Attachment B: Priority Areas for Research Grants Projects funded under the National Taxonomy For vascular groups in 2018-19 - funding Research Grant Programme (NTRGP) must have priority under this Subcriterion will be given to public good focus and support the Australian taxonomic revisions and treatments developed for Government’s National Research Priorities. Within the Flora of Australia on the e-Flora platform for – the National Research Priorities, the following any of the taxa listed in the Final Priority Plant specific criteria are used by ABRS to determine Taxa List at . whether a project will be eligible for an ABRS 1.2 grant. Biodiversity, Conservation and Vulnerable and Taxonomic research that provides critical data Endangered Species underpinning national responses to Public, Plant and Animal Health change, for conservation planning or for Building Taxonomic Capacity the rehabilitation of degraded environments. This may include, for example, taxonomic or 1 Biodiversity, Conservation and systematic research on a likely to be effective Vulnerable and Endangered as an indicator of climate change, or focused Species taxonomic research on a region subject to major development. Through their work, taxonomists provide 1.3 information that is fundamental to the understanding and management of our biological world. To be considered for ABRS funding under this criterion, the researcher is required to Taxonomic research that contributes to a greater demonstrate that the intended project will knowledge of Australia’s vulnerable and encompass one or more of the following four endangered biological heritage, especially that areas: listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). 1.1 This may include, for example, a revision of a genus to clearly establish the taxonomic position Studies that contribute to documentation of and conservation status of undescribed species, Australia’s biodiversity, through identification, and including species currently listed under the revision and documentation of understudied EPBC Act. taxonomic groups. This may include, for example, studies of taxonomic groups in largely unexplored habitats or molecular projects that make genetic information publicly available. 1.4
Attachment B: Priority Areas for Research Grants Projects funded under the National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme (NTRGP) must have public good focus and support the Australian Government’s National Research Priorities. Within the National Research Priorities, the following specific criteria are used by ABRS to determine whether a project will be eligible for an ABRS grant. Biodiversity, Conservation and Vulnerable and Endangered Species Public, Plant and Animal Health Building Taxonomic Capacity 1 Biodiversity, Conservation and Vulnerable and Endangered Species Through their work, taxonomists provide information that is fundamental to the understanding and management of our biological world. To be considered for ABRS funding under this criterion, the researcher is required to demonstrate that the intended project will encompass one or more of the following four areas: 1.1 Studies that contribute to documentation of Australia’s biodiversity, through identification, revision and documentation of understudied taxonomic groups. This may include, for example, studies of taxonomic groups in largely unexplored habitats or molecular projects that make genetic information publicly available. For vascular groups in 2018-19 - funding priority under this Subcriterion will be given to taxonomic revisions and treatments developed for the Flora of Australia on the e-Flora platform – for any of the taxa listed in the Final Priority Plant Taxa List at . 1.2 Taxonomic research that provides critical data underpinning national responses to change, for conservation planning or for the rehabilitation of degraded environments. This may include, for example, taxonomic or systematic research on a likely to be effective as an indicator of climate change, or focused taxonomic research on a region subject to major development. 1.3 Taxonomic research that contributes to a greater knowledge of Australia’s vulnerable and endangered biological heritage, especially that listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). This may include, for example, a revision of a genus to clearly establish the taxonomic position and conservation status of undescribed species, and including species currently listed under the EPBC Act. 1.4
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