Funding programme and call:
Call: H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020 /
Topic: LC-CLA-09-2019: ERA-NET
Cofund action on biodiversity and climate
change: Impacts, feedbacks, and nature-
based solutions for climate change
adaptation and mitigation / Deadline Id:
H2020-LC-CLA-2019-1

Start Date:
01/09/2019

End Date:
31/08/2024

Duration:
60 months

Total budget:
15,151,516.00 €

Budget for PLOCAN:
196,914.00 €

Total funding:
5,000,000.00 €

Funding for PLOCAN:
64,981.62 €

Coordinator:
Service Public Federal de Programmation
Politique Scientifique (BE)

Partners:
BELSPO (BE) - FWF (AT) - F.R.S.-FNRS
(BE) - FWO (BE) - BNSF (BG) - TACR
(CZ) - IFD (DK) - ETAG (EE) - AKA- (FI) -
ANR (FR) - FRB (FR) - GUA-REG (FR) -
REU-REG (FR) - BLE (DE) - BMELV (DE)
- DFG (DE) - DLR (DE) - GSRT (GR) -
EPA (IE) - MOEP (IR) - VIAA (LV) - RCL
(LT) - RCN (NO) - NCN (PL) - FCT (PT) -
FRCT (PT) - UEFISCDI (RO) - SAS (SK) -
DST (ZA) - AEI (ES) - GOBCAN/ACIISI
(ES) - FORMAS (SE) - SNSF (CH) -
MHESR (TN) - TARIM (TR)

Web Project:
http://www.biodiversa.org

Promoting and implementing joint programming to reinforce transnational research at the crossroad between biodiversity and climate change

The biodiversity-climate change interaction is strong, bi-directional, and often positive (actions in favour of one are also beneficial to the other). While the main drivers of biodiversity loss are habitat degradation, the syndrome of factors directly & indirectly associated with climate change is the dominant threat to biodiversity. It is therefore imperative to understand with sufficient detail and confidence the interactions between biodiversity & climate change so they can be incorporated into decision-support models & tools. By networking 33 funding agencies from 22 countries from Europe & other continents, BiodivClim aims to promote coordinated international research on biodiversity & climate change in all environments, incl. agricultural areas. It will strengthen research & research programmes coordination with the ultimate aim to provide policy makers & other stakeholders with adequate knowledge, tools & practical solutions to improve the conservation & sustainable use of biodiversity & ecosystems under a changing climate. The BiodivClim objectives are to:

• Coordinate the research agendas of major European & international research funders to agree on shared research priorities related to biodiversity & climate change
• Reinforce collaboration with other relevant initiatives in the field to increase synergies & avoid fragmentation
• Design & implement two joint calls for research proposals in this field (incl. one co-funded)
• Promote research collaboration across national borders & disciplines in order to build capacity, exchange best practices & have a lasting effect on the international research community & landscape
• Support dialogue & collaboration between academia & stakeholders, and stakeholder engagement in research projects in order to increase the impact of research on policy & practice
• Ease rapid & efficient uptake of funded research results by the IPBES & IPCC for their future assessments, & by other relevant initiatives
• Reinforce data open access