CORDIS · 101157341 · HORIZON

BioProtect ADVANCING AREA-BASED MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO ACCELERATE THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE EUROPEAN SEA BASINS

Coordinator: MATIS OHF (IS)

BioProtect will provide innovative, replicable and scalable ecosystem-based solutions that will accelerate the protection and restoration of biodiversity in European seas, in line with the EU´s 2030 targets and the European Green Deal. Pressures from multiple human activities and climate change are driving ecosystems degradation and biodiversity loss, threatening goods and services that are essential for human life and society. BioProtect aims to reduce these pressures by implementing an innovative area-based management decision support framework (ABM-DSF). The framework will include methods …

EU contribution
€8.0M
Total cost
€8.5M
Period
2024-05-01 → 2028-04-30
Framework
Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Funding scheme
HORIZON-IA
Call
HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)

Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.

Co-funding: the European Union contributes €8.0M toward a total project budget of €8.5M — a funding rate of 95%, with the remainder covered by the consortium partners. The project runs over approximately 4 years from 2024-05-01 to 2028-04-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

Open on cordis.europa.eu → Grant DOI ↗

Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-IA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €8.0M toward a total project budget of €8.5M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by MATIS OHF (IS).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2024-05-01 to 2028-04-30 — approximately 4 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101157341.