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Impact of access to nature-positive environments in promoting social cohesion and reducing inequalities in urban and peri-urban settings

Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policymakers and civil society organisations will have robust evidence on whether inclusive management of (peri-)urban environmental commons fosters climate and societal resilience, social inclusion, wellbeing and community participation, and whether lack of access to biodiverse green and/or blue spaces exacerbates existing social inequalities…

Deadline 23 Sep 2027Opens 13 May 2027Budget €12MIndicative grants 3EU contribution per project €3M–€4MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 3grants expected (official)
  • €3M–€4MEU contribution per project
  • €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 28projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh)
Freiburg Im Breisgau
GermanyOther · SME91REGREEN, CareFabric, GoNaturePositive
Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion
Athina
GreeceUniversity73INFRA-CARE, REDESIGN, CLIMACARE
Kobenhavns Universitet
Kobenhavn
DenmarkUniversity61INFRA-CARE, RELATE4NATURE, Bauhaus Bites
Wageningen University
Wageningen
NetherlandsUniversity70NATURELAB, RELATE4NATURE, GreeNexUS
Aarhus Universitet
Aarhus C
DenmarkUniversity61REGREEN, BALANCE, URBANOME
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Uppsala
SwedenUniversity70REGREEN, MERLIN, CONEXUS
Helsingin Yliopisto
Helsinki
FinlandUniversity60RELATE4NATURE, RECETAS, NaturaConnect
Ecologic Institut Gemeinnutzige Gmbh
Berlin
GermanyResearch organisation · SME51BALANCE, RELATE4NATURE, GoNaturePositive
Tampereen Korkeakoulusaatio Sr
Tampere
FinlandUniversity33PULSE, ATMOPOLIS, INNATURE
Rise Research Institutes Of Sweden Ab
Boras
SwedenResearch organisation41Sleeping Beauty, CareFabric, GreeNexUS
Stichting Wageningen Research
Wageningen
NetherlandsResearch organisation41BALANCE, DRAGONS, NatuRISE
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity42CareFabric, GreeNexUS, REDESIGN
Helmholtz-Zentrum Fur Umweltforschung Gmbh - Ufz
Leipzig
GermanyResearch organisation51REGREEN, MERLIN, UNPplus
Stichting Vu
Amsterdam
NetherlandsUniversity41NATURELAB, NaturaConnect, NatuRISE
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Cerdanyola Del Valles
SpainUniversity51ATMOPOLIS, INTERLACE, SPICE

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Cerdanyola Del Valles
SpainUniversity51ATMOPOLIS, INTERLACE, SPICE
Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation · SME31HERITACT, GreenInCities, URBiNAT
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation30UNPplus, NURISH, INTERLACE
Fundacion Privada Instituto De Salud Global Barcelona
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation21RECETAS, GO GREEN NEXT
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona
SpainUniversity20INSPIRE, AQUA VIVA
Ideas 3493 Sl
Barcelona
SpainCompany · SME20HERITACT, GreenInCities
Universidad De Burgos
Burgos
SpainUniversity11ESIRA
Barcelona Regional Agencia Metropolitana De Desenvolupament Urbanistici D Infrastructures Sa
Barcelona
SpainCompany20CONEXUS, UNPplus

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 17partners (median)
  • 9countries (median)
  • 20%of partners are SMEs
University 31%Other 23%Research organisation 18%Company 17%Public body 11%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • NATURELAB – Nature based interventions for improving health and well-being (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-02-02-two-stage)
  • Sleeping Beauty – Awakening sleeping beauties: unlocking new european bauhaus and nature-based solutions values for a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient society (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-02-2-two-stage)
  • REGREEN – Fostering nature-based solutions for smart, green and healthy urban transitions in Europe and China (H2020 · 2019 · SC5-13-2018-2019)
  • INFRA-CARE – Nurturing INFRAstructures of CARE by Centering Culture, Nature, and Solidarity in the Green Transition (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-02)
  • ESIRA – Enhancing Social Innovation in Rural Areas (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-COMMUNITIES-01-1)
  • BALANCE – Biodiversity And Landscape restoration through Agricultural systems for Nature Conservation and resilient farm Economies (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-10)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.