Networking to scale up living labs for nature restoration solutions and to address bottlenecks to implementation

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Description

Europe

Energy & Environment, Agro-Food, Forestry +1•100% • 4M€

Open — Jan 14 (71d)

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Opening Date

October 13, 2026

Application Phases

Deadline

January 14, 2027 at 05:00 PM

71 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

4M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 4M€

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs

Access Conditions

●Legal entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries
●Consortium must include partners from at least three different EU Member States or Associated Countries
●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria

Selection Criteria

●Excellence (scientific and technical merit)
●Impact (contribution to policy and partnership KPIs)
●Quality and efficiency of implementation

Mandatory Information

●Application form (Part A and Part B)
●Budget

Bonuses & Majorations

●Gender balance in the network
●Balance in involvement of Member States and Associated Countries
●Effective contribution of SSH disciplines (economics, finance, cultural and communication science)
●Involvement of all relevant stakeholders (land-owners, managers, farmers, foresters, NGOs, youth, researchers, financing institutions)

Result Indicators

●Number of living labs and lighthouses networked and supported
●Number of validated deployment and governance frameworks developed
●Number of stakeholders engaged (including practitioners, authorities, NGOs, youth)
●Extent of cross-border collaboration achieved
●Number of alliances formed between living labs and buyers’ clubs
●Number of policy and implementation-focused outputs produced
●Coverage of EU Member States and Associated Countries
●Number of capacity-building activities delivered
●Number of transferable implementation models developed
●Degree of knowledge sharing and cultural exchange facilitated

EU Programme Details

Call ID: HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-03
Cluster: Horizontal Activities
Destination: Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society
Submission Mode: single-stage
EU Contribution: €4,000,000.00 per project
Expected Projects: 1 project
Funding Rate Rule: Up to 100% of eligible costs for Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

4M€

Days Left

Jan 14

Curated by

Marlene Faria

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Energy & EnvironmentAgro-FoodForestryOther

Company Typologies

MicroSMESmall Mid-CapMid-CapLargePrivate non-profit entitiesPublic entities

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Networking and coordination of living labs for nature restorationDevelopment of common methodologies and standards for living labsCapacity-building activities for living labs across EuropeKnowledge sharing and cultural exchange on biodiversityMapping and analysis of living labs and lighthousesFacilitation of alliances between living labs and buyers’ clubs for carbon/nature creditsPolicy support and multi-level governance for restorationPromotion and testing of carbon farming and nature credits methodsDevelopment of transferable implementation models for restorationStakeholder engagement and multi-actor approachConsolidation of scientific results into policy outputsSupport for cross-border collaboration and knowledge transferCoordination and Support Action

Official Links

Official Regulation