Understanding the perceptions of and improving communication on the biodiversity crisis and nature restoration benefits to sustain citizen engagement and democratic governance
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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.
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Summary
With the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, the Koonming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and, more recently, the adoption of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation , the EU has made strongcommitments to address the challenges of the biodiversity crisis, in addition to the ongoing efforts to increase resilience to climate change embedded in EU climate policy.
Strong scientific evidence supports the need for action, given the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems for society, the economy and resilience.
Detailed Call Description
R&I activities are expected to:
- conduct comprehensive research to better understand civil society´s plurality of perceptions and understanding of the biodiversity crisis, its underlying conflicts and links with climate change, identifying key concerns and perspectives. The analysis should identify and quantify the relevance of stakeholder groups and population segments (e.g. based on gender, age, disability, socio-economic status, ethnic and/or cultural origins, etc. and their intersections) sharing similar perceptions and interests. This analysis should build on results of existing research on the relationship between people and nature, including relationship between nature and culture, historical and/or natural heritage, effects of experiences in nature on environmental attitudes and behaviour, etc. and on the report “Methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services” of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES);
- address various cases such as stakeholders depending on nature and ecosystems for their professional activities, rural communities living in both protected and not protected areas, urban communities having limited contacts with nature, etc.;
- analyse the perception of various stakeholders towards the EU commitment to protect and restore ecosystems. In particular, investigate if the need to protect and restore nature is perceived as a top-down approach or if it is understood as a necessity for the benefit of society. Explore solutions to address such issues;
- drawing on experiences of citizen engagement around the climate transition and biodiversity crisis – such as for instance the Irish Citizen’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss or local co-creation processes on sustainable transport – pilot citizen engagement (case-studies) around ecosystem protection and restoration possibly with nature-based solutions, with the participation of public authorities who have the competence to implement the results of citizen deliberation, thus creating a pathway to implementation as well as a model for best practice;
- develop approaches for each identified group to enhance the communication and dissemination of knowledge regarding the biodiversity crisis and its implications, including on climate. These strategies should aim to improve the groups’ understanding of the benefits of nature restoration and empower them to make informed decisions.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €3.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Education and training
- Environment and Climate Change
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
The following additional eligibility criteria apply: The proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in the introduction to this work programme part.
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.
The possible participation of the JRC in the project could involve the following contributions from the side of the Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy:
- supporting networking activities by invitations to JRC events and the Community of Practice of the Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy;
- capacity building on citizen engagement;
- offering the use of the JRC Makerspace in Ispra, Italy.
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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