Workshops at ICIMOD

9-11 May 2007: Workshop on Sharing Knowledge and Bridging Gaps in Disaster Preparedness Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Dr. Mats Eriksson

May 21-25 2007: Regional Workshop on Diversification of Knowledge Sharing Methods
Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Dr Beatrice Murray at bmurray@icimod.org

You can check out the ICIMOD calendar online: http://www.icimod.org/webcalendar/month.php

source: ICIMOD enewsletter

Narendra Babu Ecological Research Initiative Grant

The Narendra Babu Ecological Research Initiative Grant (NBERIG) is a small grant designed to encourage young wildlife biologists and conservationists by supporting field-based projects that have a clear scientific or conservation agenda. We aim to support research studies that will add to the current scientific knowledge of species or habitats as well as projects that will offer and execute conservation solutions based on existing scientific knowledge. The grant is administered by the Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation Group of the National Institute of Advanced Studies.

Important dates : 15th July 2007 is the last date for the receipt of completed proposals. The results will be announced by the last week of August. Funds will be made available to the successful grantee by the first week of September.

Scope of the grant
The grant will support scientific wildlife research as well as research based wildlife conservation and outreach activities in India.
The grant money for research will not exceed Rs.50,000 per year and will give a preference to proposals on wild dogs.
The grant will provide funding to students and to researchers for short term projects or for small independent components of larger projects.

What is eligible for support ?
The NBERIG will support:

• Pure academic research
• Conservation based research
• Field based research
• Conservation based outreach activities

The NBERIG will not support:

• Travel to conferences, seminars or scientific meetings
• Only purchase of equipment
• International travel
• Purchase of laptop, computer, vehicle or other expensive equipment
• · Tuition fees.
• · Salary for PI (though a modest per diem and salary for field assistants are acceptable)

Who is eligible to apply?
Persons of Indian nationality wishing to conduct scientific research or conservation based research and activities in the field of ecology and wildlife biology in India may apply for this grant.

All above conditions not withstanding if you think your research should be supported, do write to us for clarifications.

Please address all questions to: nberig@gmail.com. You can get more information about this grant at http://www.nias.iisc.ernet.in/

Source: email communication from Bharath Sundaram [bharath@atree.org]

Celebrate International Biodiversity Day

International Day for Biological Diversity - May 22nd is just a fortnight away.

Here's a useful resource link for you to check out - http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/outreach/awareness/biodiv-day-2007.shtml

Don't forget to download the ebooklet, poster and video!