17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Update on the Central African Biodiversity Information Network (CABIN): A taste of Cyber-insects from Africa Sévérin Tchibozo CABIN / LINCAOCNET Garin Cael, Charles Kahindo, Sévérin Tchibozo, Franck Theeten & Patricia Mergen

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA RMCA  The Royal Museum for Central Africa  Belgium  Multidisciplinary  ca specimens  Focus on Central Africa Photo: Patricia Mergen

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA CABIN  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

Technical workflow

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Key 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

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA LINCAOCNET  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

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Field work 31 localities were monitored in 10 African countries for edible insects

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA LINCAOCNET website Made in Drupal, and contains: -Scientific name - Local common name (with audio recording) - GPS coordinates & maps - Pictures - Host plants - Traditional recipes

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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

17-21 October 2011, TDWG annual conference, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Thank you for your attention!