The BiodivERsA database: a webportal to identify resources and
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The BiodivERsA database: a webportal to identify resources and
The BiodivERsA database: a webportal to identify resources and network opportunities for biodiversity research H. Eggermont1, E. Balian1, X. Le Roux2, A. Heughebaert3 and BiodivERsA partners4 1Belgian Science Policy Office – Belgian Biodiversity Platform; 2Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité – Paris; 3 Université Libre de Bruxelles – Belgian Biodiversity Platfom; 4www.biodiversa.org The BiodivERsA database webportal offers open access to biodiversity research information across Europe… 100+ Funding Organisations 400+ Funding Programmes 2600+ Research Organisations 6600+ Research Projects and associated expert information It allows …to identify potential resources and network opportunities … to analyse the funding landscape, and identify research priorities … to help finding scientific expertise to specific policy questions BiodivERsA is a network of 21 funding agencies across 15 European outstanding, multi-disciplinary and policyrelevant biodiversity research The consortium launches annual calls for biodiversity research. Since countries promoting xxx Fig 1. (top) Example of a funding programme with associated project information Fig 2. (bottom) Example of a research project with associated information Launching date March 2013 Contact: [email protected] 2010, three calls have been launched for close to 30 M€ BiodivERsA is supported by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme