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Museum collections Types; Birds; Mammals; Tissue; Arachnology; Entomology; Lower Vertebrates; |
The National Museum of Namibia A division of the Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and Culture |
Private Bag 13186, Windhoek Deputy directr: |
| The tree atlas project Database on namibia's trees - part of the national biodiversity programme |
The National Botanical Research Institute A research institutre of the Ministry of Agriculture |
Contact: Barbara Curtis treeatla@mweb.com.na |
| The bird atlas project Over 95% of the country has been sampled, 676 species recorded, and almost 500 000 individual records have been processed and a two-volume regional atlas was published in 1997. It details the distribution and seasonal movements of all species of birds in Southern Africa. |
An ornithology programme with participants from a variety of institutions Coordinated by the University of Cape Town and the Namibia Nature Foundation |
Contact: Dr Rob Simmons Phone +264-61-249015 |
| NAPCOD meta database Namibia's Programme to Combat Desertification |
Desert Research Foundation of Namibia | Online at http://www.namibia-desertification.org/select.php |
| Infocom project A meta-database, which describes more than 130 environmental monitoring programs and datasets |
Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism |
Contact: Dr Tapio Reinikainen Phone +264-61-249015 |
| National herbarium | National Botanical Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development |
Private Bag 13184, Windhoek Director, Dr. Gillian Maggs-Kölling |