ERA-NET Biodiversa+ BiodivMon Call for Research Proposals 2022 - 2023

This call is launched by the European Biodiversity Partnership, Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Commission. The Biodiversa+ Partnership is one of the actions included in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 to 'make the bridge between science, policy and practice, and make nature-based solutions a reality on the ground'. The Partnership’s activities will include co-funded joint calls for research and innovation projects, biodiversity monitoring, and science-based policy advising activities.

33 countries, including Switzerland,  are contributing to the funding of the present Biodiversa+ joint call for research projects, to be co-funded by the European Commission as part of the Biodiversa+ European partnership (see the updated list of countries and participating Funding Organisations on
Biodiversa+).

The 2022 - 2023 joint call focuses on “Improved transnational monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change for science and society”. This call aims to support transnational research projects (3-years duration) addressing one or more of the three (non-exclusive) themes below:

• THEME 1 – Innovation and harrmonization of methods and tools for collection and management of biodiversity monitoring data
• THEME 2 – Multiple benefits and costs of biodiversity and ecosystem protection: synergies and trade-offs Addressing knowledge gaps on biodiversity status, dynamics, and trends to reverse biodiversity loss
• THEME 3 – Making use of available biodiversity monitoring data.

• Teams from at least 3 different participating countries (at least 2 EU and associated countries), supported by at least 3 different Funding Organisations. Use the BiodivERsA Partner Search Tool to look for a partner.

• Swiss-based applicants: all Swiss applicants and co-applicants must be eligible for SNSF Project Funding (see EPFL Instructions for SNSF Project Funding).
• Consortium partners: partners based outside of Switzerland. They must apply for funding via their national funding agency.

• Participation of Swiss partners requesting financial support from the SNSF is restricted to one project (Art.7.3, SNSF Regulations on project funding). They may, however, participate in other consortia projects as self-financed partners.
• The SNSF exclusively funds research conducted for purposes that are not directly commercial.
• Proposals with overlapping funding periods with ongoing SNSF projects are only approved if the research projects pursue different goals (Article 17 of the SNSF Funding Regulations)

• Deadline for pre-proposals: 9 November 2022 (15:00 CEST)
• Deadline for full proposals: 5 April 2023 (15:00 CEST)