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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You may be interested in the following funding opportunity:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Sud Expert Plantes Développement Durable” (SEP2D) is an IRD programme<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">looking at supporting development and international cooperation in 22<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">tropical countries. It aims at promoting scientific research on plant biodiversity<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">in the countries of the South, through partnerships with economic players, civil<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">society and actors involved in policy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Two calls for project are still active, <a href="http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/appels-a-projets-proposition-de-l-ird/sud-expert-plantes-developpement-durable-2017-2e-appel-a-projets">
APPEL 2 (OPP2)</a> and <a href="http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/appels-a-projets-proposition-de-l-ird/sud-expert-plantes-developpement-durable-2017-3e-appel-a-projets">
APPEL 3 (PRP)</a>, with respective deadlines of 1 and 6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[excerpted from <a href="http://www.besnet.world/%E2%80%8Bird-calls-projects-part-its-sep2d-programme">
http://www.besnet.world/%E2%80%8Bird-calls-projects-part-its-sep2d-programme</a>]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Siro<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Siro Masinde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Programme Officer for Content Mobilisation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ř, Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: smasinde@gbif.org Skype: siro.masinde
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +45 3532 1477 Mob: +45 30450207 Fax: +45 2875 1480<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Website:
<a href="http://www.gbif.org/">www.gbif.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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