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Securing components of South Africa’s biodiversity

GGBN - User Cases. Securing components of South Africa’s biodiversity . GGBN Meeting Copenhagen 6-8 July 2012. Paul Bartels South Africa. Natural History Museums in SA. ‘Their Value as a National / Global Asset, is clearly not understood’. Collections Audit* Under staffed

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Securing components of South Africa’s biodiversity

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  1. GGBN - User Cases Securing components of South Africa’s biodiversity GGBN Meeting Copenhagen 6-8 July 2012 Paul Bartels South Africa

  2. Natural History Museums in SA ‘Their Value as a National / Global Asset, is clearly not understood’ • Collections Audit* • Under staffed • Under resourced • Quality deteriation • Bioinformatics / Specimen DB** • Out-dated databases • Skills, under resourced • Migration to Access….. • Specify6 *Collecting now to preserve the Future. Francis Gerard et al. (Unpublished Audit Report) 2011. **A New Era for Specimen DB’s & Biodiversity Information Management in SA. Willem Coetzer et al. Biodiv. Infomatics 8, 2012

  3. Situational Analysis - Comments • We have untapped wealth in our bio-resources • Healthcare, conservation, environment & biotechnology development • Secure it: - Derive benefit for society • - Maximise its use

  4. Animal Species Richness Species of Special Concern Birds - 94 Mammals - 79 Frogs - 21 Scorpions - 42 Butterflies - 111 Scarabs - 125

  5. Emerging Infectious Diseases Human encroachment Ex situ contact Ecological manipulation Translocation Encroachment Introduction “Spill over” & “Spill back” Wildlife Global travel Urbanization Biomedical manipulation Domestic Animal Human Agricultural Intensification Technology and Industry Dasazak P. et.al. Science 2000 287:443

  6. Environment Healthcare Conservation Biotechnology Biorepositories pivotal to:

  7. You are Here……. and we are Here….

  8. Biological Resource Bank • Unique Collection: • Cell cultures (live) BRC’s • Sperm & Embryo bank (live) • DNA bank • DNA Barcode of Life bank (BOL) • Tissue bank • Blood bank, Serum bank • Pathology tissue bank • Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) • Museum sample specimens • Databank – Knowledge Bank • New banks – Recalcitrant seeds; stem cells

  9. CRYO-PRESERVATION Feeder tank and storage tanks at wBRC

  10. Monitor Fridge, Freezer and Power supply

  11. Capacity Building / Networking…

  12. Facilitate collecting • Customized sampling kits • Quick Reference sheet • Field sampling manual • Training manual • Training courses

  13. . . Semen collection

  14. Ownership / ABS • National, Regional and Global • concern • CBD, Nagoya Protocol • Workshops – 2002 / 2006 • Policy: owner / custodian of • animal is biomaterial “legal • entity”, National Laws & • Regulations: Biodiversity Act in RSA

  15. Banked Specimens in SA2012 Total: 56 000* 1,000spp 1,000+ owners Total BioBankSA consortium members: Estimate just short of 100 000 samples *Includes Ditsong Museum specimens

  16. User Case List • Part of Museum Science Collections – Biobank Biorepository • Pts 1 – 5, as for Museum genetic requests • Pts 6 – 9, as for National and Provincial authorities • Pts 10 – 15, as for biorepository management

  17. Infrastructure Plan BioBankSA campus (NECSA): 500 sqm, 20 rooms 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

  18. Way Forward • BioBankSA Central Node: • Part of Museum Science Collections – Biomaterials • *NRF Audit of Natural History Collections • Part of DST new initiative on Integrated Biorepositories: Human tissue, Animal tissue, Microbes, Plants • National, Regional and Global Issues • Central Biomaterials Bank (pick-up orphan collections) • Knowledge Sharing / Transfer (Plant/Animal/Human/Microbes) • Post-grad training, Knowledge Generation, Human Capital Dev; Infrastructure Dev.

  19. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….... Model Open Forum All others Private NODES Global All Others Private Etc… JHB Zoo BioBankSA National Structures AHEAD Sea World Cape Nature Etc SANBI Lion Park CMO: Knowledge Hub MICROBES OVI Etc. Aquaria NDA Countries In Africa Provinces MUSEUMS DACE NBN Etc. TAURUS ARC NW Parks UCT SANParks SAIAB Marine Coastal DEAT Universities SAEON Wildlife Society NZG UWC WITS WWF NGO’s TUT Regional Structures In Africa EWT UJ PPF BirdLife Etc. • Build on existing structures • Growth - radiate outwards • Managed Distributed Network Platforms: CBS

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