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