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BiodivERsA launch a database2014-01-29
One of the objectives of the BiodivERsA consortium is to produce a comprehensive ‘map’ of the current state of research on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services in Europe in terms of projects, programmes and funding, to improve the identification of existing gaps and future needs for new research programmes, new facilities, as well as detecting potential barriers for successful cooperation.
This allowed BiodivERsA to analyse the funding landscape for biodiversity research in Europe (download the booklet from http://www.biodiversa.org/8). BiodivERsA also analysed the profile of funded research and the possible complementarities of biodiversity research priorities among countries and agencies in Europe (additional booklet to be published in 2014).
In this context, we are pleased to announce that the BiodivERsA database is now accessible online (data.biodiversa.org), holding information about:
Upon registration and acceptance of the data user agreement, information in the database will be available to anyone interested in biodiversity research funding in Europe.
The BiodivERsA database presently includes 603 annual calls within 216 different funding programmes(including the biodiversity-relevant programmes of the European FP6 and FP7, and BiodivERsA ERA-net calls),6508 research projects, 2834 research organisations, and 5903 persons. Those data span the 2000-2014 time window, and currently cover 17 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the UK.
This database will help scientists to identify potential resources and network opportunities to further develop their research. In addition, it will help at finding scientific expertise for specific policy questions. As such, the BiodivERsA database is a valuable tool for strategic cooperation and expertise in the large, fragmented domain of research on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. |