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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">This is indeed a great opportunity to apply for funding. The
<b>JRS Biodiversity Foundation</b> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Please share widely with your networks?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Read more about the JRS Biodiversity Foundation:
<a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/">http://jrsbiodiversity.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Read more about the call for proposals:
<a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/">
http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Also see details about the call attached, and at:
<a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JRS-2019-RFP-Announcement-final-19-Dec-2018.pdf">
http://jrsbiodiversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JRS-2019-RFP-Announcement-final-19-Dec-2018.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)(South Africa)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.sanbi.org">https://www.sanbi.org</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">GBIF Biodiversity Benin Node (Benin)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">African Union of Conservationists (AUC)(Uganda)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.afruc.org">www.afruc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">JCOMM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="https://www.jcomm.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=100001">https://www.jcomm.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=100001</a>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">RCMRD (<span style="background:white">Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources
for Development</span>)</span><span style="color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.rcmrd.org/">http://www.rcmrd.org/</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Protected Planet</span><span style="color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://protectedplanet.net/">https://protectedplanet.net/</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">West African Plants</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php">http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php</a>
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">ReBioMa (Reseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar)</span><span style="color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://data.rebioma.net">http://data.rebioma.net</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:windowtext">BioSceneMeda<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:red"><a href="https://bioscenemada.cirad.fr/">https://bioscenemada.cirad.fr/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Also share with us should your application be successful!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">With kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Ina (on behalf of the AOSP Team)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Ina Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Project Manager:
<a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/"><span style="color:#0563C1">African Open Science Platform</span></a>
<br>
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<br>
<a href="https://blog.doaj.org/2016/09/07/the-doaj-ambassadors-biographies/"><span style="color:#0563C1">DOAJ Ambassador, Southern Africa Region</span></a><br>
<a href="https://loy2016blog.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">LIASA Librarian of the Year 2016</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orcid.org/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#338CAF;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D4AD87.280D7DB0" alt="http://orcid.org/sites/default/files/images/orcid_16x16(1).gif"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">
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</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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