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herpetofaunal communities of lowland
forests and midhills to environmental/
landscape features, fragmentation and
isolation, through field sampling, as well as
analysis of existing information (museum
specimens and published records), using
logistic regression and linear multiple
and/or multivariate regression models
to relate species presence in forest
patches, to specific forest patch features
and isolation. We will study habitat loss
and fragmentation (that potentially lead
to isolation and stochastic extinction),
through investigations of movements
and microhabitat use of selected groups
of amphibians and reptiles. Finally, we
will study the effects of highways on
herpetological communities through
examination of phenology of roadmortalities
and the effect of low frequency
noise to the auditory performance of
advertising amphibians.
Anticipated benefits of the project would
be answering the question whether
the protected areas system protect
representative herpetofaunal communities,
creation of specimen-based herpetofaunal
inventories of protected and other areas
of western Sarawak, identification of key
habitat features for species, improving
habitat connectivity for long-term
survival of populations, acquisition of
species-specific ecological knowledge
and understanding the effect of highways
and vehicular traffic on communities, in
order to make recommendations for the
persistence of herpetological populations
for posteriority. Interested candidates can
apply with a cv, with list of publications
and names and e-mail contacts of 3
referees to the undersigned.
Prof. Indraneil Das, Institute of
Biodiversity and Environmental
Conservation, Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak, Malaysia. E-mail: idas@ibec.
unimas.my Telephone (work): ++ 60 82
581000 Handphone: ++ 60 128301208
Fax: ++ 60 82 583004
Funding Opportunities
The Conservation Leadership
Programs website provides a
comprehensive overview of a large
array of funding available http://www.
conservationleadershipprogramme.org/
OtherFundingOptions.asp
The following information is kindly
provided by the Terra Viva Grants
Directory, for more information please
visit: http://www.terravivagrants.org/.
August
New England Biolabs Foundation --
International Grants. The Foundation
supports conservation of biological and
cultural diversity by making communitylevel
grants for protected areas, ecological
restoration, alternative livelihoods, and use
of the arts to convey environmental and
social messages. Geographical priorities
are Belize, Bolivia, Cameroon, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and
Tanzania. Applicants are communitybased
organizations, NGOs, and emerging
support groups. The maximum grant
is US$10 thousand. Applications must
be preceded by a letter of inquiry (LOI).
Application deadlines are 01 March and 29
August. Link
UK Natural Environment Research Council
-- International Opportunities Fund.
NERC announces grants of up to £300
thousand for up to three years to support
international research collaboration on
issues such as climate change, biodiversity,
and natural hazards. Priority partner
countries include Brazil, China, India,
and South Africa as well as a number
of industrialized countries (see the
announcement). Each proposal requires
substantial co-funding and/or in-kind
support from the international partners.
Prospective applicants must submit a
declaration of intentions before 17 August
2011. Link
Weeden Foundation -- International
Biodiversity Program. The Weeden
Foundation makes grants for biodiversity
conservation in forest ecosystems, riparian
corridors, and riverine and aquatic
environments of ecological importance.
Weeden’s international geographical
priorities are the Patagonia region of Chile,
and the Altai Republic of Russia. The
Foundation requests letters of inquiry
(LOI) at least one month before proposal
deadlines. (TVG Note: The Terra Viva
Grants Directory apologizes for the
lateness of this posting.) The next deadline
is 19 August 2011. Link
September
French Global Environment Facility
-- Small Initiatives Program, First Call.
The French Global Environment Facility
(FFEM) announces Phase 3 of its Small
Initiatives Program (PPI). The PPI
supports local projects in biodiversity,
climate change, and sustainable local
livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Priority
countries in Phase 3 are Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Dem Rep Congo, Ghana,
and Togo. A lesser number of grants is
available for other African countries. The
average grant size is €35 thousand, with a
maximum of €50 thousand. Applications
are invited from civil society organizations
in the eligible countries. Partnering
international NGOs may be eligible under
certain circumstances (see the guidelines).
The application deadline for the first round
of grants is 05 September 2011. Link
October
Buckminster Fuller Institute --
Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2012. The
Challenge is an annual prize of US$100
thousand to invite ideas to radically
advance human well-being and ecosystem
health. Entries in prior years include
several in energy, water, agriculture,
natural disasters, etc., in developing
countries. There is a fee of US$100 to
enter the competition. The deadline for
submissions is 24 October 2011. Link
Hongkong Bank Foundation -- Grants
for Hong Kong and Mainland China. The
If you have any funding opportunities that you would like announced in FrogLog, please send details to James Lewis at
jplewis@amphibians.org
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