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Contest on Andean forests and climate change

31.05.2017

The Andean Forests Programme has announced the call for the 2017 Research Grants Fund. The contest aims to promote the generation of scientific information on the impacts and response options of Andean forests to climate change. The contest will finance research carried out in the Andean forests of Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and which address some of the thematic areas prioritized in the Andean Forest Research Agenda, including: 
• environmental policy for sustainable governance; 
• integrated management of landscapes of Andean forests; 
• management and restoration of Andean forests; and 
• biodiversity and ecology of Andean forests.

Applicants may be of any nationality and must have at least three years of research experience. To participate, applicants must complete the online form, which will be available until 16 June 2017. The results of the contest will be announced on 21 July.

For questions or queries, please contact [email protected]

The Grant Fund is an initiative of the Andean Forests Programme, which is part of the Global Climate Change Programme of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and is facilitated by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and the Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN).

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