From Biodiversa at fondationbiodiversite.fr Mon Oct 5 15:40:15 2020 From: Biodiversa at fondationbiodiversite.fr (Biodiversa) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 13:40:15 +0000 Subject: [Biodiversa] Joint Call "Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity" open! In-Reply-To: References: <38792EAA-0BC4-4635-97C8-5C7A6716A9A9@fondationbiodiversite.fr> <3647D9E6-39D0-418B-9ADF-65724048E936@fondationbiodiversite.fr> Message-ID: <7977DD6A-5675-439B-8ECB-88F39393BD82@fondationbiodiversite.fr> [cid:image001.png at 01D454E0.5E22E660] Launch of the BiodivERsA / Water JPI Call on ?Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems? [NB: the call includes a focus on aquatic systems but all environments are eligible] BiodivERsA and Water JPI are pleased to announce that their 2020-2021 Joint Call for transnational research projects on ?Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems? is now open! This call will cover the following three non-exclusive themes: * Studying the biological and biophysical processes at stake for conservation/restoration, and their interactions * Assessing trade-offs and synergies between targets, benefits and policies for conservation and restoration * Knowledge for improving the effectiveness and upscaling of conservation and restoration actions This joint call includes a focus on freshwater aquatic systems but all environments (ie. terrestrial, freshwater and marine) are eligible. *** 31 funding organisations from 27 countries are planning to join this call and have reserved ? together with the European Commission* ? a total amount of over 20 Million Euro. Their participation in the call will be confirmed very soon. Tentative list of participating countries Austria, Belgium, Brazil**, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Azores), Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Tunisia * EC contribution is still tentative, pending on the signature of the Grant Agreement of the BiodivRestore COFUND Action ** The following Brazilian States will participate in the call, with the support of CONFAP: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santu, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Please note that each research Partner in a project must comply with the eligibility criteria and rules of its funding organisation (see below for more information). *** Research teams will be invited to form transnational research consortia with eligible partners from minimum 3 countries participating in the call (including minimum two from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries). Proposals have to be exclusively written in English. Looking for a partner or a project to join? Use our Partner Search Tool available here Join the Water JPI Researchers Forum on LinkedIn *** 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 Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS) (see below for more information). Call timeline: * Launch of the call: Monday 5 October 2020 * Deadline for pre-proposals submission (mandatory): Monday 7 December 2020, 16:00 CET (local time in Brussels) Please note that the nature of the evaluation at the first step (pre-proposals stage) will depend on the number of pre-proposals received. * If a very large number of pre-proposals is received, a first scientific evaluation of pre-proposals will be organized and the deadline to submit full proposals will be the 3 May 2021. * Otherwise, only an eligibility check of pre-proposals will be performed and the deadline to submit full proposals will be the 15 March 2021. The actual deadline to submit full proposals will be communicated by the end of December 2020. *** FOR MORE INFORMATION ? Make sure to consult the complete announcement of opportunities and all supporting documents on the BiodivERsA website. ? Register HERE to our information webinar on the call, to be held on 27 October from 14:00 to 15:30 CET (local time in Brussels) *** CONTACTS [/var/folders/2l/q3q4kjdd4t3cy562sp1w77680000gp/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/cidimage002.jpg at 01D6767C.C46AE390] Call Secretariat Patricia Vera and Maja Kolar: BiodivRestore.cs at aei.gob.es Agencia Estatal de Investigaci?n (AEI) Calle de Torrelaguna, 58 bis. 28027, Madrid, Spain [/var/folders/2l/q3q4kjdd4t3cy562sp1w77680000gp/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/cidimage003.png at 01D6767C.C46AE390] BiodivERsA Secretariat Claire Blery : claire.blery at fondationbiodiversite.fr C?cile Mandon : cecile.mandon at fondationbiodiversite.fr French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) 195 rue Saint Jacques, 75005 Paris, France [/var/folders/2l/q3q4kjdd4t3cy562sp1w77680000gp/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/cidimage004.png at 01D6767C.C46AE390] Water JPI Secretariat waterjpisecretariat at agencerecherche.fr Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) 50 Avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France --------------------------------- The BiodivERsA Network For more information on BiodivERsA, click here Follow us on twitter: @BiodivERsA3 Follow us on LinkedIn [Macintosh HD:private:var:folders:MC:MCGnTHDjH+CJTKQviJtTiE+++TM:-Tmp-:com.apple.mail.drag:logo - biodivERsA - final version.jpg] Unsuscribe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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