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January 2019

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hird Island Biology conference in July 2019 (8 - 13) on La Réunion
by Mergen Patricia 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Dear all I was asked by a contact at the European Commission active in their Pacific Island program, to make you aware of this conference https://ib2019.sciencesconf.org/ The EU would like to encourage participation of our community to this conference to make the participants aware of the conservation of the collections and archives kept in small repositories on the Islands. So that action are taken to mobilse these collections more, to digitize them and make them available. >From the site I read that the topics of the Symposia will be decided the 30th of January and there is a deadline the for abstract is 15th of February. I might be good to present some of the GBIF BID grants outcomes there ? All the best Patricia Dr. Patricia Mergen Liaison Officer Royal Museum for Central Africa Botanic Garden Meise Leuvensesteenweg 13 3080 Tervuren - BELGIUM ' +32(0)2 769 5626 * Patricia.Mergen(a)africamuseum.be<mailto:Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be> * Patricia.Mergen(a)plantentuinmeise.be<mailto:Patricia.Mergen@plantentuinmeise.be> www.africamuseum.be<http://www.africamuseum.be/> www.plantentuinmeise.be [cid:image001.png@01D4ADD0.B087CE40] [APM] P Before printing, think about the environment

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Call for tenders for an impact study of the four-year BID programme
by BID 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Dear BID Community, The GBIF Secretariat seeks proposals from consultants to research and draft a written study assessing the impact of the first phase of the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme (2015-2019) in its target regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), using selected indicators recommended in a baseline study carried out in the early phase of the programme. The full call text can be found at https://www.gbif.org/news/4MztYf374cOAAgsCAOUC4y/impact-study-for-the-biodi…. The deadline for proposal submission is 14 January 2019 and the proposal should be sent to bid(a)gbif.org<mailto:bid@gbif.org> with cc to Tim Hirsch at thirsch(a)gbif.org<mailto:thirsch@gbif.org>. If you have any questions relating to the specifications for this contract, feel free to get in touch with us using the emails above. With kind regards, Anne Mette Nielsen BID Coordination Team

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