Hi all, please find the latest REA update below from Sofie.
-----
Dear all,
First of all, we would like to wish you all a happy healthy New Year, let’s make this a beautiful nature-based 2022
Opportunities for Horizon Europe NbS and biodiversity project funding. Deadline for proposal submission February 15th, 2022. Cluster 6 (Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment) includes many R&I funding opportunities in the area of Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions (NbS). In particular, Destination “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services”, includes over 10 topics covering research on biodiversity, monitoring marine biodiversity, on taxonomy, nature-based solutions and transformative change for biodiversity, measuring the biodiversity footprint of products and organisations, agrobiodiversity, pollinators, and integrating research into biodiversity policy making and implementation. The possible budget of these topics is worth more than EUR 158 mio. The overall value for biodiversity across Horizon Europe is significantly higher. Note that in 2021: not all topics received a sufficient number of applications in the 2021 round, so please promote this call as much as possible.
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-01: Observing and mapping biodiversity and ecosystems, with particular focus on coastal and marine ecosystems
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-02: Building taxonomic research capacity near biodiversity hotspots and for protected areas by networking natural history museums and other taxonomic facilities
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-03: Network for nature: multi-stakeholder dialogue platform to promote nature-based solutions
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-04: Natural capital accounting: Measuring the biodiversity footprint of products and organizations
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-05: Intercropping – understanding and using the benefits of complexity in farming and value chains
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-06: Monitoring and effective measures for agrobiodiversity
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-07: Protection and sustainable management of forest genetic resources of high interest for biodiversity, climate change adaptation, and forest reproductive materials
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-08: Assessing the nexus of extraction, production, consumption, trade and behaviour patterns and of climate change action on biodiversity in the context of transformative change
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-09: Understanding the role of behaviour, gender specifics, lifestyle, religious and cultural values, and addressing the role of enabling players (civil society, policy makers, financing and business leaders, retailers) in decision making
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-10: Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-02-01-two-stage: Maintaining and restoring pollinators and pollination services in European agricultural landscapes
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-03: EU-China international cooperation on nature-based solutions for nutrient management in agriculture
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-01-05: Assessing the socio-politics of nature-based solutions for more inclusive and resilient communities
· HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-02-02-two-stage: Developing nature-based therapy for health and well-being
· Info Days on the Work Programme 2022 took place 25-27 October. See recordings and matchmaking tool on Horizon Europe - Cluster 6: Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment (europa.eu) For questions, go to the Research Enquiry Service | European Commission (europa.eu) Earlier questions and answers are on the FAQ section of the Funding & tenders (europa.eu) portal. Information on the eligibility for funding for participants (research bodies, private or public organisations) is found on https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/programme-guide_horizon_en.pdf
Other opportunities:
The Climate Mission is now entering into its implementation phase. The European Commission has launched on 05 January a call for renewing the members of the Mission Board. The call is available online and the deadline for applications is 02 February 2022. Check out the News Alert
Transformative Changes for Biodiversity and Health. An Alternet Conference in Ghent, Belgium. 14 – 17 June 2022. Deadline call for sessions 31 January 2022.
Nature-based Solutions to facilitate the transitions for living within the planetary boundaries. A TerraEnvision Conference in Utrecht, 20-24 June 2022. Deadline call for sessions 15 February 2022.
For Horizon Nature-based Solutions project coordinators and partners:
· Kind reminder of the next NetworkNature Task Forces Cluster Meeting 17th January, 9am – 5.30pm CETregister to the event through this form.
· The Horizon Results Platform (HRP) where you can upload your Horizon project outcomes, is analysed for regional exploitation and uptake through ERDF/Interreg calls. Relevant projects have been communicated to Interreg Central Europe for dissemination to their community in light of their new Interreg CE open call deadline 23 February (mentioned in the last NbS update). So do keep your results updated and do not hesitate to upscale your NbS through this type of funding
Take care,
Sofie Vandewoestijne
Project Adviser