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Enhancing taxonomic capacity to underpin tropical biodiversity conservation (SE Asia)
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- Ref:
- 18002
- Type:
- Main Project
- Project leader:
- Dr Paul Bates
- Host institutions:
- Prince of Songla University, National University of Laos (NUOL), Royal University of Phnom Penh
- Start date:
- 2010-04-01
- UK institutions:
- Harrison Institute
- Finish date:
- 2013-10-31
- Website:
- http://www.harrison-institute.org/research/CRM_R3_Darwin_taxonomic%20network.html
- Region:
- East Asia
- Status:
- Current
- Countries:
- Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand
Photo gallery - click on images to view gallery
Bird taxonomist, Ms Ariya Dejtaradol, with her senior PhD supervisor, Dr Swen Renner of Ulm University
Darwin PhD student, Mr Pipat Soisook, training an MSc student in bat echolocation studies
A new species of horseshoe bat, one of a number from SE Asia currently being described by the Darwin taxonomic team
Project description
Note: the descriptions presented for projects approved before 2008 have been extracted from technical descriptions in project documents and were not originally intended for publication.
Purpose
To enhance taxonomic capacity in SE Asia by developing a university-based, taxonomic training centre in Thailand and a regional network of collaborating institutions in Cambodia, Lao PDR.
Activities
Outputs
Project documents
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application form
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application form | 18002 | 173.46 KB | |
| 2. |
1st annual report
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1st annual report | 18002 | 1.27 MB | |
| 3. |
1st half year report
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1st half year report | 18002 | 23.77 KB | |
| 4. |
2nd half year report
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2nd half year report | 18002 | 25.51 KB |
Related Darwin projects
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Ref
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Relationship | Title |
Dates
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11019 Main Project |
Same Project Leader | Biodiversity assessment of limestone karst dependent bats in Myanmar, Burma | 2002 – 2005 |
| 2. | 14011 Main Project |
Same Project Leader | Taxonomic Initiative for Southeast Asian Bat Studies: Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR | 2005 – 2008 |
Also, see other projects in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand.
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