1. Progress of Biodiversity Research since December 2008
European Commission
DG Research
Astrid Kaemena

2. BAP Contribution of DG RTD
SUPPORTING MEASURE B1.1.8
ACTION: Allocate adequate financial resources to European and national biodiversity research and to dissemination of its results, including under the Seventh Framework Programme [2006 onwards]. (cf Action A10.1.5)

3. Review of the BAP Contribution of DG RTD
Under FP7
It is difficult to provide estimates:
First call projects - still under negotiation and
Second call projects - the evaluation is still ongoing.
7 projects are expected to be funded for a budget of €

4. FP7 Biodiversity research projects
First call: LiveDiverse, SOILSERVICE, PALMS, HUNT, HighArcs
Second call: SCALES, (BIOFRESH?)
Third call – negotiations just started STEP and CONGRESS

5. FP7 2007 –2013 Biodiversity projects first call
HUNT
Hunting for sustainability 42
PALMS
Palm harvest impacts in tropical forests 60
LiveDiverse
Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in riparian areas in developing countries 36
Higharcs
Highland Aquatic Resources Conservation and Sustainable Development 48
SOILSERVICE
Conflicting demands of land use, soil biodiversity and the sustainable delivery of ecosystem goods and services in Europe
Updated per Lars Aggerbeck 10/10/2006

6. FP7 2007 –2013 Biodiversity topics second call
: Improving the capacity to protect and manage the biodiversity of continental waters
BIOFRESH on reserve list: negotiations start
Rehabilitation of data from biodiversity-related projects funded under previous framework programmes
Increasing the integration of biodiversity research results into policy making
Scale dependency of sustainable use of biodiversity
SCALES: Project start 1 May 2009
Updated per Lars Aggerbeck 10/10/2006

7. Biodiversity - the living world - is all about scale
Securing the Conservation of biodiversity across Administrative Levels and spatial, temporal, and Ecological Scales
SCALES
Why do we go on losing biodiversity? 
The answer depends on the scale at which you view the world.
At one scale it may be changes in climate, while at another one it may be habitat loss and fragmentation or disturbance.
Management of the living world will be effective only if we understand how problems and solutions change with scale.
The SCALES project will seek ways to build the issue of scale into policy and decision making and biodiversity management.

8. Biodiversity - the living world - is all about scale
Securing the Conservation of biodiversity across Administrative Levels and spatial, temporal, and Ecological Scales
SCALES
Conceptual framework
Biodiversity - the living world - is all about scale
SCALES budget: EUR

9. FP7 Biodiversity research projects Third call - 2009
FP7-ENV
Area Biodiversity
ENV Assess the pan-European status of pollinators (small or medium-scale focused research project)
STEP
Area Dissemination and horizontal activities
ENV Knowledge transfer and uptake of EU-research results (Coordination and Support Action)
CONGRESS

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Updated CORDIS URL on 7/11/2006