Environmental impacts from the production of agricultural crops for bio-based industrial systems
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
It focuses on the environmental impact of biomass production, without covering the full life cycle of the uses of this biomass, nor the utilisation of waste and residues.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals for topics under this destination should set out a credible pathway to “achieve a clean environment, ensure water resilience, and enable the transformative change necessary to reduce air, water and soil pollution to levels no longer considered harmful to health and natural ecosystems, while respecting planetary boundaries“. More specifically, they should contribute to one or several of the following impacts:
- enhanced scientific capacity and innovative solutions for detecting and characterising pollution sources, pathways, distribution, and cumulative impacts, including pollutants of great and emerging concern, assisted by AI domain and improved environmental observation and modelling systems, resulting in cleaner air and healthier ocean, seas, waters and soils;
- safe and sustainable by design bio-based (Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2510) solutions are developed for and by the bio-based industries, also through innovative biotechnology and biomanufacturing techniques, to contribute to climate neutrality and replace harmful chemicals in industrial bio-based processes and products;
- sustainable bio-based and nature-based solutions will be developed and tested to remediate polluted environments;
- food systems adopt the zero pollution ambition, preventing and reducing pollution in water, air, and soil;
- farmers are empowered to make informed management decisions on water, carbon, nutrients and greenhouse gas balances for environmental, social and economic sustainability, preventing and reducing pollution from agriculture.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €2.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
- Environment and Climate Change
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Central Government
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Private Bodies
- Services Providers
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Multi-actor approach and international cooperation, especially with Latin–America and the Caribbean, are encouraged.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy