Innovative solutions to fight wildlife trafficking and to reduce invasion of invasive alien species
Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: custom officers, border guards and relevant law enforcement officers and civil servants from competent authorities have improved capacities to detect illegal wildlife trade and prevent invasive alien species introduction, reintroduction and spread; illegal wildlife trade is better detected, contributing to improved protection of endangered…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €13MEU contribution per project
- €4.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 9 | 0 | OneSTOP, GuardIAS, BEAGLE |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 7 | 0 | RITHMS, LAW-TRAIN, FORMOBILE |
| Ingenieria De Sistemas Para La Defensa De Espana Sa-Sme Mp Madrid | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | Ceasefire, CONNECTOR, CustomAI |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | FALCON, AIDA, DETECTOR |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | RestMod, NextBON |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | FALCON, MAGNETO, CLEVER |
| E-Science European Infrastructure For Biodiversity And Ecosystem Research Sevilla | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | RestMod, BioDT |
| Ayuntamiento De Madrid Madrid | Spain | Public body | 2 | 0 | SALUS, JUSTITIA |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 17partners (median)
- 9countries (median)
- 23%of partners are SMEs
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.
- OneSTOP – OneBiosecurity Systems and Technology for People, Places and Pathways (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-1)
- GuardIAS – GuardIAS - Guarding European Waters from IAS (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-1)
- BUILDERS – Building Resilience Through Citizen Science-Driven Approaches to Invasive Species (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01)
- VALIAS – Valorization of Marine Invasive Alien Species a Pathway Towards the Protection of European Marine Biodiversity: From Destructive Invaders to a Source of Wealth (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01-01)
- EMPHASIS – Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species - Integrated Solutions (H2020 · 2015 · SFS-03a-2014)
- RestMod – Guiding restoration by improving ecosystem models (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-05)
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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.