Biodiversa, ecosystem restoration: planned international call and webinar (11/9/2025)

The European Partnership Biodiversa+ prepares a call for proposals of international projects Restoration of ecosystem function, integrity, and connectivity (#BiodivConnect). Call is planned to open on 10. 9. 2025, deadline is planned in early November 2025.

Participation of Czech entities should be funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR).

► On 11. 9. 2025, Biodiversa organise a webinar for applicants. Registration (source).

If you plan to participate in a proposal, please, contact well in advance, 1 month before the deadline at the latest, the Project Management Department (Martina Holíková, martina.holikova@natur.cuni.cz), so that all the formal requirements of the application can be prepared in time.

If you consider coordinating a project, please contact us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ca. 2–3 months before the deadline at the very latest.

• Call webpage – scope of the call, timeline, participating countries, key links.
• Partnersearch tool.
• Database on previously funded Biodiversa projects – objectives, activities, consortia composition, etc.
• TA CR webpage about this programme: in English (not always up to date), in Czech.

The call will support projects that drive innovative research to be integrated into nature restoration practices, supporting interconnected and well-functioning ecosystems and habitats. Particular attention will be given to long-term sustainability of restoration efforts. The call covers restoration efforts for biodiversity in all types of ecosystems and habitats, in all regions of the world. Projects can focus on a wide range of aspects, e.g.: different categories of indicators; multiple scales for restoration upscaling; ecological, socio-economic, and socio-cultural dimensions; or varying levels of environmental regulations and policies needing alignment.

Supported topics:

• Topic 1: Setting restoration targets and measuring success
• Topic 2: Transferability and scaling of nature restoration efforts
• Topic 3: Resilience and sustainability of restoration efforts

The project consortium must consist of at least 3 partners from 3 different countries participating in the call, out of that at least 2 must be EU member states or Horizon Europe associated countries – usual consortia size is ca. 4–6 partners from 3–5 countries. Project duration usually is up to 3 years.
Each partner must fulfil the eligibility criteria of their national funder.

Countries planning participation in the call: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Türkiye.

Funding of participation of Czech entities is usually linked to the TA CR programme Sigma (Sub-objective 4 – International collaboration), which means that only applied research is supported and Czech applicants can participate only in projects with results applicable in Czechia. The maximal funding rate for the Czech part of a project usually is 80 %.

News published by Ludmila Součková 13. 6. 2025.

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