Wooden dock on moorland

As part of its strategy, Biodiversa+ is launching multi-annual flagship programmes. These flagship programmes address a particular biodiversity issue, aligned with the themes identified in the Biodiversa+ Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, and encompass a portfolio of activities relevant to the issues tackled and across the different Biodiversa+ work streams.

Our Flagship Programmes

  • Supporting protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem across land and sea (including the BiodivProtect Call, launched in 2021)
  • Better transnational monitoring of biodiversity to better characterize, understand and report on biodiversity dynamics and trends (including the BiodivMon Call, launched in 2022)
  • Better knowledge to develop, deploy and assess nature-based solutions (including the BiodivNBS Call, launched in 2023)
  • Supporting societal transformation for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity (including the BiodivTransform Call, launched in 2024)

Through its flagship programmes, Biodiversa+ implements
a holistic set of activities related to:

Mapping and foresight

Joint call(s) for support to research

Reinforcement of the link between research and biodiversity monitoring/infrastructure

Capacity building activities

Stakeholder engagement

Science society/policy interfacing

Biodiversa+ aims to enhance the efficiency and impact of its activities by creating synergies and cross-linkages between its flagship programmes. It ensures systemic efforts through collaborations and complementarity with existing initiatives, partnerships, and Horizon Europe’s calls.

Flagship programmes are implemented in a holistic manner, encompassing a range of activities to effectively support the achievement of their objectives.

Overview of the Topical and Cross-cutting Themes that structure the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda of Biodiversa+. ‘FP’ indicates a flagship programme.