{"id":1661,"date":"2019-10-09T07:45:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T07:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/?page_id=1661"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:43:17","slug":"dest-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/dest-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"DEST Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(214,214,214,0.2)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;188deg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;62px||6px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||83px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; 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custom_margin=&#8221;-33px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hugo de Boer\u00a0<\/strong>coordinates DEST and leads the Scandinavian Research School in Biosystematics &#8211; ForBio<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;44px|auto|9px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CETAF &#8211; Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-150x150.png\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-896 alignnone size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-470x470.png 470w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CETAF-Logo_Transparent_09-2019-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">CETAF is the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities: a European network of Natural Science Museums, Natural History Museums, Botanical Gardens and Biodiversity Research Centres with their associated biological collections and research expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; 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In this function, she is dedicated to fostering taxonomic research and with her experience in European research projects<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;49px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalis.nl\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naturalis Biodiversity Center<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Naturalis-150x150.png\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106 alignnone size-thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:marco.roos@naturalis.nl\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marco Roos<\/span><\/a><br \/> <\/strong>Researcher Urban Biodiversity \/ Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/marco-roos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3811 alignnone size-full\" width=\"160\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/marco-roos.jpg 473w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/marco-roos-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/marco-roos-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-33px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marco Roos<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalis.nl\/en\/marco-roos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalis.nl\/en\/marco-roos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">see profile on Naturalis website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;49px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhmus.hu\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hungarian Natural History Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HungNatHist-300x254.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5468 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:gergely.babocasay@gmail.com\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Gergely Babocsay<\/span><\/a><br \/> <\/strong>Curator of Vertebrate Zoology<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/babocsay_gergely.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3816 alignnone size-full\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-33px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gergely Babocsay\u00a0<\/strong>has a\u00a0PhD in Biology and is the curator of the Collection of Vertebrates of the M\u00e1tra Museum of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. He is a herpetologist and\u00a0an expert in taxonomy, ecology and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhmc.uoc.gr\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural History Museum of Crete<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhmc.uoc.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NHMO-Crete-logo-150x150.png\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751 alignnone size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NHMO-Crete-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NHMO-Crete-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NHMO-Crete-logo.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:voreadou@nhmc.uoc.gr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Catherina Voreadou<\/span><\/a><br \/> <\/strong><em>Head of Education &amp; Hydrobiology Lab NHMC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Voreadou.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"176\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3855 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-33px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catherina Voreadou\u00a0<\/strong>has a PhD in Hydrobiology and is Head of Education at the Natural History Museum of Crete \u2013 University of Crete. 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