As an observer of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN), China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) has learned that the second Arctos partner, the University of Alaska Museum of the North has made a subset of its genetic collections discoverable through GGBN as part of the 2017 – 2018 GGBN-GGI awards program. The online collection includes more than 200,000 tissue samples representing mostly mammals and birds, in addition to other animals and plants. The collection adds 100 new families, 100 new genera and 100 new species to the GGBN Data Portal.
More Arctos partners will be making their genetic collections discoverable in the upcoming weeks.
About the GGBN-GGI Awards Program: the program provides funding for projects that support the discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network’s Data Portal. The next submission deadline for proposals will be May 1 2020. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 30,000 USD with clearly articulated budget justifications.
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