Biodiversity and Transformative Change

Beneficiary & submission

CALL SCHEDULE A two-step process will apply, with a mandatory submission of pre-proposals at the first step and submission of full proposals at the second step, via an Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). The link to the EPSS is https://proposals.etag.ee/biodiversa/2024. *     Launch of the call: Tuesday 10 September 2024 *     Deadline for pre-proposals submission (mandatory): Friday 8 November 2024, 15:00 CET (local time in Brussels) *     Results of the evaluation of the first step: mid-February 2025 *     Deadline for full-proposals submission: Friday 11 April 2025, 15:00 CEST (local time in Brussels) *     Recommendations for funding: late September 2025 *     Start of the projects: between 1 December 2025 and 1 April 2026 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA   Research proposals will be evaluated by independent experts against the following criteria: -      At step 1 (pre-proposal stage): (1) Fit to the scope of the call, (2) novelty of the research, and (3) impact; -      At step 2 (full proposal stage): (1)[Scientific] Excellence, (2) quality and efficiency of the implementation [of the project plan] and impact (covering expected societal impact which includes policy impact and approach to stakeholder engagement).   Research projects will be expected to have a holistic approach and to be transnational, inter- and transdisciplinary and mobilise as needed the natural sciences, technical sciences, social sciences, humanities, and art.   For both steps, the transnational added value of a submitted project must be clearly presented. The detailed list of evaluation criteria to be used for this call as well as resources to help you prepare your applications are available on the Biodiversa+ website.

Further information

SCOPE OF THE CALL This call aims at supporting interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and/or cross-sectoral research and innovation projects that will: Help understand trade-offs and cross-linkages between the worlwide crises of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution Identify, analyse, and comprehend transformation processes that may safeguard biodiversity by mitigating its threats and halt - even reverse - its decline, as well as the benfits it may provide to people. Transformative Change can be defined as "fundamental system-wide reorganisation across technological, economic and social factors, including apradigms,goals and values needed for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity (IPBES 2019) This call adopts a bottom-up approach, without pre-defined research themes. Projects will be expected to demonstrate academic excellence with potential for societal and policy impact regarding biodiversity, aiming to connect science, society, policy, and practices for transformative change. This call is not restricted in terms of specific environments nor geographic areas, encompassing all realms (terrestrial, marine, coastal and freshwater) and ecosystems experiencing various levels and sources of disturbances, including transition zones and interfaces (coastal, wetlands, urban-rural, forest-agriculture, etc.) and in integrated land/seascapes. Applicants must carefully read the announcement of opportunity (Call Documents 1) that further details the scope of the call and which is available from the Biodiversa+ website.   PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES   37 Funding Organisation from 32 countries are joining this call and have reserved - together with the European Commission - a total amount of ca. 40 M€. Each Research Partner involved in a proposal must comply with the eligibility criteria and rules of its national / regional funding organisations.   The full up-to-date list of participating funding organisation participating in this Call, their reserved budgets and their national / regional eligibility rules and participation modalities are available on the Biodiversa+ website. *** Make sure to consult all the Call Documents on the Biodiversa+ website before applying to this call: Next Call – Biodiversa +