Additional activities for the European Biodiversity Partnership: Biodiversa+
HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-01
Funding Amount
Up to €60.0M
Deadline
17/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Additional activities for the European Biodiversity Partnership: Biodiversa+ Call?
Grant Description
This cofund action supports the third instalment of the European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, continuing activities under previous Horizon Europe topics. It funds additional activities to deliver innovative ecosystem restoration solutions that maintain and enhance natural carbon sinks, and to further develop nature-based and ecosystem-based adaptation measures. The partnership will organise annual co-funded calls for research projects, biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring, science-base...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
- Further contribution to the previously agreed expected outcomes of topics HORIZON-CL 6-2021-BIODIV-02-01 and HORIZON-CL 6-2023-BIODIV-01-18, ensuring continuity of Partnership activities
• Measurable progress toward EU Nature Restoration Regulation and European Climate Law objectives, including the development of innovative ecosystem restoration solutions to maintain and enhance natural carbon sinks
• Advancement and validation of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation measures
• Enhanced availability and interoperability of biodiversity and ecosystem data through EOSC-federated infrastructures
• Strengthened science-policy interface via targeted monitoring and advisory activities
• Improved synergies and complementarities with EU Missions, Partnerships, and relevant programmes (e.g., space, open science, Green Deal initiatives)
• Measurable progress toward EU Nature Restoration Regulation and European Climate Law objectives, including the development of innovative ecosystem restoration solutions to maintain and enhance natural carbon sinks
• Advancement and validation of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation measures
• Enhanced availability and interoperability of biodiversity and ecosystem data through EOSC-federated infrastructures
• Strengthened science-policy interface via targeted monitoring and advisory activities
• Improved synergies and complementarities with EU Missions, Partnerships, and relevant programmes (e.g., space, open science, Green Deal initiatives)
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
- Proposal must be submitted by the coordinator of the consortium funded under HORIZON-CL 6-2021-BIODIV-02-01 and HORIZON-CL 6-2023-BIODIV-01-18 (additional partners may be included)
• Focus on flagship programmes 2025-27 defined in the co-created seven-year Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, including:
• Transnational research project calls
• Biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring actions
• Science-based policy advisory activities
• Horizontal activities to ensure Partnership operations and to meet its five objectives
• Annual organisation of joint calls, allowing sufficient time for call preparation, execution and evaluation
• Development of solutions in line with the EU Nature Restoration Regulation and European Climate Law: ecosystem restoration, carbon sink enhancement, nature-based and ecosystem-based adaptation
• Expansion of data infrastructure through EOSC-federated European Research Infrastructures
• Close collaboration with EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity, Bio Agora, and EU space programmes (Copernicus, Galileo)
• Specific activities to strengthen complementarities with other relevant EU Missions and Partnerships
• Submission of a separate annex detailing additional activities and partners for grant agreement amendment
• Focus on flagship programmes 2025-27 defined in the co-created seven-year Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, including:
• Transnational research project calls
• Biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring actions
• Science-based policy advisory activities
• Horizontal activities to ensure Partnership operations and to meet its five objectives
• Annual organisation of joint calls, allowing sufficient time for call preparation, execution and evaluation
• Development of solutions in line with the EU Nature Restoration Regulation and European Climate Law: ecosystem restoration, carbon sink enhancement, nature-based and ecosystem-based adaptation
• Expansion of data infrastructure through EOSC-federated European Research Infrastructures
• Close collaboration with EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity, Bio Agora, and EU space programmes (Copernicus, Galileo)
• Specific activities to strengthen complementarities with other relevant EU Missions and Partnerships
• Submission of a separate annex detailing additional activities and partners for grant agreement amendment
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Eligibility: Only the current Biodiversa+ coordinator may submit the proposal; inclusion of additional partners is permitted
• Action implemented via amendment to the existing grant agreement under topic HORIZON-CL 6-2021-BIODIV-02-01
• Funding rate for additional activities: 30% of eligible costs
• Financial support to third parties (FSTP):
• Provided as grants, no EUR 60 000 threshold applies
• Max EUR 7 000 000 per third party (may be higher if objectives would otherwise be impossible or overly difficult, with justification)
• Grants may start retroactively from the submission date if justified
• Mandatory use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data/services for satellite-based Earth observation components
• Compliance with Horizon Europe General Annexes A–G, MGA templates, application and evaluation forms, and relevant guidance (HE Programme Guide, Online Manual)
• Evaluation by committee partly composed of EU institution representatives; must consider existing context and initial evaluation scope
• Award pending successful amendment preparations; coordinator invited to submit grant agreement amendment
• Action implemented via amendment to the existing grant agreement under topic HORIZON-CL 6-2021-BIODIV-02-01
• Funding rate for additional activities: 30% of eligible costs
• Financial support to third parties (FSTP):
• Provided as grants, no EUR 60 000 threshold applies
• Max EUR 7 000 000 per third party (may be higher if objectives would otherwise be impossible or overly difficult, with justification)
• Grants may start retroactively from the submission date if justified
• Mandatory use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data/services for satellite-based Earth observation components
• Compliance with Horizon Europe General Annexes A–G, MGA templates, application and evaluation forms, and relevant guidance (HE Programme Guide, Online Manual)
• Evaluation by committee partly composed of EU institution representatives; must consider existing context and initial evaluation scope
• Award pending successful amendment preparations; coordinator invited to submit grant agreement amendment
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:17/09/2025
Application period has ended
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