This cluster aims to reduce environmental degradation, halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity on land, inland waters and the sea, and better manage natural resources through transformative changes to the economy and society in the areas urban and rural.
Areas of intervention
- Observation of the environment.
- Biodiversity and natural resources.
- Agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
- Seas, oceans and inland waters.
- Food systems.
- Bio-based innovation systems in the EU bioeconomy.
- Circular systems.
Name | Opening date | Next deadline | Deadline model | Link |
Onsite digital technologies to monitor nutrients and chemical or biological stressors in soil and plants with relevance for food safety and nutrition | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Innovations to prevent and combat desertification | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Back to earth: bringing communities and citizens closer to soil | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Discovering the subsoil | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Soil-friendly practices in horticulture, including alternative growing media | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Soils in spatial planning | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Carbon farming in living labs | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Co-creating solutions for soil health in Living Labs | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Soil pollution processes – modelling and inclusion in advanced digital decision-support tools | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Mission Ocean and Waters and Mission A Soil Deal for Europe – Joint demonstration of approaches and solutions to address nutrient pollution in the landscape-river-sea system in the Mediterranean sea basin | 17 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Co-designed smart systems and services for user-centred shared zero-emission mobility of people and freight in urban areas (2Zero, CCAM and Cities’ Mission) | 10 January 2023 | 20 September 2023 | single-stage | |
Urban greening and re-naturing for urban regeneration, resilience and climate neutrality | 10 January 2023 | 27 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Positive clean energy district (PED) digital twins – from modelling to creating climate neutral Cities | 10 January 2023 | 27 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Testing and demonstrating transformative solutions increasing climate resilience of the agriculture and/or forestry sector. | 10 January 2023 | 20 September | single-stage | |
Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI)’s circular systemic solutions | 22 December 2022 | First stage deadline Second stage deadline | two-stage | |
Novel, sustainable and circular bio-based textiles | 14 December 2022 | First stage deadline Second stage deadline | two-stage | |
Non-plant biomass feedstock for industrial applications: technologies and processes to convert non-lignocellulosic biomass and waste into bio-based chemicals, materials and products, improving the cascading valorisation of biomass | 22 December 2022 | First stage deadline Second stage deadline | two-stage | |
Supporting the fair and just transition from GHG-intensive economies facing challenges towards circular bioeconomy model regions | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Optimising the sustainable production of wood and non-wood products in small forest properties and development of new forest-based value chains | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Monitoring the multi-functionality of European forests | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
One hundred circular model households: making European households sustainable through inclusive circular practices | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Harnessing the innovation potential and market uptake of successful circular economy water related projects | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Broadening the spectrum of robust enzymes and microbial hosts in industrial biotechnology | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Novel culturing of aquatic organisms for blue biotechnology applications | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Symbiosis in the bio-based industrial ecosystems | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Eco-friendly consumer products – low-toxicity/zero pollution construction bio-based materials | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Business models that balance the share of power and profit in the bioeconomy | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Bio-based solutions for humanitarian applications | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Capturing market trends and societal perceptions for tailor-made forest services | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Enhancing collaboration between Circular Cities and Regions Initiative’s (CCRI) supporting organisations | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Land-based bioprospecting and production of bioactive compounds and functional materials for multiple bio-based value chains | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Environmental sustainability and circularity criteria for industrial bio-based systems | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Biosensors and user-friendly diagnostic tools for environmental services | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Knowledge and innovative solutions in agriculture for water availability and quality | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Industrial biotechnology approaches for improved sustainability and output of industrial bio-based processes | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Tackling human and climate change induced pollution in the Arctic – building resilient socio-ecological systems | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Safe-and-sustainable-by-design bio-based platform chemicals, additives, materials or products as alternatives | 22 December 2022 | First stage deadline Second stage deadline | two-stage | |
Integrated assessment and monitoring of emerging pollutants in the marine environment | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Strategies to prevent and reduce plastic packaging pollution from the food system | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Optimisation of manure use along the management chain to mitigate GHG emissions and minimize nutrients/contaminants dispersion in the environment | 22 December 2022 | First stage deadline Second stage deadline | two-stage | |
Better understanding of routes of exposure and toxicological and ecological impacts of chemical pollution on terrestrial biodiversity | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Integrative forest management for multiple ecosystem services and enhanced biodiversity | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Impact of light and noise pollution on biodiversity | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Interdisciplinary assessment of changes affecting terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, building on observation programmes | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Build up of knowledge on Nature Positive Economy and supporting its scale-up | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Biodiversity friendly practices in agriculture – breeding for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Valorisation of ecosystem services provided by legume crops | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Interlinkages between biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems and the emergence of zoonotic diseases | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Understanding and reducing bycatch of protected species | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Demonstration of marine and coastal infrastructures as hybrid blue-grey Nature-based Solutions | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Biodiversity, economics and finance: unlocking financial flows towards reversing of biodiversity loss | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Crop wild relatives for sustainable agriculture | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Biodiversity loss and enhancing ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Additional activities for the European Biodiversity Partnership: Biodiversa+ | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Reinforcing science policy support with IPBES and IPCC for better interconnected biodiversity and climate policies | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Nature protection: Better methods and knowledge to improve the conservation status of EU-protected species and habitats | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Restoration of deep-sea habitats | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Addressing biodiversity decline and promoting Nature-based Solutions in higher education | 22 December 2022 | 28 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Ocean and coastal waters carbon- and biodiversity-rich ecosystems and habitats in Europe and the Polar Regions | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Pilot network of climate-positive organic farms | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Closing the research gaps on Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) in support of global assessments | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Improve the reliability and effectiveness of alternative water resources supply systems and technologies | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Demonstration network on climate-smart farming – linking research stations | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Analysing fossil-energy dependence in agriculture to increase resilience against input price fluctuations | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Enhancing the sustainable production of renewable energy at farm-level | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Enhancing social inclusion in rural areas: focus on people in a vulnerable situation and social economy | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
International benchmarking of rural and territorial policies and delivery mechanisms | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Assessing urban farming impacts | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Improving rural future through better territorial governance and rural-urban synergies | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Investigating the contribution of geographical indications (GIs) to sustainable development and optimising support for newly established schemes | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Inclusive and smart ways to communicate sustainability of food | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Microbiomes fighting food waste through applicable solutions in food processing, packaging and shelf life | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Support for the implementation of a sustainable platform for the EU-African Union cooperation under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Support to the markets and trade of agroecological food products under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Cultured meat and cultured seafood – state of play and future prospects in the EU | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Fostering resilient European food systems in a changing world | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
European partnership on animal health and welfare | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Towards research and innovation beyond farm to fork strategy targets for pesticides after 2030 | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Advancing vaccine development for African swine fever | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
New detection methods on products derived from new genomic techniques for traceability, transparency and innovation in the food system | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
EU-Africa Union – food safety | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Innovations in plant protection: alternatives to reduce the use of pesticides focusing on candidates for substitution | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Eradicate micronutrient deficiencies in the EU | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
EU-African Union cooperation – linking the activities of the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership and those of the Pan-African Network for Economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP) | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Towards sustainable livestock systems: European platform for evidence building and transitioning policy | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Thematic network ensuring food safety by translating research and innovation into practice | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Providing marketing solutions to prevent and reduce the food waste related to marketing standards | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Improving yields in organic cropping systems | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
European partnership on sustainable food systems for people, planet and climate | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Using automatic species recognition and artificial intelligence to fight illegal fish discards and revolutionise fisheries control | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Digital technologies supporting plant health early detection, territory surveillance and phytosanitary measures | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Advancing analytical capacity and tools to support EU agri-food policies post 2027 | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Integrated assessment of land use and biomass demands to contribute to a sustainable healthy and fair bioeconomy | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Data-driven solutions to foster industry’s contribution to inclusive and sustainable food systems | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Developing EU advisory networks on the optimal fertiliser use | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Coordination and supporting action to increase synergies in the dissemination and exploitation of climate observations by World Meteorological Organization and its affiliated bodies | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Support to EuroGEO initiative coordination/establishing a EuroGEO secretariat | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Towards CAP post 2027: evidence on nudging farmers to leverage more sustainable practices and behaviours | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Mobilising BIOEAST networks for the development of national bioeconomy action programmes in support of the European Green Deal | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Developing an EU advisory network on organic agriculture | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Reducing observation gaps in the land-sea interface area | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Digitalisation in agriculture and forestry: markets for data, and digital technologies and infrastructure – state of play and foresight in a fast changing regulatory, trade and technical environment | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Open source solutions for edge, cloud and mixed model applications to strengthen production and administrative capacities in agriculture | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Empowering citizens to monitor, report and act in partnership with relevant public authorities to protect their environment in the context of environmental compliance assurance | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Broaden EIP Operational Group outcomes across borders by means of thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Digital and data technologies for livestock tracking | 22 December 2022 | 23 March 2023 | single-stage | |
Additional activities for the European Partnership Water Security for the Planet (Water4All) | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
New detection methods on products derived from new genomic techniques for traceability, transparency and innovation in the food system | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Towards sustainable livestock systems: European platform for evidence building and transitioning policy | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Cultured meat and cultured seafood – state of play and future prospects in the EU | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage | |
Providing marketing solutions to prevent and reduce the food waste related to marketing standards | 22 December 2022 | 12 April 2023 | single-stage |
Ambit: Europe
Budget: 8.952 M€
Organization: European Comission.
Naturaleza de proyecto: R&d
BENEFICIARIES
Any type of organization can apply for funding from Horizon Europe as long as it has the operational and financial capacity to carry out the tasks it proposes.
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