[IRTalk] Request for Proposals: Biodiversity Informatics for African Freshwater and Pollinator Biodiversity

[Ina Smith]

Dear Colleagues

This is indeed a great opportunity to apply for funding. The JRS Biodiversity Foundation requests proposals for multi-year projects focused on biodiversity data, knowledge and information services, related to freshwater biodiversity and pollinator biodiversity. The foundation will award about $2,100,000 among qualifying proposals by July 2019.

Please share widely with your networks?

Read more about the JRS Biodiversity Foundation: http://jrsbiodiversity.org/
Read more about the call for proposals: http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/
Also see details about the call attached, and at: http://jrsbiodiversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JRS-2019-RFP-Announcement-final-19-Dec-2018.pdf

>From the AOSP Landscape Study, the following were identified as organisations/initiatives working in biodiversity. If the name of your organisation/initiative is not listed here, please let us know.

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)(South Africa)
https://www.sanbi.org

GBIF Biodiversity Benin Node (Benin)


African Union of Conservationists (AUC)(Uganda)

www.afruc.org<http://www.afruc.org>

JCOMM
https://www.jcomm.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=100001

RCMRD (Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development)
http://www.rcmrd.org/

Protected Planet
https://protectedplanet.net/

West African Plants
http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php

ReBioMa (Reseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar)
http://data.rebioma.net

BioSceneMeda
https://bioscenemada.cirad.fr/

Also share with us should your application be successful!

With kind regards
Ina (on behalf of the AOSP Team)


Ina Smith
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