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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#00ABAB"><img width="794" height="78" style="width:8.2708in;height:.8125in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D45959.B9E91A50" alt="cid:image001.png@01D454E0.5E22E660"></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00ABAB">Launch of the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt">
<span style="color:#00ABAB">2018 BiodivERsA Call on </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00ABAB">“<b>Biodiversity and its influence on animal, human and plant health</b>”</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.85pt"><span lang="EN-US">BiodivERsA is pleased to announce the launch of its 2018-2019 transnational call for research proposals on “Biodiversity and its influence on animal, human and plant health”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:12.85pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">This call aims at supporting transnational research projects <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jointly addressing issues at the nexus
of biodiversity and animal, human and/ or plant health</span></strong> (see figure below) across the different relevant spatial, and temporal scales in an effort to support evidence-based decision-making. Projects addressing only biodiversity issues or only
health issues will not be considered within the scope of the call.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#00ABAB">***</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">17 funding organisations from 12 countries are joining this call </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">and have provisionally reserved more than 9 million Euros
for this call:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austria, Belgium (including specific participation of Wallonia and Flanders)</span></strong><strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
Bulgaria</span></strong><strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">, Estonia</span></strong><strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
France (including specific participation of Région Guadeloupe</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#99CC00">**</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> and
Région Réunion</span></strong><strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">), Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania</span></strong><strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">, Slovakia, and Switzerland.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">#</span></sup></strong><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Participation pending final decision
(</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">please click </span></em><a href="http://www.biodiversa.org/1487" title="Countries involved"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">here</span></i></a><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> for
an updated list of participating countries and regions)</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#99CC00">**</span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Region Guadeloupe may allow the participation of teams from the Caribbean basin</span></em><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#00ABAB"><br>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#00ABAB">***</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">This call will include two actions, supporting two different types of research projects:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Action A</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> will support <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">collaborative research projects</span></strong>, gathering different <u>research
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Action B</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> will support <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">research synthesis projects</span></strong>, gathering <u>individuals</u> forming
a working group which perform research and answer research questions using existing data sets. These research projects will not collect or produce new primary data; the core activity of these projects being synthesizing and/or analysing existing datasets (synthesizing
concepts and ideas is also eligible). Note that these projects differ from systematic reviews or knowledge synthesis which are based on a synthesis of publications and reports.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Scientific teams are invited to form transnational research consortia comprising:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FOR ACTION A</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">research partners from minimum 3 countries</span></strong> participating in Action A;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FOR ACTION B</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">researchers from minimum 5 countries</span></strong> participating in Action B.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#33CCCC">LOOKING FOR A PARTNER OR A PROJECT TO JOIN?</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#33CCCC"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">If you are looking for a Research Partner for your Project or for a Project to join, you can use the BiodivERsA </span><a href="https://proposals.etag.ee/biodiversa2018/partner-search"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Partner Search
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Submit there a partner or project search form, and easily look at the forms submitted thanks to an easy-to-use search function.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Release date of the call: Monday 01 October 2018</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submission of pre-proposals (mandatory): </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">16 November 2018, 16:00
CET</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (local time in Brussels)</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submission of full-proposals:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> between early February and mid-March 2019 (depending of the number of received
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:teal">FOR MORE INFORMATION: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Please<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>consult the complete announcement of opportunity<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(including
research priorities, pre-registration and submission forms, and rules and procedures including assessment criteria)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>on the</b>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.biodiversa.org/2018-call">BiodivERsA<span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></a><span style="color:black">websites</span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#7F7F7F">The BiodivERsA Network</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#7F7F7F">For more information on BiodivERsA, click<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.biodiversa.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#00ABAB">here</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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