2025 BID call for proposals: regional and cross-regional biodiversity data mobilization projects

1

What is regional respectively cross-regional here?

Is regional one continent?

Regards

Ulf Ottosson

2

There are three BID regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Pacific, and sub-Saharan Africa. “Cross-regional” means projects involving institutions from at least two BID regions.

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Please have a look here: https://www.gbif.org/article/2H5s8RYkwueg7a4MVgpUP0/2025-bid-regional-and-cross-regional-call-for-proposals-faqs

Cross-regional projects must have at least two partners located in eligible countries, which is in addition to the lead project institution. Between the project lead and partners, at least two BID regions must be represented. Example:

  • Project lead: Institution A located in Kenya, Africa

  • Partner 1: Institution B, located in Kenya, Africa

  • Partner 2 : Institution C located in Colombia, LAC.

Regional projects must have at least two partners located in eligible countries, which is in addition to the lead project institution. Example:

  • Project lead: Institution A located in Honduras, LAC

  • Partner 1: Institution B, located in Honduras, LAC

  • Partner 2 : Institution C located in Nicaragua, LAC.