UK Darwin Initiative Papuan Plant Diversity Project
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £170,450
WHERE Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Summary
To develop the Manokwari Herbarium to international standards so that it can fulfill its crucial role as the only plant diversity reference collection in Papua.
MOUNTAINS, ISLAND BIODIVERSITY, TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS
Countries
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Project Outputs
Herbarium curated and managed to international standards; Herbarium database; palm and rattan field guide; field guide to Papuasian seed plant families; skills transferred; research collaborations established.
