Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences www.naturalsciences.be

Founded in 1846, RBINS is a Belgian federal institute. A research institute as well as a museum, it houses an exceptionally rich zoological collection, alongside prehistoric items, a mineral collection and many databases. The Institute has a total of 36 million biological and geological specimens.

As for virtual content, RBINS is supplying AQUARING with databases on marine research and fauna, several thousand pieces of data, hundreds of original images, a number of maps, videos, reports and interactive software on sustainable marine development and water management.

AquaRing contacts:
Dr Olivier Retout, Head of International Relations, RBINS

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