Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) promotes health and social development, generates and disseminates scientific and technological knowledge, be an agent of citizenship. These are the concepts that guide the actions of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), under the Ministry of Health, the most prominent institution of science and technology in health in Latin America. Fiocruz has established its headquarters in the campus located in Manguinhos in the North of Rio de Janeiro state, where are the historic buildings of the former Federal Serum Therapy Institute (Instituto Soroterápico Federal). - as the Moorish Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Clock and Stable. Other six units are in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Manaus, Brasilia and Curitiba. Besides, there are new units that are being structured, as part of the national expansion project of Fiocruz, relating to policies for decentralization of research and training of human resources, promoted by the Federal Government. The new units of Fiocruz that are in development will be implemented in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Ceará, Rondônia and Piauí. Fiocruz has as one of its missions to preserve heritage buildings regarded to its history and its fields of activity. The campuses of the Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to harbor important architectural specimens of various periods, have high potential urban and landscape. The preservation of this heritage is responsibility of technical staff of the Department of Historical Heritage (DPH) of the Oswaldo Cruz House.

The New Zealand Arthropod collection (NZAC) is one of five nationally significant biological research collections held by the Crown Research Institute, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. The NZAC is the largest collection of New Zealand terrestrial invertebrates in the world and also contains significant holdings of material from Pacific island nations. The collection consists of over one million pinned specimens and approximately six million specimens stored in ethanol. There are over 2,500 primary type specimens.

The Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) was founded by the decision of the Council of Ministers (HĐBT 65/CT) on 5th March 1990. Its function consists of studying biological resources and typical ecosystems in order to supply the needs of the population in foodstuffs, food grains, consumer goods, to recommend planning activities for socio-economic development and environmental protection and to carry out the education and training of scientists on ecology and biological resources. Major Scientific Objectives: To study the flora and fauna of Vietnam. To inventory and evaluate biological resources in order to provide a basis for rational utilization of the species having scientific, economic, and conservation values. To undertake research on the structure and function of typical ecosystems in Vietnam for the monitoring and management of natural resources and their environment. To work on environmental restoration, and the designing and planning of sustainable development from an environmental perspective. To train scientists in the field of ecology and biological resources.

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The Southern China DNA Barcoding Center (SCDBC) is the only Central Node of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) in Asia and provides sequencing, bioinformatics, and biorepository training to researchers across the region.

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Botanic garden Repository Herbarium Conservation Laboratory

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