Consumption patterns and environmental awareness as enablers of transition to circular economy

Biodiversa+ Additional Activities strengthens the European Biodiversity Partnership by co-funding targeted actions that reinforce transnational cooperation in biodiversity research. Building on the consortium funded under HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-02-01, this one-stage Programme Co-fund Action allocates an indicative EUR 60 million (30 % funding rate) to underpin new calls for third-party grants. It supports seed projects, living labs, stakeholder workshops, training and citizen science initiatives designed to deepen understanding of ecosystem processes, accelerate nature restoration and foster innovative conservation practices. Where earth observation, navigation or timing services are used, beneficiaries integrate Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data. A diverse range of actors – researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and civil society – will be actively engaged throughout, ensuring co-creation, uptake and societal impact.

The action is implemented as an amendment to the original partnership grant, with evaluation by panels including EU institution representatives. The coordinator of the HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-02-01 project may propose additional partners. Financial support to third parties – exclusively in the form of grants – is a core activity, with no EUR 60 000 threshold on individual awards. This flexibility will mobilise new research teams across Europe and associated countries to address priority gaps, from taxonomic capacity building to the deployment of large-scale biodiversity monitoring networks. By blending joint programming and co-funding, Biodiversa+ Additional Activities will deliver high-quality outputs that underpin evidence-based policy, biomass stewardship and a lasting pathway to biodiversity recovery.