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Systemic approaches to accelerate transformative change for biodiversity

Proposals are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: policy and decision makers at relevant levels are better equipped to incorporate educational, cultural, societal and behavioural insights related to biodiversity – such as business dependencies, vulnerabilities and systemic risks – into future policy development, including through participatory and co-designed approaches; institutional,…

Deadline 14 Jan 2027Budget €12MIndicative grants 3EU contribution per project €4MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 3grants expected (official)
  • €4MEU contribution per project
  • €4.6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

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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)
Stichting Wageningen Research
Wageningen
NetherlandsResearch organisation102BIOTraCes, BALANCE, BioAgora
Wageningen University
Wageningen
NetherlandsUniversity93TC4BE, SELINA, RELATE4NATURE
Wcmc Lbg
Cambridge
United KingdomResearch organisation · SME90PLANET4B, BIONEXT, A-TRACK
Kobenhavns Universitet
Kobenhavn
DenmarkUniversity91SELINA, RELATE4NATURE, BIRGEJUPMI
Pensoft Publishers
Sofia
BulgariaCompany · SME80SELINA, BioAgora, RELATE4NATURE
Coventry University
Coventry
United KingdomUniversity63PLANET4B, SPARK4Bplus, DRAGONS
Helmholtz-Zentrum Fur Umweltforschung Gmbh - Ufz
Leipzig
GermanyResearch organisation81BioValue, BioAgora, TRANSPATH
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement
Paris
FranceResearch organisation71BALANCE, SELINA, BioAgora
Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.V.
Mol
BelgiumResearch organisation53A-TRACK, SELINA, RELATE4NATURE
Oppla Eeig
Udenhout
NetherlandsOther70BIONEXT, A-TRACK, BioAgora
Suomen Ymparistokeskus
Helsinki
FinlandResearch organisation62BIONEXT, SELINA, BioAgora
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Uppsala
SwedenUniversity70NATURESCAPES, BIOLOGUE, SYMBIOSIS
Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneosui Cambiamenti Climatici
Lecce
ItalyResearch organisation61ECONATURES, COAST-SCAPES, FIREFLIES
Luonnonvarakeskus
Helsinki
FinlandResearch organisation52Trees4Adapt, BIOLOGUE, NextBON
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation70GUARDEN, COAST-SCAPES, MARBEFES

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

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

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation70GUARDEN, COAST-SCAPES, MARBEFES
Asociacion Bc3 Basque Centre For Climate Change - Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Leioa
SpainResearch organisation40BIOTraCes, CLEVER, RELATE4NATURE
Fundacion Ibercivis
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation30PLAN-B, PRO-COAST, THRIVE
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity30SYMBIOSIS, MATS, NextBON
Centro De Investigacion Ecologica Y Aplicaciones Forestales
Bellaterra
SpainResearch organisation30BioAgora, wildE, RESPIN
Ministerio Para La Transicion Ecologica Y El Reto Demografico
Madrid
SpainPublic body20SELINA, COAST-SCAPES
Consorci Centre De Ciencia I Tecnologia Forestal De Catalunya
Solsona
SpainResearch organisation20DRAGONS, SUPERB
Fundacion Cartif
Boecillo
SpainResearch organisation20PRO-CLIMATE, PRO-COAST

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 12partners (median)
  • 9countries (median)
  • 16%of partners are SMEs
Research organisation 34%University 30%Company 13%Other 12%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.

  • BIOTraCes – Biodiversity and transformative change for plural and nature-positive societies (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-09)
  • GoDigiBioS – Biodiversity loss mitigation and adaptation measures: Policies Governance and tools to foster transformative change (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-5)
  • BIOTRAILS – Nexus framework for biodiversity-relevant transformative change (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-08)
  • BioValue – Biodiversity value in spatial policy and planning leveraging multi-level and transformative change (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-17)
  • NATURESCAPES – Naturescapes: nature-based solutions for climate resilient, nature positive and socially just communities in diverse landscapes (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-01-05)
  • 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.