective
To share digitized materials with scientists around the world by uploading them to the national biodiversity platform UkrBIN and incorporation into the GBIF.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Nadiya Sytschak
Applicant:
Ukraine
Incorporation of a BNRH into J to preserve this small collection in a South African Herbarium; and distribution of new types emanating from BNRH
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
J
The C.E. Moss Herbarium (J) has recently acquired the extremely valuable SMALL COLLECTION (c. 24 000 specimens) from Buffelskloof Nature Reserve Herbarium (BNRH), which has closed down.
We plan to:
1. Incorporate BNRH specimens into the J collection: confirm taxonomic accuracy (ID and current nomenclature), add information to our BRAHMS database, file specimens in correct folders in compactor system.
2. Digitise specimens and upload to Global Plants. Link to photographs of live plants supplied by BNRH.).
3. Courier duplicates of BNRH types of 20 newly described Asparagus species
1974
Amount Awarded: US$
Glynis V. Cron
Applicant:
South Africa
Enhancing the specimens preservation conditions at DBEV, a herbarium dedicated to teaching and research at University of Antananarivo
University of Antananarivo
DBEV
This project aims to improve the role of the DBEV herbarium, University of Antananarivo, in support the development of a next generation of botanists and taxonomists in Madagascar. Because specimens at DBEV are currently stacked inside unprotected open cases, so they need to be better stored for long-term for both teaching materials and for promoting these specimens as important tool for research. Currently, DBEV houses ca; 9000 specimens, with part of the collection available online (https://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/swioorchids).
1950
Amount Awarded: US$
Mijoro Rakotoarinivo
Applicant:
Madagascar
Database, online publication, and processing backlog at Dourados Herbarium (DDMS), Central-West Brazil
Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
DDMS
The Dourados Herbarium (DDMS) comprises a collection of ca. 6500 specimens from central-western Brazil, including regional collections of the Atlantic Forest and the highly threatened Pantanal wetland that had been recently massively devastated by fire. Thus, the main objective of preserving specimens and enhance the accessibility of the collection to the community became demanding. The grant will be invested in the following improvements:
1) Database all specimens using JABOT and provide online;
2) Increase the collection by processing all backlog with ca. 2500 specimens.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Augusto Giaretta de Oliveira
Applicant:
Brazil
Awarded 2021
Awarded 2020
Awarded 2019
28 applications were received in this round, for funding in 2024. Thank you to all who applied.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Cataloging, digitalization, and obtaining images from the collection of the Herbarium of the Department of Biology, FFCLRP-USP (Herbarium SPFR)
Universidade de São Paulo
SPFR
- accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from c. 11,000 to 16,000 digitized records;
- make records available on the Specieslink online platform
- photograph at least 2,000 materials and make these records available online on the Specieslink platform
- check the collection periodically for pests such as beetle larvae and moths.
- package the material for incorporation
- Return of loans.
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of exsiccates
- train students in scientific collection management activities and curation activities
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Milton Groppo Jr
Applicant:
Brazil
Digitalization and storage of materials in the TASM Herbarium (Uzbekistan)
Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
TASM
1. Digitize 3,000 records from the TASM collection to establish a comprehensive digital database of mycological fungal specimens.
2. Scan 1,500 specimens to facilitate online access and dissemination of high-quality images for detailed examination and analysis.
3. Implement conservation measures to improve the condition of specimens, ensuring their long-term preservation.
4. Publish digitized records and specimen images online to enhance accessibility for researchers, educators, and the public, thereby promoting the scientific value and utilization of the TASM Herbarium collection.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Ilyor Mustafaev
Applicant:
Uzbekistan
Backlog processing and digitalization of the main collection of the Herbarium DDMS, Central-West Brazil
Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
DDMS
The Dourados Herbarium (DDMS) comprises a collection of ca. 11.000 specimens available online and ca. 5.000 specimens in the backlog (see https://specieslink.net/col/DDMS/). Most collections are from central-western Brazil. The main objective of DDMS is preserving specimens and enhance the accessibility of the collection to the community. The grant will be invested in the following improvements:
1) Increase the collection by processing the backlog with ca. 5.000 specimens;
2) Digitalize half collection and associate the images with the records available online.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Augusto Giaretta de Oliveira
Applicant:
Brazil
Processing of samples from permanent plots of the northern Amazon of Peru
Herbario Herrerense - Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
HH
Carry out the processing, assembly and entry of botanical samples to the collection of the Herrerense Herbarium (HH) in the city of Iquitos.
Update the record of species and botanical samples deposited in the HH herbarium.
Improve the current conditions of the botanical samples deposited in the HH herbarium.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Luis Alberto Torres Montenegro
Applicant:
Peru
Processing, digitalization, and scientific dissemination of Herbarium (UFRR): a collection in the North of the Brazilian Amazon
Federal University of Roraima
UFRR
The UFRR Herbarium, comprises a collection of 10000 specimens from Brazilian Amazon, especially from Roraima state, one of the wealthiest floristic diversities in the Rainforest Amazon. Despite that, it is a botanically under-sampled area endowed with lower research infrastructure. Being the only active herbarium in the state of Roraima, UFRR herbarium plays an important role to subsidize scientific research in botany, environmental conservation, and scientific dissemination. The grant will be invested in:
1) Digitalization of the collection; 2) Financing scientific dissemination.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Amélia Carlos Tuler
Applicant:
Brazil
Digital Roots: Connecting Science and Society through the Yucatán Peninsula's Digital Flora
Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A. C. (CICY)
CICY
CICY holds the most comprehensive collection of the Yucatan Peninsula Biogeographic Province (YPBP). It is also a critical reference for the flora of southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. With the YPBP being a deforestation hotspot, the relevance of CICY becomes crucial. Our objective is to continue the flora’s documentation by 1) Digitizing 2000 specimens of endemic, endangered, and culturally significant species of the YPBP, and 2) Promoting universal access to this information by updating the images available on the Digital Flora website.
1910
Amount Awarded: US$
Germán Carnevali
Applicant:
México
Digitization of specimens housed in the Herbarium of the University of Colima
Universidad de Colima
UCOL
• Optimize the digitization process of specimens housed in the UCOL Herbarium.
• Reduce the accumulation of specimens waiting to be mounted and to add them to the database and/or interleaved in the collection.
• Train young undergraduate and graduate alumni in the study of the region's flora.
• Acquire material for mounting specimens.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Carlos Leopardi
Applicant:
Mexico
Awarded 2024
54 applications were received in this round, for funding in 2025. Thank you to all who applied.
The following applications were selected for funding.
Exploration, conservation, and digitalization of floristic diversity in hot spots in Guerrero
Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
FCQB
Increase and improve the conservation, organization and accessibility of the collection of vascular and non-vascular plants of the FCQB Herbarium by collecting material in unstudied areas of the Guerrero state, such as the “Sierra Tecuani” Natural Protected Area, in addition to cleaning specimens, replacing mounting paper, sending duplicates to other collections and digitizing the collection for the creation of a database. This project seeks to maximize its impact on improving the collection, infrastructure and scientific dissemination.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Felipe Gómez Noguez
Applicant:
Mexico
Expanding, digitizing, and strengthening the research and accessibility capacity of the Herbarium HCUC at the Universidad de Cartagena (Colombia)
Universidad de Cartagena
HCUC
• Digitize and integrate 1,000 specimens into GBIF, ensuring global access to HCUC data.
• Expand the collection by adding 1,000 specimens (via field collection or duplicate exchange), prioritizing underrepresented groups.
• Process at least 500 specimens from the backlog.
• Acquire a computer for improve specimen databasing.
• Train botany seedbed students in curation, digitization, and specimen mounting.•
• Enhance specimen preservation with pest monitoring and improved storage.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Andres Orejuela
Applicant:
Colombia
Data Mobilization of the BCRU Herbarium Bryophyte Collection: Enhancing Biodiversity Knowledge in Patagonia Argentina and Antarctica
Universidad Nacional del Comahue
BCRU
1. Train undergraduate students in herbarium management, focusing on curation and digitization.
2. Curate and database 1,400 specimens of bryophytes (Anthocerotophyta, Bryophyta and Marchantiophyta) from Patagonia Argentina and Antarctica.
3. Digitally image ca. 200 Anthocerotophyta specimens from Patagonia Argentina.
4. Make the digitized data accessible online using FAIR principles.
5. Publish a checklist of bryophytes from Patagonia Argentina.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Carolina I Calvino
Applicant:
Argentina
Improving and maintaining the herbarium fund of rare and endemic plants of Kazakhstan and Central Asia
JSC "Research and Production Center "Phytochemistry"
KG
This project aims to increase the availability, safety, and scientific value of the JSC Research and Production Center Phytochemistry herbarium collection. Founded in 1938, the collection contains more than 30,000 herbarium sheets representing the unique flora of Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
The collection is a valuable resource for botanical, phytochemical, pharmacological and ecological research.
Goals:
- Digitisation of herbarium sheets.
- Processing of accumulated herbarium sheets.
- Improvements in preservation.
- Rescue and stabilisation of fragile herbarium sheets.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Sergazy Adekenov
Applicant:
Kazakhstan
Sustaining Montserrat’s Botanical Heritage: Improving herbarium services and collection care.
Montserrat National Trust
MNT
This project aims to strengthen the Montserrat National Herbarium (MNT), established in 2023, by improving specimen preservation, expanding digital access, and fostering research collaborations. Funding will support archival-quality storage, digitization, and pest control, while labor costs are provided in-kind. The project will also promote local engagement through educational events and partnerships with researchers and conservation institutions, ensuring the herbarium’s long-term sustainability and vital role in biodiversity conservation and scientific study.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Virginie Sealys
Applicant:
Montserrat
Documenting and visualizing the plant diversity of the Ayacucho region-Curation and digitization in the Herbarium San Cristobal de Huamanga - HSCH
Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga - Ayacucho - Perú
HSCH
The herbarium HSCH of Ayacucho, Peru, houses about 8000 specimens representing Andean taxa from different ecosystems in the region from highland grasslands to seasonal perennial and humid montane forests. The HSCH serves the academic community of the National University supporting training in botany. It is also a reference for local and regional institutions dealing with natural resources in Ayacucho, Apurimac and Huancavelica. This proposal aims to a) improve the curation of nearly 1500 specimens of HSCH, and b) digitize 1000 specimens of the most representative taxa of the local flora.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Jenny Olga Arrea Paucar
Applicant:
Perú
Backlog processing and digitalization of specimens collected for the taxonomic revision of Calendula L. (Asteraceae)
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro
AVE
The aims of this project are to: - mount 523 specimens of Calendula collected under the scope of the recently published taxonomical revisions of Calendula, including 8 type specimens; - make their data, and a selection of images, including the type specimens, available online on GBIF, therefore promoting universal access to this information; - train young alumni in the study of flora and herbarium management.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Paulo Cardoso da Silveira
Applicant:
Portugal
Processing, digitisation, and creating a shareable database of herbarium collections from Northeast of India and Sky Islands of Western Ghats, India
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
BHPL
Mounting specimens to clear the backlog and digital imaging of the newly mounted specimens. Replacing folders with acid-free folders as part of herbarium maintenance. When duplicates are available, share them with the herbaria within India via local post. The mounting of the specimens is currently critical for improved utilisation of our collections by local and international students and researchers. Finally, collating the herbarium database to make it accessible to researchers and international herbaria, upon request.
1990
Amount Awarded: US$
Vinita Gowda
Applicant:
India
Digitising KUELAP Herbarium to Assist in the Conservation of the Peruvian Andes-Amazon Transition: A Biodiversity Hotspot
KUELAP Herbarium of the Faculty of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas
KUELAP
- Digitise the KUELAP Herbarium collection and metadata.
- Create and standardise the database using international conventions.
- Democratise the collection by making it available as a virtual herbarium on public platforms.
- Enhance visibility and foster research by promoting these new resources.
- Process and mount backlog specimens, integrate them into the herbarium and distribute duplicates to partner herbaria.
- Highlight the significance of the herbarium for biodiversity conservation through outreach activities with local authorities and a mentorship initiative.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Betty Sopla Mas
Applicant:
Peru
Supporting the curatorial management for the Herbarium Rioclarense (HRCB)
São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Campus of Rio Claro
HRCB
• digitization of c. 5,000 new records an Excel spreadsheet database;
• to send these records to the speciesLink platform;
• to scan c. 3,000 selected specimens and make them available on the speciesLink platform;
• to process a backlog of c. 2,500 specimens;
• to ship about 1,000 duplicates (already separated) to c. 20 herbaria;
• to keep controlled a pest-free environment;
• to train students in scientific collection management activities and curation activities
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Pedro Luís Rodrigues de Moraes
Applicant:
Brazil
Enhancing and Visualizing the UIS Herbarium Collection in Santander, a High-Endemism Department of Colombia.
Universidad Industrial de Santander
UIS
General: Enhance the UIS Herbarium by expanding its collection and initiating the digitization of its fern, lycophyte, and type specimens.
Specific Objectives
1. Mount and prepare 300 specimens, prioritizing ferns, lycophytes, and types for long-term preservation in the herbarium collection.
2. Digitalize the fern and lycophyte specimens, including the main collection and type specimens, to ensure accessibility and preservation.
3. Integrate the digitized data into the Symbiota portal to facilitate global access and research.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
David Sanín
Applicant:
Colombia
Restoration and digitization of half-century-old plant specimen repository from Assam, North East India
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785 006, Assam, India
CSIRNEIST
• Restoration, barcoding and digitization of herbarium collections of plants from NE India since 1950s and shipping duplicates of types, threatened historical collections to BSI.
• Documentation of rare, endangered, threatened and ethnomedicinal flora from different ecological niches of the NE region by increasing herbarium collections.
• Re-arrangement of the herbarium as per Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV.
• Increasing the storage facility for type specimens and historical collections for safe handling.
• To train school, college and university students as out-reach programme on identifying
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Dipanwita Banik
Applicant:
India
Digitalization of the families Asteraceae and Fabaceae deposited in the
Herbarium USON
University of Sonora
USON
1. Digitalize the families Asteraceae and Fabaceae deposited in the Herbarium USON.
2. To train undergraduate students in herbarium management and the capture and
post-processing of images of specimens.
3. Improve the equipment of the herbarium with the acquisition of a stereoscope
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Manuel Higinio Sandoval-Ortega
Applicant:
Mexico
Digitalization, database support and maintenance of materials in the BOTU Herbarium
São Paulo State University
BOTU
The objectives of this proposal are:
- to accelerate the digitization of the BOTU Herbarium collection – from 9,000 to 13,000 digitalized records;
- put the records available on an online platform (https://specieslink.net/);
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of the exsiccates (nearly 3,000 numbers waiting to be mounted);
- train students in scientific collection and curation activities;
- return of loans.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Ana Paula Fortuna Perez
Applicant:
Brazil
Strengthening and Safeguarding the HUAM Herbarium in the Amazon
Universidade Federal do Amazonas - UFAM
HUAM
Safeguard the collection with pest control using toxic gas fumigation.
Complete the digitization of specimens and integrate all data into global platforms.
Mount and organize processed specimens to improve preservation and accessibility.
Acquire updated equipment to improve digitization efficiency and secure data backups.
Engage undergraduate students to assist with mounting and digitization tasks, providing hands-on training and showcasing results in a public event.
2000
Amount Awarded: US$
Deisy Pereira Saraiva
Applicant:
Brazil