REBIDA – REGIONAL DATABASE OF...
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INTRODUCTION Successful solutions to serious problems regarding environmental protection, management and research rely on the efficient use of comprehensive and reliable information on the nature that surrounds us. Therefore, the availability of these information, as one of the most valuable assets, is becoming ever more important in our society. A number of countries that successfully implement conservation and revitalization projects have different types of databases on these resources, often established and maintained at the national level. However, more often than not, transitional countries lack any centralized, nationally funded database that could be used in decision making process. In such cases, databases established in academic and scientific institutions could serve as valuable starting points. REBIDA DATABASE Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), University of Sarajevo, in cooperation with the NGO «GENOFOND», is developing the regional database on biodiversity – REBIDA, with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Science (Project Number 0101- 7552-22/15). This internet-based database will represent a comprehensive, searchable and open access platform for general public. It will contain all known biological data on wild and domesticated natural resources of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Besides its scientific value, REBIDA will serve as an educational tool on the diversity and importance of natural resources, with special emphasis on indigenous and endemic flora and fauna from the Balkans. It is planned to be released in the spring of 2017 and will be hosted at www.rebida.ba. REBIDA – REGIONAL DATABASE OF BIODIVERSITY Kalamujić Stroil B., Lasić L., Dorić S., Hanjalić J., Pojskić N. Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 8 Kampus, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina REBIDA SCANNER To compliment REBIDA, a mobile application, called REBIDA SCANNER, is also being developed. It will be free for download from the IOS and Android platforms and will enable nature enthusiasts as well as professionals to contribute to REBIDA through data collection, field sampling and documenting B&H wild life. On demand, the users of the app will be provided with the REBIDA scanner kit (sampling equipment). REBIDA scanner sampling kit consists of tubes, labels, fixatives and bags for collecting and documenting wild life. The collected samples will be sent back to INGEB for analysis and all gathered data would be publicly available through REBIDA. This new concept provides mutual benefits – it is designed to reveal the diversity of living organisms to local communities and to enable them to contribute to a regional knowledge-base on natural resources. Furthermore, by supplementing the database, scientists will collect valuable data that will be used to study the impact of climate change on the living world around us. THE DATABASE CONTENT REBIDA will be the only such database in the country, consisting of three segments: tissue database, DNA database and digital genetic database on plant, animal and human samples. Each specimen in the database will be represented with the tissue sample, isolated DNA and digital data containing the following information: 1) taxonomic information of the sample; 2) GPS sampling points; 3) area of distribution; 4) digital images of the sample; 5) DNA barcoding data 5) all available genetic information associated with a sample; 6) conservation status of the species; 7) bibliographic data related to molecular genetic analysis of the sample. The database will have three levels of access priviledges: administrative, scientific and public. Initially, the database will be available only in Bosnian language, but the English version will be developed as well. Figure 1. The log-in interface of REBIDA Figure 2. Part of the REBIDA data fields on sample ID, species name, population, sampling information, GPS coordinates, voucher data, species distribution, taxonomy, ecological information, IUCN status, Red List status, etc.
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INTRODUCTION
Successful solutions to serious problems regarding environmental protection, management and research rely on the efficient use of comprehensive and reliable information on the nature that surrounds us. Therefore, the availability of these information, as one of the most valuable assets, is becoming ever more important in our society. A number of countries that successfully implement conservation and revitalization projects have different types of databases on these resources, often established and maintained at the national level. However, more often than not, transitional countries lack any centralized, nationally funded database that could be used in decision making process. In such cases, databases established in academic and scientific institutions could serve as valuable starting points.
REBIDA DATABASE
Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), University of Sarajevo, in cooperation with the NGO «GENOFOND», is developing the regional database on biodiversity – REBIDA, with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Science (Project Number 0101-7552-22/15). This internet-based database will represent a comprehensive, searchable and open access platform for general public. It will contain all known biological data on wild and domesticated natural resources of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Besides its scientific value, REBIDA will serve as an educational tool on the diversity and importance of natural resources, with special emphasis on indigenous and endemic flora and fauna from the Balkans. It is planned to be released in the spring of 2017 and will be hosted at www.rebida.ba.
REBIDA – REGIONAL DATABASE OF BIODIVERSITY
Kalamujić Stroil B., Lasić L., Dorić S., Hanjalić J., Pojskić N.
Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 8 Kampus, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
REBIDA SCANNER
To compliment REBIDA, a mobile application, called REBIDA SCANNER, is also being developed. It will be free for download from the IOS and Android platforms and will enable nature enthusiasts as well as professionals to contribute to REBIDA through data collection, field sampling and documenting B&H wild life. On demand, the users of the app will be provided with the REBIDA scanner kit (sampling equipment). REBIDA scanner sampling kit consists of tubes, labels, fixatives and bags for collecting and documenting wild life. The collected samples will be sent back to INGEB for analysis and all gathered data would be publicly available through REBIDA. This new concept provides mutual benefits – it is designed to reveal the diversity of living organisms to local communities and to enable them to contribute to a regional knowledge-base on natural resources. Furthermore, by supplementing the database, scientists will collect valuable data that will be used to study the impact of climate change on the living world around us.
THE DATABASE CONTENT
REBIDA will be the only such database in the country, consisting of three segments: tissue database, DNA database and digital genetic database on plant, animal and human samples. Each specimen in the database will be represented with the tissue sample, isolated DNA and digital data containing the following information: 1) taxonomic information of the sample; 2) GPS sampling points; 3) area of distribution; 4) digital images of the sample; 5) DNA barcoding data 5) all available genetic information associated with a sample; 6) conservation status of the species; 7) bibliographic data related to molecular genetic analysis of the sample. The database will have three levels of access priviledges: administrative, scientific and public. Initially, the database will be available only in Bosnian language, but the English version will be developed as well.
Figure 1. The log-in interface of REBIDA
Figure 2. Part of the REBIDA data fields on sample ID, species name, population, sampling information, GPS coordinates, voucher data, species distribution, taxonomy, ecological information, IUCN status, Red List status, etc.
