The ANEMOON Foundation, in
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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People E ...
Stichting ANEMOON, is a foundation dedicated to the study of
marine life in the
Netherlands
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. "Anemoon" is a Dutch word that means
anemone
''Anemone'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are commonly called windflowers. They are native to the temperate and subtropical regions of all continents except Australia, New Zealand an ...
, as in
sea anemone, a marine organism portrayed in the logo of the foundation, although here the word is used as an
acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...
, based on the Dutch words "ANalyse Educatie Marien Oecologisch ONderzoek", meaning "analysis, education and marine ecological research". ANEMOON was founded in 1993 to focus on encouraging and supporting research on marine fauna and flora that is carried out by volunteers, i.e.
citizen scientists. ANEMOON is one of ten non-governmental data-managing organizations (PGOs, Particuliere Gegevensbeherende Organisaties) which compile data on the fauna and flora of the Netherlands; these ten PGOs feed data into the "Foundation for Flora and Fauna Research" and the "", or NDFF, a conservation body.
NLBIF data, organizations, ANEMOON Foundation
accessed 2015-4-21
References
External links
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NDFF website
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Adding records
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Adding a MOO (Monitoringproject Onderwater Oever) form
Marine conservation