I am Dr Joseph Ebigwai, a biodiversity expert, attached to the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

My application for this year's GBIF-BID grant has necessitated me to contact you, with hopes of securing your partnership, for my project, which highlights the following objectives:
- Biodiversity data mobilization and publication; obtaining biodiversity data on the flora and fauna of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, for use in developing an online database, for ease of accessibility and referral for utilization.
- Capacity training and workshops for relevant stakeholders on the multi-dimensional importance of GIS mapping tools for biodiversity field data operations and usefulness of specimen collection.
- Establishment of a Specimen Data Repository Center (SDRC) for checklist validation and ease of digitization and subsequent mobilization.

I would be very delighted to have you come onboard to help me achieve this.
More details regarding the project proposal will be made available to you upon request.

I would be looking forward to getting your favourable response soonest.
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