The European Biodiversity Partnership under Horizon Europe – Biodiversa+, in which SAS participates as a partner – is pleased to announce that it will soon launch a new transnational joint research call co-funded by the European Commission on Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories (BiodivFuture).
RESEARCH THEMES
Research priorities covered by BiodivFuture are structured into three non-mutually exclusive themes. Projects are welcome to address one or several of these themes.
THEME A – NOVEL ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING
Under this theme, projects should focus on understanding the functioning of novel ecosystems and their links to socio-cultural and socio-economic dynamics, identifying mechanisms and developing approaches that can facilitate biodiversity gains.
THEME B – PATHWAYS TO NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS
Under this theme, projects should focus on studying robust, plausible, and concrete pathways to novel ecosystems and associated socio-ecological dynamics to prosper under temporal asynchronies and uncertainties.
THEME C – BIODIVERSITY BENEFITS AND EQUITY IN THE CONTEXT OF NOVEL ECOSYSTEM
Under this theme, projects should focus on studying fair and equitable sharing of biodiversity benefits in the context of novel ecosystems, supported by inclusive, collaborative, and investment-oriented pathways for nature-positive socio-ecological transformation.
TENTATIVE CALL TIMELINE
Call launch: 9 September 2026
Pre-proposal submission: Early November 2026
Full proposal submission: Early April 2027
Link to the preliminary call announcement:
https://www.biodiversa.eu/BiodivFuture/
as well as
https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/06/09/2026-2027-joint-call/
Link to the information webinar for prospective applicants, which will take place on 10 September 2026 at 13:00 CEST; registration is mandatory here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yRtvdFbPRrKVB5wKm3vQfw
Biodiversa+ partner search tool available here:
https://proposals.etag.ee/biodiversa/2026/partner-search
By Resolution No. 1201.C of 10 April 2025, the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) allocated a budget of €360,000 for the forthcoming call to support a maximum of three projects over a period of 36 months.
CONTACT
Eva Krištofová
T: 02/ 57510 220 / 0903 158 507