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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@01D5618F.D13644F0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D454E0.5E22E660"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00ABAB">Launch of the 2019-2020 BiodivERsA Call on
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00ABAB">“Biodiversity and Climate Change”</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">BiodivERsA is pleased to announce the launch of its 2019-2020 transnational call for research proposals on “Biodiversity and Climate Change”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">This call will cover the following four non-exclusive themes:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Consequences of climate change on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">34 funding organisations from 26 countries are joining this call and have reserved – together with the European Commission<span style="color:#92D050">*</span> – a total amount of over 26 Million Euro:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Austria, Belgium, Brazil (Sao Paulo State), Brazil<span style="color:#92D050">**</span>, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and Turkey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">EC contribution is still tentative, pending on the signature of the Grant Agreement of the BiodivClim COFUND Action</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">The following Brazilian States will participate in the call, with the support of CONFAP : Alagoas,
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do Sul, Santa Catarina</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Research teams will be invited to form transnational research consortia with
<b>eligible partners from minimum 3 countries participating in the call</b> (including minimum two
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">from EU </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Member States or EU Associated Countries).
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">For applicants from the overseas</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">:
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">provided the criterion above is met (Partners from at least two different EU Member States or Associated Countries participating in the call), for proposals including Partners from outermost regions and overseas
countries and territories participating in the call, if two outermost regions and overseas countries and territories are from the same country, these are counted as two participating countries (for the criteria: at least three different countries).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">A two-step process will apply, with a mandatory submission of pre-proposals at the first step and submission of full proposals at the second step, via an</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">
Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). The link to the EPSS will be available soon on the BiodivERsA website.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Release date of the call: Monday
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">2 September 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submission of pre-proposals (mandatory): </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">5
November 2019, 16:00 CET</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (local time in Brussels)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submission of full-proposals:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"> Tuesday
<b>10 April 2020, 16:00 CEST</b> </span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(local time in Brussels)</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00ABAB">FOR MORE INFORMATION:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Make sure to consult the complete announcement of opportunities and all supporting documents on the
<b>BiodivERsA website: <a href="http://www.biodiversa.org/2019-call">www.biodiversa.org/2019-call</a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Register
<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3067154057637709323">HERE</a> to our information webinar</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:12.0pt"> on the call, to be held on 13 September from 15:00 to 16:30</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#7F7F7F">The BiodivERsA Network</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p>
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