The Belmont Forum endorsed a Data Skills Curricula Framework to enhance information management skills for data-intensive science at its annual Plenary Meeting held in November. The Framework was developed by the Forum’s e-Infrastructures and Data Management (e-I&DM) Project to improve data literacy, security and sharing in data-intensive, transdisciplinary global change research.

This year’s conference will be held from December 11 to 15 in New Orleans and is the largest earth and space science meeting of its kind. AGU offers a unique opportunity for scientists, funders, and stakeholders from around the world to connect and learn about cutting edge research.

The Belmont Forum and START organized a panel discussion on “Funding Science for a Pollution-free World: How Africa Can Close the Science-Funding Gap”  as part of the UN  Global Science-Policy-Business Forum at the UN Environment Assembly on December 2 in Nairobi, Kenya. The majority of African countries are urbanizing and rapidly industrializing with unprecedented environmental

Join us for our Africa Regional Info Day on Saturday, 2 December as part of the UN-Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. We’ll be discussing “Funding Science for a Pollution-free World: How Africa Can Close the Science-Funding Gap.” Belmont Forum, along with our partner START, look forward to seeing you there!

São Paulo, Brazil, 8 November 2017: The Belmont Forum Executive Council agreed by consensus, at its meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on 7 November 2017, to accept the bid submitted by the IAI Directorate to host its Secretariat in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Next week, Belmont Forum members, partners, and guests will head to São Paulo, Brazil for a week of meetings, hosted by FAPESP, at the science-policy-society interface!

Belmont Forum is pleased to welcome InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) as the newest partner of the Belmont Forum! We look forward to working with IAP to advance the Belmont Forum’s priorities.

Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA are pleased to announce the 2017-2018 international call for research proposals on: Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services   The Call will address the two following major (non-exclusive) priorities: Development and application of scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services across spatial scales of relevance to multiple types of decisions Consideration of multiple dimensions

Are you looking for research funding opportunities?  Have you considered applying to a Belmont Forum opportunity? As part of a series of six training webinars, the Belmont Forum has released a new Tutorial for Potential Applicants video. This video highlights funding opportunities and eligibility requirements as well as summarizes the proposal and award process for

The Belmont Forum: An Introduction to the Structure of the Belmont Forum highlights the Belmont Challenge, the Forum’s organizational structure and collaborative research actions (CRAS). This video also provides information on how to connect with the Forum.