Collaborators

Partners & Contributors

Institutional collaborators and assigned individuals supporting this research programme.

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)

Institutional Host · Shashemene Biodiversity Garden

The Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute provides the institutional framework for field data collection at the Shashemene Biodiversity Garden. EBI's director formally accepted the internship programme and supports herbarium cross-referencing for documented specimens.

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[Director Name]

Director

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Provided formal acceptance for field research internship at Shashemene Biodiversity Garden.

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[Supervisor Name]

Field Supervisor

EBI Shashemene Biodiversity Garden

Oversees daily field collection protocols and specimen handling procedures.

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[Herbarium Staff Name]

Herbarium Specialist

Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Supports cross-referencing of field specimens with EBI herbarium records.

Madda Walabu University

Academic Partner · Internship Programme

Madda Walabu University hosts Derartu Taye's academic internship programme and provides scholarly oversight for ethnobotanical research outputs produced during her field placement.

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[Faculty Advisor Name]

Faculty Advisor

Madda Walabu University

Academic supervisor for internship research outputs and graduation requirements.

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[Department Head Name]

Department Head

Madda Walabu University

Endorsed the ethnobotanical field research component of the internship programme.

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[Research Coordinator Name]

Research Coordinator

Madda Walabu University

Facilitates institutional liaison between university and EBI field placement.

EAGLOPEN

Technical Development · Research Formalisation

EAGLOPEN assigned Lencho Taye to develop this research initiative and built the digital archive platform. The organisation supported formalisation of the project structure, website development, and research documentation standards.

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[Project Lead Name]

Project Lead

EAGLOPEN

Oversaw formalisation of the research initiative and platform development scope.

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[Technical Lead Name]

Technical Lead

EAGLOPEN

Architected the digital archive infrastructure and documentation workflow.

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[Support Staff Name]

Research Support

EAGLOPEN

Assisted with research documentation standards and publication formatting.