National Science Centre together with Biodiversa+ is pleased to pre-announce its upcoming 2026-2027 Joint Call, Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories. The call will support transnational research and innovation projects addressing novel ecosystems, their biodiversity, socio-ecological dynamics and future trajectories.
As ecosystems become ever more shaped by human influence and global change, BiodivFuture will fund research to better understand ongoing transformations, the risks, opportunities and trade-offs they entail, and how knowledge can help foster resilient, interconnected, diverse and well-functioning ecosystems.
The call will focus on three broad themes:
- Theme A – Novel ecosystem functioning
Understanding the functioning of novel ecosystems and their links to socio-cultural and socio-economic dynamics. - Theme B – Pathways to novel ecosystems
Studying pathways to novel ecosystems and associated socio-ecological dynamics under uncertainty and changing conditions. - Theme C – Biodiversity benefits and equity in the context of novel ecosystems
Exploring how biodiversity benefits, costs and trade-offs are shared across contexts, communities and generations.
Eligible participants
To be eligible, research consortia will have to include teams from a minimum of 3 countries financially participating in the Call, including at least two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries.
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Participating countries
Austria, Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels, Flanders), Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom.
At this stage, a total budget of approximately €40 million has been provisionally reserved by participating countries, together with the European Commission.
Call timeline:
- Launch of the call: Wednesday 9 September 2026
- Deadline for pre-proposals submission (mandatory): Early November 2026
- Deadline for full-proposals submission: Early April 2027
Further details, including national and regional eligibility rules, will be published at the official launch.