{"id":2063,"date":"2022-04-30T00:13:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T00:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/?page_id=2063"},"modified":"2022-12-24T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T05:55:21","slug":"our-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ngbinatang.com\/index.php\/our-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR SPONSORS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2063\" class=\"elementor elementor-2063\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2f38 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4cf2f38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d779b7f\" data-id=\"d779b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caaf90 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1caaf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">OUR SPONSORS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd753a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fd753a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngbinatang.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51d5d8d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"51d5d8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aaf2a1\" data-id=\"4aaf2a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6de5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc6de5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h5>We thank the following granting agencies for supporting our Center, research projects based at the Center, or activities of <a href=\"http:\/\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/index.php\/paraecologist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paraecologists<\/a>.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41b901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c41b901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>National Science Fountation, USA<\/li><li>Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species, U.K.<\/li><li>Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic<\/li><li>Grant Agency of the Czech Republic<\/li><li>Czech Ministry of Education<\/li><li>Papua New Guinea Biological Foundation, Australia<\/li><li>Otto Kinne Foundation, Germanyst Science<\/li><li>Conservation Melanesia, Papua New Guinea<\/li><li>National Geographic Society<\/li><li>Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic<\/li><li>John Swire and Steamships Companies<\/li><li>Christensen Fund USA<\/li><li>Smithsonian Centre for Tropical Forest Science<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4444ce7\" data-id=\"4444ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f976bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f976bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Click the logo of our granting agencies to view their Websites<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c30fd9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c30fd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-818218a\" data-id=\"818218a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e155541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e155541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nfs_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-393\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">National Science Fountation, USA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01631ac\" data-id=\"01631ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e78c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8e78c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.darwin.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darvinlogo_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-394\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species, UK<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c5cdf\" data-id=\"14c5cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdda648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdda648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cas.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/avcr_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-396\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Grant Agency of the Czech Academy ...<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f1339\" data-id=\"64f1339\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24292df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24292df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gacr.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gacr_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-397\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Grant Agency of the Czech Republic<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-19485de elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19485de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 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Education<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a22da35\" data-id=\"a22da35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191116e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"191116e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.int-res.com\/eci\/okf.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ottokinne_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-399\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Otto Kinne Foundation, Germany<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13c99d3\" data-id=\"13c99d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fadc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fadc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/society\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ngbinatang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nationalgeographic_as.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">National Geographic Society<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faaab7e\" data-id=\"faaab7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3211a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e3211a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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id=\"elementor-tab-content-4281\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4281\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nfs_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> National Science Foundation, USA<\/a><\/h4><p>NSF research funding was crucial in establishing paraecologist programmes, training paraecologists and building research facilities. It remains one of our principal sources of funding. Seven research projects, all heavily relying on paraecologists, have been funded so far:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=9407297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-94-07297<\/a><\/p><p>Insect herbivores associated with Ficus spp.in Papua New Guinea<br \/>(S. E. Miller, A. Allison and Y. Basset, 1994 \u2013 1996):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=9629751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-96-29751<\/a><\/p><p>Species richness and host specificity of leaf-chewing insects feeding on rainforest trees in Papua New Guinea<br \/>(S. E. Miller, Y. Basset, L. Orsak, A. Allison and V. Novotny, 1996 \u2013 1997):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=9707928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-97-07928<\/a><\/p><p>Host specificity and species richness of tropical insect herbivores in Papua New Guinea: an outcome of ecological factors or evolutionary history?<br \/>(S.E. Miller, Y. Basset, V. Novotny, G. D. Weiblen and A. Allison, 1997 \u2013 2002):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=9801259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-98-01259<\/a><\/p><p>Phylogenetic systematics and evolutionary ecology of dioecious figs and their pollinators.<br \/>(M.J. Donoghue &amp; G.D. Weiblen, 1998 \u2013 1999):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=9801259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-02-11591<\/a><\/p><p>Beta diversity of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) in lowland rainforests: testing predictions of host specificity<br \/>(G. D. Weiblen, Y. Basset, S. E. Miller and V. Novotny, 2002 \u2013 2005):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastlane.nsf.gov\/servlet\/showaward?award=0211591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-02-11591<\/a><\/p><p>Phylogeny and Pollination Biology of Castilleae (Moraceae): Investigating the Evolutionary History of the Figs\u2019 Closest Relatives<br \/>(G. D. Weiblen 2006-2008):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0603768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-0603768<\/a><\/p><p>Plant-insect food webs and tropical rain forest succession<br \/>(G. D. Weiblen, Y. Basset, S. E. Miller, V. Novotny, 2005-2008):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0515678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-0515678<\/a><\/p><p>Survey and inventory of New Guinea forest trees and arthropods<br \/>(G. D. Weiblen, Y. Basset, S. E. Miller, V. Novotny, 2008-2011):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0816749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-0816749<\/a><\/p><p>Beta diversity of plant-insect food webs along an altitudinal gradient in the tropics<br \/>(G. D. Weiblen, Y. Basset, S. E. Miller, V. Novotny, 2009-2012):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0841885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEB-0841885<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4282\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4282\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species, U. K.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4282\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4282\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darwin.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darvinlogo_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darwin.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species, U. K.<\/a><\/h4><p>Darwin Initiative supports the training of local paraecologists and postgraduate students for biological research and also contributes to building of the Centre\u2019s facilities. The aim of the project is to establish the Centre as a prime Papua New Guinean facility for insect biodiversity surveys. So far, we have obtained funding for two projects, one for paraecologist and one for student training:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Developing local capacity for biodiversity surveys in Papua New Guinea<br \/>(A.J.A. Stewart and V. Novotny, 2001 \u2013 2004, additional post-project funding 2005-2007) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.darwin.gov.uk\/projects\/details\/10030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[link]<\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Training the next generation of Papua New Guinean conservation biologists.<br \/>(A. J. A. Stewart, A. Vogler, V. Novotny and A. Mack, 2005 \u2013 2008, Project No. 14-054)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Building biodiversity research capacity to protect PNG rainforest from logging<br \/>(A.J.A. Stewart, M. Peck and V. Novotny, 2012-2015, Project No. 19-008) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/darwin.defra.gov.uk\/darwin-project\/19008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[link]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4283\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4283\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4283\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4283\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cas.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/avcr_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cas.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic<\/a><\/h4><p>Four research projects funded so far provided continuous support for paraecologist training and funded their participation in research:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C6-007-501: Ecological factors important for community composition of insect herbivores on Ficus species in a lowland rain forest.<br \/>(V. Novotny, 1995)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A6007705: Species richness and host specificity of sap-sucking insects on rain forest trees in New Guinea.<br \/>(V. Novotny and J. Leps, 1996-1999)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A6007106: Beta-diversity of insect herbivores in tropical lowland forests: relationships with host specificity and plant resources.<br \/>(V. Novotny, J. Leps and L. Cizek, 2001 \u2013 2005)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 IAA600960712: Interactions between plants, herbivores, parasitoids and predators in a tropical rainforest: disentangling a complex food web.<br \/>(V. Novotny, J. Leps, L. Cizek, M. Janda and J. Hrcek, 2007-2011)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 GEO research station for the study of rainforest dynamics, PI, Czech Academy of Sciences Infrastructure Fund,<br \/>(V. Novotny, 2009).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4284\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4284\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Grant Agency of the Czech Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4284\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4284\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gacr.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gacr_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gacr.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Grant Agency of the Czech Republic<\/a><\/h4><p>The Czech Science Foundation is playing increasingly important role in supporting our research and training, presently being one of our two most important supporters (together with NSF).<br \/>Three research projects included paraecologist training and research:<br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>206\/99\/1112:\u00a0Host specificity and diversity of sap-sucking insects in a lowland rain forest: an outcome of ecological factors or evolutionary history? (V. Novotny and J. Leps, 1999 \u2013 2001)<br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>206\/03\/H034:\u00a0Plant, insects and vertebrates: integrated study of ecological and evolutionary interactions on the population and ecosystem level. (P. Kindlmann et al., 2003-2008)<br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>206\/04\/0725:\u00a0Beta-diversity of rainforest Lepidoptera along an altitudinal gradient: effects of plant distribution, environmental factors and geological history (V. Novotny, J. Leps and L Cizek, 2004-2006). This project was given the Best Project Award by the Czech Grant Agency in 2007.<br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>206\/09\/0115:\u00a0Ecological determinants of biodiversity distribution in tropical forests: a synthesis for Lepidoptera communities in New Guinea (V. Novotny, J. Leps 2009-2013)<br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>P505\/10\/0673:\u00a0Inter-specific interactions in complex food webs of tropical rain forests: a whole-forest experimental approach (V. Novotny. J. Leps, 2010-1013)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4285\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4285\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Czech Ministry of Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4285\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4285\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/msmt_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h4><h4>Czech Ministry of Education<\/h4><p>These research projects were awarded by program Kontakt, providing Czech cost-sharing for our National Science Foundation (USA) funded projects:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0ES041:\u00a0Species richness and host specificity of leaf-chewing insects feeding on rainforest trees in Papua New Guinea (V. Novotny and J. Leps, 1996 \u2013 2001).<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0FRVS:\u00a0Ecology of insect communities in tropical rainforests of\u00a0 Papua New Guinea (L. Cizek, M. Janda and V. Novotny, 2001 \u2013 2002)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0ME646:\u00a0Beta diversity of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) in lowland rainforests: testing predictions of host specificity (V. Novotny and J. Leps, 2003-2006)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0ME916:\u00a0Trophic interactions between plants and insects during ecological succession in tropical rainforests (V. Novotny, J. Leps, L. Cizek, 2007-2009)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0ME09082:\u00a0Inventory of arthropods in a lowland rainforest in New Guinea (V. Novotny, J. Leps, 2009-2011)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4286\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4286\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Papua New Guinea Biological Foundation, Australia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4286\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4286\"><p>The project by PNGBF explored possibilities for collaboration between grassroots villagers, paraecologists and researchers:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Host specificity of insect herbivores on rain forest trees: a study involving ecologists, taxonomists, parataxonomists and village collectors (V. Novotny, 2000 \u2013 2001)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4287\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4287\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Otto Kinne Foundation, Germany<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4287\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4287\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.int-res.com\/eci\/okf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ottokinne_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.int-res.com\/eci\/okf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otto Kinne Foundation, Germany<\/a><\/h4><p>Two fellowships awarded by the Foundation to V. Novotny initiated research with an important involvement by paraecologists:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ecology of insects feeding on rainforest trees in Papua New Guinea (V. Novotny, 1995)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Beta-diversity of herbivorous insects in lowland tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea (V. Novotny, 2001)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4288\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4288\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">National Geographic Society<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4288\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4288\"><h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nationalgeographic_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h4><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic Society<\/a><\/h4><p>Funding from National Geographic Society provided historically the first funding for paraecologist work in our history, back in 1994, as well as more recent funding:<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05398-94:\u00a0Species richness and host specificity of leaf-chewing insects feeding on rainforest trees in Papua New Guinea (Y. Basset, 1994 \u2013 1995)<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07649-04:\u00a0Insect herbivores along an altitudinal gradient: biodiversity research and environmental education in remote Papua New Guinea (V. Novotny, B. Kaupa, M. Mogia, G. Weiblen, Y. Basset, 2005-2006)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-4289\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4289\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4289\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4289\"><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/foreignaffairs_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p><h4>Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic<\/h4><p>The Ministry provided development aid for improvement of education opportunities in Papua New Guinea. So far, our centre administered two projects, building classrooms for village children.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Schola ludus:\u00a0a new chance for children from the Papua New Guinean village of Nagada (V. Novotny, 2007)<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Didactica magna:\u00a0a chance for education for children from the village of Riwo (Papua New Guinea), (V. Novotny, 2010)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-42810\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-42810\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">John Swire and Sons and Steamships companies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-42810\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-42810\"><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/steamships_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/swire_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p><p>John Swire and Sons\u00a0provided private funding for Swire Research Station and associated community development and conservation projects for Wanang Village (2008-2010).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-42811\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-42811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Christensen Fund USA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-42811\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-42811\"><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palivec.entu.cas.cz\/png\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/christensenfund_as.jpg?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Christensen Fund USA <\/strong><\/p><p>The Christensen Fund\u00a0is supporting our training and research activities with the focus on cultural aspects of biodiversity.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Connecting indigenous natural history knowledge with modern biological science in rainforest communities of Papua New Guinea (C. 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