<div dir="ltr">Members of the Natural Science Collections Alliance (<a href="https://nscalliance.org/" target="_blank">https://nscalliance.org/</a>) Board of Directors have penned a Viewpoint article in <i>BioScience</i> about the Duke Herbarium decision.<div><br></div><div><div>The article calls on Duke to reconsider its plans to close its herbarium and disperse its collections: "As a leader in biodiversity sciences, Duke should do this for its own benefit and to prevent burdening other institutions and the public with the cost of moving and curating Duke’s collections. To ensure a transparent decision-making process, Duke should convene a group of internal and external experts and potential funders to discuss the future of the collections, including potential partnerships with other regional entities. The goal should be to create a plan for the herbarium that will ensure its continuing contribution to preserving biodiversity and functioning ecosystems.” </div><div><br></div><div>The full article is accessible at the link below.</div><br><div><b><font size="4">Duke's herbarium merits continued enhancement, not dissolution</font></b><br><div><a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae031" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae031</a></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">___________________</font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Director of Community Programs</font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)</span></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">950 Herndon Parkway Suite 450</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Herndon, VA 20170</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225</font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">AIBS website</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">:</font><font style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"> <a href="http://www.aibs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.aibs.org</a></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Follow AIBS on X/Twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/aibsbiology" target="_blank">@AIBSbiology</a></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br>
<div>This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. </div><div>If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies.</div>