This call for proposals will aim for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and/or cross-sectoral research and innovation projects to identify, analyse, and comprehend transformation processes that may halt and reverse biodiversity decline. It should generate knowledge to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as the benefits these may provide to people, through transformative change to mitigate and reverse biodiversity threats. 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.
The 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.
A two-step application procedure applies, with the mandatory submission of pre-proposals at the first step and the submission of full proposals at the second step.
- Deadline for pre-proposals (mandatory): Friday 8 November 2024, 15:00 CET
- Results of the evaluation of the first step: mid-February 2025
- Deadline for full-proposals: Friday 11 April 2025, 15:00 CET
- Recommendations for funding: late September 2025
- Start of the projects: between 1 December 2025 and 1 April 2026
Note that for Norwegian participants the maximum funding from RCN is 280.000 € per proposals. NFR funding guidelines apply and can be found here:
BiodivTransform_FO_Rules_V3_17-09-2024.docx.pdf (biodiversa.eu)
NFR Link: Biodiversa+: Biodiversity and Transformative Change (BiodivTransform) (forskningsradet.no)
Biodiversa Call link: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2024/06/11/2024-2025-joint-call/
If anyone would like to be informed about consortia looking for partners, please inform Sjoukje.kuipers@uib.no.