Small Collections Grant
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Database of Papua New Guinea National (PNG) Herbarium Pteridophyte (Fern) Section
Papua New Guinea
Database, Digitally image
Cost (USD):
2000
LAE
Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute
Objective:
The main objective is to database all Pteridophytes collection in PNG Plant Database.
Timetable:
The project will take up to six months to implement. The main activities within the period will include a database of fern specimens into PNG Plant Database which will take up at least two months to complete, curation of all ferns specimens this will take up at least one month, photographing of fern collections will take at least two months and finally, cleaning and publishing of ferns in Darwin Core will take at least one month. Staff will be allocated to assist the database staff to enter all fern collections while other herbarium staff will be involved in photographing and curation of all fern specimens.
Scoring Rubric
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Collection Improvement (max. 120 points)
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Facilitating access to the physical collections by digitization (e.g., data entry, setting up database structure with an outline of the platform to be used, purchasing equipment, and imaging specimens) – up to 30 points.
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Enhancing physical collections by improving the conservation status of specimens in the herbarium (e.g., better folders, protecting covers, mounting paper, labeling, etc.) – up to 30 points.
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Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.
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Increasing our understanding of the flora or funga by making new herbarium specimens available, such as processing of backlog or collecting and mounting of new specimens from understudied sites – up to 20 points.
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Securing collections by distribution of duplicates (or orphan collections) to other regional or international herbaria or shipping endangered collections to another herbarium – up to 20 points.
This proposal scores:
/120
Methods & Funding (max. 40 points)
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Match between the proposed budget and methods for the aims described – up to 10 points.
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Perceived need, the extent to which the project will benefit from IAPT funding: e.g., due to active floristic work or contribution to poorly collected sites, due to threatened conditions of collections, and for the degree of involvement of others (outreach and education). We give more points for herbaria in low- and middle-income countries – up to 20 points.
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Sharing duplicate specimens with other herbaria – up to 10 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
Broader Impacts (max. 40 points)
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Degree of regional importance of the collection or the taxonomic importance of the targeted collection – up to 10 points.
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The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.
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The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
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Plan:
The Papua New Guinea National Herbarium (LAE) is managed by the PNG Forest Research Institute (PNGRFI) under the PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA). Its function is to explore and document the country’s forests resources for scientific research, conservation, environmental, social and economic aspects. The LAE herbarium contains an estimated 24 000 fern specimens from PNG and abroad. The project intends to increase the number of fern collection entered online into PNG Plant Database (pngplant.org) and have the data available for public use. It is anticipated that the project will support the LAE Herbarium digitization process with computers and camera to capture data. The computers and camera will enable herbarium staff to increase the number of daily data entry and photograph all fern collection. The project will also enable staff to curate the fern section whereby collections will be repaired, new holding folders will be sourced and replaced with new ones, and update and re-determination of species names. Then, the data will be mobilized from the PNG Plant Database and will undergo some quality checks. Finally, the fern data will be published via platform using Darwin Core so it is easily accessed through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) platform.
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Penniel Lamei
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