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FAPESP and DFG issue new call for proposals Versão em português
The aim is to support German-Brazilian research which contributes to the theme "Land-use Change and Land-use Management under Conditions of Global Change" (DFG)
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil, and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) are jointly issuing a new public call for proposals for the support of research projects under the Scientific Cooperation Agreement between the institutions.
The call for proposals seeks to enhance scientific cooperation in the field of global change research and is announced simultaneously by FAPESP and DFG. The aim of this call is to invite proposals which contribute to the theme: “Land-use Change and Land-use Management under Conditions of Global Change”.
Land-use and land-use change are important components of the Earth System and of global change. Land resources available for human settlements as well as for agricultural and forestry production are limited.
Brazil is one of the countries with a high potential of resources of fertile land, richness in biodiversity and carbon sinks. Like Germany it experiences land-use changes due to increasing and competing demands for food, feed, fiber and biofuels. These are linked to local, regional and global developments of markets, the economy and politics and interact closely with ecosystems, their structure, functioning and services as well as global climate change.
A rational land-use management is required to find the right balance between these competing demands with many trade-offs taking into account the spatial diversity of climate zones, ecosystems and regional socioeconomic development.
Proposals are invited which address the following issues: a. Analysis and assessment of the drivers of land-use change and their impact on ecosystems (e.g. biodiversity, ecosystem services, water resources), climate change (e.g. biogeochemical cycles, precipitation patterns) and economic development; b. Land-use changes related to competing demands for the production of food, feed, fiber and biofuels locally and from abroad; c. Study and development of land-use management tools to better cope with trade-offs between land-use alternatives in order to mitigate or adapt to climate change and to achieve sustainable land-use practices.
This call for proposals is addressed to researchers from Higher Education and Research Institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and the Federal Republic of Germany. Joint proposals have to account for the rules of eligibility, funding options and good scientific practices of DFG and FAPESP.
The last day for submission to FAPESP and to DFG is January 30, 2013.
The joint proposals must have two Principal Investigators, one in the State of São Paulo and one in Germany. They will be the central contact for the project management towards DFG and FAPESP. Additional applicants to DFG on the German side fulfilling the above requirements are possible.
The maximum funding period is three years. FAPESP and DFG will each provide for this call of proposals funding of up to the equivalent to 1 Million Euros. It is expected that a maximum of three to five joint projects will get funded for up to three years.
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/7318