<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
span.E-mailStijl17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:11.0pt;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang=NL link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I’m asked to help in a biodiversa+ proposal of prof. P.A. Jansen and Dr. E. Jongejans (both from the Netherlands). We aim to investigate the role of several factors (nitrogen, pesticides, climate factors, EMR) in the decline of hoverflies in Europe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We are now looking for partners who could en would like to join the proposal. The due date for a preproposal is first week of November, so time is very limited. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The project will include both lab work and fieldwork. The most urgent part we are looking for is people who could establish (or already have established) rearings of hoverflies for the lab experiments (preferably species of all major larval feeding strategies and both common and rare / declining species). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We are also looking into institutions who could join the proposal and organize fieldwork in their country and other participating countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>More information on the Biodivera+ call is available at <a href="https://www.biodiversa.eu/2025/09/09/2025-2026-joint-call/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.biodiversa.eu/2025/09/09/2025-2026-joint-call/</span></a>. Here you could check whether your country is a participating country and whether you fit the national / regional eligibility criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please let us know if you are interested to be involved in the proposal and on what funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>If you have any suggestions on people to contact, that would be very helpful as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wouter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'>Wouter van Steenis MSc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'>Ecologist Natuurmonumenten, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'>The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'>+31 6 21218409<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'><a href="mailto:w.v.steenis@casema.nl">w.v.steenis@casema.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'><a href="mailto:w.vansteenis@natuurmonumenten.nl">w.vansteenis@natuurmonumenten.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL'><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wouter-Steenis">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wouter-Steenis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>