This funding opportunity focuses on assessing and modelling the socio-economic impacts of nature restoration in alignment with the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Projects under this call aim to enhance the understanding of the short, medium, and long-term socio-economic benefits of nature restoration efforts and their social distribution. Policymakers, private and public sector stakeholders, and financiers are provided with science-based tools and methodologies to predict, evaluate, and integrate the benefits and impacts of nature restoration into policies and business plans. This call emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches involving economics, sociology, ecology, and environmental sciences to capture the comprehensive economic, social, and employment impacts of restoration activities. Proposals are encouraged to employ FAIR data practices, collaborate with other selected projects, and align with existing frameworks and assessments, such as those from the IPBES.

Opening: 06-05-2025
Deadline(s): 17-09-2025

Data provided by Ghent University

This funding opportunity represents a pre-agreed draft that has not yet been officially approved by the European Commission. The final, approved version is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2025. This draft is provided for informational purposes and may be used to preliminarily form consortia and develop project ideas, but it is offered without any guarantees or warranties.