http://www.biodiversity.be/ News published on the Belgian Biodiversity Platform portal (platform news, science news, newsflashes, etc). en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification /usr/local/bin/python jcigar@ulb.ac.be (Julien Cigar) http://www.biodiversa.org/504 ALTER-Net conference "Science underpinning the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy", Ghent (Belgium) 15-18 April 2013 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:18:03 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/502 Ghent, Belgium, 15-18 April 2013 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:42 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/500 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:32:24 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/499 "International and European Biodiversity policy and research strategies: an overview of priority research thematics for biodiversity research" Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:27:48 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/494 "Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores" Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:43:27 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/467 Perspectives on Forest Conservation - tackling the frontier between policy and conservation science - Freiburg, Germany, 19th 21th June 2013 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:57:02 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/461 Two BiodivERsA presentations on the 2012 Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES), Birmingham, UK, 17-20 December 2012 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:55:14 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/458 The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) is leading a procurement of science-policy communication based on research syntheses from BiodivERsA projects. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:40:34 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/440 It includes the announcement of the BiodivERsA 2012-2013 joint call and you will also find interesting read on the scientific summaries of the 2011-2012 funded projects. In addition, this issue highlights two BiodivERsA members' profiles: The Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments (Onema). Finally you will find notices about upcoming activities and publications. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:13:49 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/406 BiodivERsA symposium at the 3rd European Conference on Conservation Biology (ECCB), Glasgow, August 28-September 1, 2012 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:08:28 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/402 One of the BiodivERsA partners, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), is organising and hosting a 2-day workshop on stakeholder engagement for BiodivERsA funded projects’ researchers. The workshop is by invitation only, and will be held at the JNCC offices in the UK, on 23-24 April 2013. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:31:06 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/393 9 projects to be funded for 8.5M Euros Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:48:45 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/392 on "Invasive Species and Biological Invasions" with a focus on alien invasive species Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:44:42 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/364 Stockholm, Sweden, May 31-June 1, 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:21:38 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/362 BiodivERsA partner Violeta Milkova (Bulgarian National Science Fund, BNSF) organized the network’s first staff exchange. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:44:14 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/359 This FRB publication presents data to better understand the place of biodiversity research and interests within the European 7th Framework Programme. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:33:05 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/348 This issue includes: An update on the BiodivERsA Call on ecosystem services results and the current Call on biodiversity dynamics as well as a focus on the common rolling agenda established last June. In addition, MFAL (Turkey), ETF (Estonia) and BNSF (Bulgaria) have contributed to this newsletter by introducing themselves and describing their experience in the network through the partners' profiles section. Finally you will find a presentation of the communication package newly released. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:28 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/334 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:58:17 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/320 Publication now online about the LinkTree project funded by the BiodivERsA call 2008. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:06:53 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/297 Global and regional change poses a major challenge for science, economy, policy and society as a whole... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:32 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/290 BiodivERsA Pan-European call for international research proposals on biodiversity dynamics: developing scenarios, identifying tipping points and improving resilience Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:54:00 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/263 To foster a coherent vision for the setting of priorities in biodiversity research, as well as to avoid wasteful overlaps in project content, BiodivERsA has established a common strategic agenda to support research. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:59:02 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/262 BioMarKs: Biodiversity of Marine Eukaryotes Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:52:04 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/261 VITAL: Ecosystem serVIce provision from coupled planT and microbiAL functional diversity in managed grasslands Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:44:18 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/260 Recommended projects Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:40:49 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/248 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:11:26 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/247 Biological invasions in Europe and the DAISIE initiative – current threats and future perspectives Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:09:19 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/246 12 projects have been recommended for funding! Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:05:34 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/245 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:02:07 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/244 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:34 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/243 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:54:05 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/242 A report has recently been published by the European Academies Sceicen Advisory Council Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:49:19 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/241 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:09:57 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/240 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:08:12 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/239 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:03:42 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/238 Europe must grasp the true value of biodiversity Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:56:34 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/237 The French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) publishes its first call for proposals Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:54:13 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/236 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:46:49 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/235 EPBRS Meeting: "Targets for Biodiversity beyond 2010: research supporting policy" Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:42:33 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/218 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:51:46 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/216 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:28:59 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/215 The EDIT Summer School of Modern Taxonomy 2010 will be held on the island of Madeira (Portugal) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:21:50 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/196 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:18:01 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/192 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:06:18 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/191 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:59:38 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/190 The BiodivERsA film is now here! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:54:03 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/189 BiodivERsA2, from its Kick-off meeting on February 2nd in Lisbon, Portugal, wishes Ramsar another successful 40 years, and looks forward working with it and other biodiversity-related conventions to deliver sound evidence-based policies. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:50:54 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/49 The European Commission has published over the summer several calls for proposals related to research and development within the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:39:42 GMT http://www.biodiversa.org/29 Funded by the BiodivERsA call of 2008, the RACE project now has a well established and live mapping project for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, as well as a blog and several other features allowing Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:33:30 GMT