Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, is pleased to announce that its 2021-2022 joint Call for Transnational Research Proposals on “Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea” is now open.
The launch of this call also marks the official start of Biodiversa+ (formal launch event is planned 17-18 November 2021. Save the date & register for virtual participation. 
 CALL PRIORITIES This call aims to support transnational research projects (3-years duration) addressing one or more of the three (non-exclusive) themes below: 

• THEME 1 – Knowledge for identifying priority conservation areas, establishing effective and resilient ecological networks, enhancing species-based protection and preserving genetic diversity
• THEME 2 – Multiple benefits and costs of biodiversity and ecosystem protection: synergies and trade-offs
• THEME 3 – Effective management and equitable governance to deliver bold conservation outcome

Projects combining aspects from several themes are encouraged. This call is focused on the protection of biodiversity in the wild. This does not, for example, include efforts for restoration of habitats and species, or ex-situ conservation. The call covers all environments, i.e. terrestrial, freshwater and marine. It also covers research on biodiversity conservation in the Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the EU.

ELIGIBILITY Research teams will be invited to form transnational research consortia with eligible partners from minimum 3 countries participating in the call (including minimum two from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries).   Proposals have to be exclusively written in English. 

  
EVALUATION CRITERIA The research proposals will be evaluated across the following criteria:

• At step 1 (pre-proposal stage): Fit to the scope of the call, novelty of the research and expected society/policy impact;
• At step 2 (full proposal stage): Scientific Excellence, quality and efficiency of the implementation and expected society/policy impact (including approach to stakeholder engagement).

   Please note that each research Partner in a project must comply with the eligibility criteria and rules of its funding organisation.  

 CALL SCHEDULE A two-step process will apply, with a mandatory submission of pre-proposals at the first step and submission of full proposals at the second step, via an Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). *     

 Launch of the call: Friday 01 October 2021*    

Deadline for pre-proposals submission (mandatory): Tuesday 30 November 2021, 15:00 CET (local time in Brussels)*    

Deadline for full-proposals submission: Thursday 14 April 2022, 15:00 CEST (local time in Brussels)

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