[Taxacom] Save the Utrecht Herbarium (U)

[Eric Gouda]

Worldwide the biodiversity knowledge centers are under pleasure and
before we know a lot of this knowledge will be gone.
Please take note of the message below and sign the partition.
Sorry, if cross posted

Thanks,
Eric Gouda

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>On 26th March 2008 the University Board of Utrecht University, The 
>Netherlands, informed the employees of the Utrecht Herbarium that as of 1 
>June 2008 the Herbarium is to be closed and, with immediate effect, access 
>to the collections, from national as well as international workers, is to 
>cease.
>:'( This must not be allowed! :'(
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>Closure of the Herbarium is a disaster for current national and 
>international research!
>Closure of the Herbarium is a disaster for any future research!
>Closure of the Herbarium contradicts the Biodiversity Covenant signed by 
>the Netherlands which ensures the accessibility of data relating to 
>biodiversity (either under Dutch ownership or under Dutch guardianship).
>Closure of the Herbarium is a disaster for all the botanical and 
>ecological research taking place in South America, especially Suriname, 
>Guyana, French Guyana and the Amazonian basin.
>Closure of the Herbarium is in effect a denial of the cultural-historical 
>value of this Herbarium to The Netherlands.
>Closure of the Herbarium is the start of scientific deterioration and 
>wrecks the near-finalized plans for the creation of one Dutch Centre for 
>Biodiversity (NCB).
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>What can you do:
>    * Visit the website 
> <http://www.saveherbariumu.nl/>http://www.SaveHerbariumU.nl and sign thepetition.
>    * Send this email to all your contacts.
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