BIOPAT sponsorships for biological diversity
| BIOPAT sponsorships for biological diversity | |
|---|---|
| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1999 |
| founder | Frank Glaw , Jörn Köhler , GIZ |
| Seat | Eschborn |
| purpose | Promotion of science and research in the field of biological diversity |
| method | Adoption of a sponsorship for a newly discovered animal species with the right to propose the specific epithet |
| Chair | Claus Batke |
| Website | biopat.de |
BIOPAT sponsorships for biological diversity e. V. (BIOPAT) is a German non-governmental organization that is primarily dedicated to promoting science and research. To this end, sponsorships are awarded for newly discovered animal and plant species , combined with the right to make a proposal for the naming of this new species.
history
The association was founded in 1999, based on an idea by Gerhard Haszprunar . GIZ was won as a partner . Other founding members included Clas Naumann ( ZFMK ), Michael Türkay ( SGN ), Kurt Schminke ( GfBS ), Karl Eduard Linsenmair ( GTÖ ) and Pierre Ibisch .
Use of funds
The minimum amount for a sponsorship is € 2,600. Around 50% of the donations raised are used to research and preserve new animal and plant species in their home countries. The rest is available to carry out the time-consuming initial description , which is not always possible due to scarce research funds .
Name examples
For example, the following species were named via BIOPAT:
- Danfoss mouse lemur ( Microcebus danfossi named after the Danfoss company )
- Euops judithae (leaf-rolling weevil)
- Colletes hiekejuniorii (Yemeni silk bee)
- Neptosternus viktordulgeri (Asiatic Paradise Grebe Beetle )
- Urocystis reinhardii (smut fungus)
- Dendropsophus joannae (a red-eyed tree frog from the Amazon basin)
- Mantidactylus zolitschkaorum (A brook frog from the jungle of Madagascar)
- Penthoscapha gerhardschereri a species of weevil from New Guinea
source
- The BIOPAT association. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .