Partners
National Network Contacts
Ghebrehiwet Medhanie Deparmnet of Biology University of Asmara P.O. Box 1220 Asmara, Eritrea ghebre@asmara.uoa.edu.er |
Dr. Afhini Ihani Tropical Pesticides Research Institute P.O. Box 3024 Arusha, Tanzania |
Dr. Fassil Kebebew Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Research P.O. Box 30726 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia fassilkeb@hotmail.com |
Dr. Herbert A. L. Talwana Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda Tel: 256 414 553580 (office) Fax: 256 414 531641 haltalwana@agric.mak.ac.ug |
Dr. Emily Wabuyele National Museums of Kenya P.O. Box 45166 -00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: 254 20 3742161-4 Fax: 254 20 3741424 ewabuyele@museums.or.ke |
Dr. Melckzedeck K. W. Osore Western Indian ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) P.O. Box 33298 Zanzibar - Tanzania Tel: 255 24 2233472 Fax: 255 24 2233852 Email: mosore@wiomsa.org |
UVIMA
UVIMA is a Swahili acronym for Uchambuzi wa Viumbe kwa Maendeleo Afrika Mashariki, and can be translated to Taxonomy for Development in East Africa.
UVIMA Project
Starting in October 2008, this 2.5 year project aims to consolidate and mobilize existing taxonomic information for generating tools and products relevant to the environmental, food and poverty crises in Africa.