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Update on the Central African

Biodiversity Information Network (CABIN): A taste of Cyber-insects from

Africa

Sévérin Tchibozo

CABIN / LINCAOCNETCABIN / LINCAOCNETGarin Cael, Charles Kahindo, Sévérin Tchibozo,

Franck Theeten & Patricia Mergen

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RMCARMCA

The Royal Museum for Central Africa Belgium Multidisciplinary ca. 10.000.000

specimens Focus on Central

Africa

Photo: Patricia Mergen

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CABINCABIN Central African Biodiversity

Information Network Part of SABIN – Sub-Saharan African

Biodiversity Information Network Focus on Democratic Republic Congo,

Rwanda & Burundi To facilitate access to biodiversity

information for African researchers by: Setting up local infrastructure Capacity building

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Key activitiesKey activities March 2009: Setting up infrastructure at

the CEDESURK (an academic library, resource centre and provider of IT services for the main Congolese academic institutions)

January 2010: Start of the LINCAOCNET project as a pilot project for African data providers

June 2010: five day workshop held in Kinshasa on the digitization of Biological collections at the CEDESURK

September 2011: Selection of five African data providers

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LINCAOCNETLINCAOCNET

Les Insectes Comestibles de l’Afrique Centrale et Occidentale sur interNET (Edible Insects in Central and West Africa on Internet)

Collaboration between the RMCA, in the framework of the CABIN project and the CRGB (Centre de Recherche pour la Gestion de la Biodiversité Benin) & co financed by the Belgian cooperation and the fonds francophone des inforoutes

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Field workField work

31 localities were monitored in 10 African countries for edible insects

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LINCAOCNET websiteLINCAOCNET website

http://gbif.africamuseum.be/lincaocnet/

Made in Drupal, and contains:

-Scientific name- Local common name (with audio recording)- GPS coordinates & maps- Pictures- Host plants- Traditional recipes

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More to come…More to come… European project on edible insects as novel

proteins Presentation by Sévérin Tchibozo at FAO

(Rome) co-organized by experts from Wageningen University (NL)

Support by Paepard (Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development)

Support from ESASTAP (European South Africa Science and Technology Advancement Programme

Interest by the food sector (industries and SMEs)

Crunchy snacks at the ‘Night of the Museum’,

RMCA, Tervuren, Belgium

Pictures: RMCA

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Thank you for your attention!

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