Restore4Life Open Call for Associated Regions

Description

The Project implementation will run until February 2027 and will include following tasks: Interaction with local stakeholders, in an ecosystem based management approach, to identify restoration needs in the replication area. Contribution to one workshop to be held in the Associated Region on planning (pre restoration) tools, specific application of planning tools (setting goals, identifying obstacles and opportunities, discussion of restoration options, and execution plans) and the co-development of roadmaps based on a common replication framework (February July 2025). Development of a roadmap by January 2026 of restoration actions for the Associated Region to support the replication of Restore4Life solutions and tools. The development of this roadmap will be technically assisted by Restore4Life partners via capacity building, trainings and guidance on structure and content. Participation in one workshop with stakeholders from all Associated Regions for (cross-)regional validation of the tools developed by the Restore4Life project. Active participation in at least one Restore4Life meeting/event. Restore4Life will provide scientific and technical advisory support to the Associated regions for the implementation of wetland restoration solutions in their territory. This will involve the twinning of each Associated Region with a similar demonstration site. To achieve this, Restore4Life will implement special formats, interactive workshops, optionally field trips in the demonstrator sites and a platform for twinning activities to continuously share Restore4Life outcomes and knowledge. All developed tools and restoration measures will be fully open, usable, and made applicable to the Associated Regions.

Beneficiary & submission

The link for accessing the online Application form can be found at https://restore4life.eu/homepage/open-call/ The assessment panel will rate all of the eligible proposals for good practices against a scorecard linked to the following criteria: Excellence: objectives fitting to the principles of Restore4Life Similarity to at least one of the four Implementation Sites Impact: estimated impact for Restore4Life expected benefit for the EU MISSION "RESTORE OUR OCEAN AND WATERS" Implementation feasibility of planned activities/plan for co-creation, monitoring and restoration existing knowledge, ambition, resources and/or local and regional network The selection of associated regions will be made by an evaluation board consisting of the Steering Committee, and an external Advisory Committee. The outcome of the evaluation will be a ranked list of all proposals, based on the scores obtained by each proposal. In case multiple proposals are ranked with the same score, a consensus meeting will be convened in order to select the ones for funding. After the evaluation of the proposals, proposals proposed for funding will be contacted.

Further information

The detailed Open Call information as well as the Guideline for Applicants and other necessary documents are available online at the following link: https://restore4life.eu/homepage/open-call/