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INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS

COUNTRY

Egypt
INSTITUTION NAME

Egyptian Natural History Museum”
MAIN ADDRESS

Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. National Biodiversity Unit. Misr Helwan, 30. El-Zyrae Rd. Maadi

E-mail: eeaa@idsc.gov.eg

Tel: 3750874/ 3753441


DESCRIPTION

AREA

Depending on the place. Consult appendix
LATITUDE

Depending on the place. Consult appendix
LONGITUDE

Depending on the place. Consult appendix
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

STATUS

State

INSTITUTION TYPE

Coordinating Center for all the “science museum” associated with the biodiversity and taxonomic collections in the country

DATE FOUNDED

1995

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

No information available

TAXA

No information available

PROGRAMMES

• National Coordination Program
•Training programs for taxonomists and curators of reference collections, taxonomic information management and management of databases
• Educational programs
• Scientific and research programs
FEATURES AND FACILITIES

• Herbarium with 365 samples of seeds and 84 species
• Laboratory
• Storage rooms at different temperatures
MAIN DEFICIENCIES

No information available

SOURCES CONSULTED

Webwww.un.org

www.cbd.int

Documents:

Egypt. First National report to the Convention on Biological Diversity”. December, 1997. Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. National Biodiversity Unit
Egypt: National Strategy and Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation”.January, 1998. Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. National Biodiversity Unit

Egypt country report”. FAO

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    Description

    Information About the Institution