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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>TWAS
and the International Year of Biodiversity<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=link-external jQuery1268228290978=5><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=225 height=87 id="_x0000_i1026"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CAC05F.DE7C88D0" alt="IYB logo" class=image-left>As
part of TWAS (the academy of sciences for the developing world) participation
in <a href="http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/" target="_blank">the International
Year of Biodiversity</a>, TWAS is aiming to assist the training of a new
generation of taxonomists in the developing world.<br>
To this end, together with our partner organizations, we are recommending a
number of institutions that offer opportunities for Postgraduate and/or
Postdoctoral or Visiting Scientist Fellowships.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=link- jQuery1268228290978=31><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The list of institutions is available <a
href="https://twas.ictp.it/common/files/files-exch/twas-iyb-list"
title="TWAS-IYB list">HERE</a>. (<a
href="https://twas.ictp.it/common/files/files-exch/twas-iyb-list">https://twas.ictp.it/common/files/files-exch/twas-iyb-list</a>
)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<address><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address align=left><i><font size=1 color="#003399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003399'><img border=0
width=95 height=36 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.gif@01CAC060.033C0920"></span></font></i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Henrik Enevoldsen</span></font><o:p></o:p></address>
<address align=left><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>IOC Programme Coordinator</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Visit the IOC HAB website <a
href="http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab">http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> IOC is the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission of UNESCO</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>********************************************************************</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></address>
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