CORDIS · 641762 · H2020

ECOPOTENTIAL ECOPOTENTIAL: IMPROVING FUTURE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS THROUGH EARTH OBSERVATIONS

Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (IT)

Terrestrial and marine ecosystems provide essential services to human societies. Anthropogenic pressures, however, cause serious threat to ecosystems, leading to habitat degradation, increased risk of collapse and loss of ecosystem services. Knowledge-based conservation, management and restoration policies are needed to improve ecosystem benefits in face of increasing pressures. ECOPOTENTIAL makes significant progress beyond the state-of-the-art and creates a unified framework for ecosystem studies and management of protected areas (PA). ECOPOTENTIAL focuses on internationally recognized PAs …

EU contribution
€14.9M
Total cost
Period
2015-06-01 → 2019-10-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
RIA
Call
H2020-SC5-2014-2015
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €14.9M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 4.4 years from 2015-06-01 to 2019-10-31.

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 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the RIA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €14.9M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-SC5-2014-2015.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (IT).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2015-06-01 to 2019-10-31 — approximately 4.4 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 641762.