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>Dear Sir/Madam:
>
>I am Dr. Yunlong Xia, Head of Computer Unit at ICIPE, the International Centre
of Insect
>Physiology and Ecology, located in Nairobi, Kenya. I am preparing a
research/development proposal of
>Arthropod Information Network in Africa (AINA).  I would appreciate if you
could give me your
>comments and suggestion on this.  You are also invited to participate it if
you are interested.
>
>We have PESTNET (the Pest Management Research and Development Network)
>infrastructure at ICIPE covers 18 Africa countries. We developed some
management information >systems at ICIPE, like TMIS (Tsetse Management
Information System). We also have middle or small >scale of data bases on most
of ICIPE target arthropods. We need to integrate these data bases or >expand
it,  and make it available to worldwide users. AINA will be a cooperative
project participated by >most of Africa countries and interested partners
outside Africa.
>
>AINA will include:
>    1) A profile database of  arthropods in Africa.
>    2) Management information systems for important arthropods in Africa.
>    3) Early warning systems for destructive arthropods in Africa.
>    4) Arthropod indicators database of  environmental changes in Africa.
>    5) Arthropod biodiversity management system for Africa.
>
>Thank you very much for reading this mail.

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