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The Belmont Forum call for proposals on biodiversity scenarios is now open. The objective is to stimulate the formation of international networks of scientists and the advancement of the inter- and trans-disciplinary methodologies of scenario-building needed to enhance usefulness of biodiversity scenarios in decision-making.

The Annual Report highlights the key activities of the past year, and presents the major accomplishments and findings of our global network of researchers in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

Through this Call, the Belmont Forum seeks to bring together integrated teams of natural scientists, social scientists, and stakeholders to develop projects that utilize existing Arctic observing systems, data sets and models to evaluate key sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Arctic region across one or more of four possible themes.

These awards provide support to transdisciplinary, multinational consortia to engage in global change research through a 14-country joint research initiative supported by the Belmont Forum and the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).

The Belmont Forum/G8HORCs Panel of Experts (PoE) meetings for the Freshwater Security and Coastal Vulnerability themes were held in late March, 2013. PoE recommendations for funding have been transmitted to national funding agencies for final decisions.

The Belmont Forum is a high level group of the worlds major and emerging funders of global environmental change research and international science councils. It aims to accelerate delivery of the international environmental research most urgently needed to remove critical barriers to sustainability by aligning and mobilizing International resources.

The submission period for pre-proposals has ended. Thank you for your interest in this call for proposals.

Due to technical difficulties with the online submission portal, applications will also be accepted via email. The deadline for submitting proposals for the Joint Call on Food Security and Land Use Change is this Monday, September 30th 2013, at 24:00 UTC.

The Belmont Forum announces funding decisions for recent calls on the themes of Coastal Vulnerability and Freshwater Security. These awards provide support to transdisciplinary, multinational consortia to engage in global change research through an 11-country joint research initiative supported by the Belmont Forum and G8 Heads of Research Councils. Consortia are comprised of natural scientists, social scientists and end-users, policy makers, and associated stakeholders. The goal of these research programs is to accelerate delivery of knowledge needed for action to mitigate and adapt to detrimental environmental change and extreme hazardous events within the thematic areas of either Coastal Vulnerability or Freshwater Security.

The Belmont Forum/G8HORCs Panel of Experts (PoE) meetings for the Freshwater Security and Coastal Vulnerability themes were held in late March, 2013. PoE recommendations for funding have been transmitted to national funding agencies for final decisions.