European Biodiversa+ Partnership Projects: Call

The 2023 Joint Call of the European co-funded Biodiversa+ Partnership for the financing of transnational research and innovation projects was launched yesterday, September 11.

This year, Call –“Nature-based solutions for biodiversity, human well-being, and transformative change”is launching three themes that are funded by FCT:

• Synergies and trade-offs of Nature-based solutions in the context of human well-being;
• Nature-based solutions mitigating anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity loss;
• The contribution of nature-based solutions for just transformative change.

The initiative covers the entire range of domains—terrestrial, marine, aquatic, and ecosystems—with a special focus on transition zones and interfaces, coastal areas, wetlands, urban-rural areas, forest-agriculture areas, and terrestrial/maritime landscapes.

Preliminary proposals may be submitted until 2:00 p.m. (Lisbon time) on November 10, 2023.

On September 26, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Lisbon time), awebinarwill be held with information for potential candidates, organized by Call international secretariat. Registration is mandatory and can be donehere.

FCT is a member of the European Co-funded Partnership for Biodiversity, Biodiversa+ "Rescuing Biodiversity to Safeguard Life on Earth,"developed jointly by BiodivERsA and the European Commission. Biodiversa+ currently brings together 80 funding organizations and environmental policy actors from 44 Member States. FCT also participates in the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, which aims to build bridges between science, policy, and practice.

For more information, please visit the Biodiversa+ Call page.