[PCA] FW: NPCC News: NPCC asks National Science Foundation to Restore Support for Herbaria and other Biological Collections

[Emily Roberson]

From: Emily B Roberson [mailto:emilyr at plantsocieties.org] 
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 8:00 AM
To: emilyr at plantsocieties.org
Subject: NPCC News: NPCC asks National Science Foundation to Restore Support for Herbaria and other Biological Collections

 

Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: NPCC Letter to National Science Foundation: Restore and Expand Funding for Herbaria and Other Biological Specimen Collections.

April 18, 2016

 

On March 16, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it was indefinitely suspending funding for the Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) <http://t.ymlp44.com/emuavaejsymagaebuafabm/click.php>  Program. This Program is one of very few funding sources that help maintain biological specimen collections such as herbaria and seed collections. The NSF stated that it will use the suspension to evaluate the program and its impacts and efficacy.

 

If you wish to comment on the funding suspension, the NSF is accepting feedback. Send comments to DBICSBR at nsf.gov. You can review their guidelines and instructions on providing feedback <http://t.ymlp44.com/emeakaejsymacaebuarabm/click.php> .

 

For more information:

*	Read the Native Plant Conservation Campaign (NPCC) Letter asking NSF to restore and expand funding <http://t.ymlp44.com/emmaoaejsymataebuaaabm/click.php> .
*	Read the American Institute of Biological Scientists (AIBS) letter to NSF about collections in support of biological research <http://t.ymlp44.com/emjadaejsymaraebuavabm/click.php> 
*	See article in Nature <http://t.ymlp44.com/embagaejsymapaebualabm/click.php>  on the funding suspension
*	See NSF Announcement <http://t.ymlp44.com/emhavaejsymazaebuaoabm/click.php>  of the suspension
*	See the NSF Description of the Biological Collections Program <http://t.ymlp44.com/emuavaejsymagaebuafabm/click.php> 

The Native Plant Conservation Campaign letter in support of the program pointed some irreplaceable and essential functions of herbaria and other biological specimen collections:

*	Identifying species new to science, including extinct and newly emerging taxa.
*	Understanding the processes of species emergence and extinction.
*	Maintaining repositories of spatial and temporal data on biological diversity, evolution and adaptation.
*	Mapping species’ historic ranges to evaluate species endangerment.
*	Documenting and understanding the responses of species and ecosystems to climate change.
*	Understanding the spatial and temporal development, distribution, and movement of diseases and disease organisms.  

 

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Emily B. Roberson, Ph.D.

Native Plant Conservation Campaign <http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/> 

415 531 4439

emilyr at plantsocieties.org

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San Francisco, CA 94107

The mission of the Native Plant Conservation Campaign is to promote the conservation of native plants and their habitats through collaboration, education, and advocacy.

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