CORDIS · 856488 · H2020

SEACHANGE Quantifying the impact of major cultural transitions on marine ecosystem functioning and biodiversity

Coordinator: THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (UK)

The seas are changing. Marine conservation seeks to protect valuable habitats but the pristine state of marine ecosystem functioning and biodiversity – that is, the system as it operated before there was any large scale human impact – is conjectural. Conservation management strategies are often based on highly altered ecosystems where the degree of human-induced change is unknown. In SEACHANGE, we propose a structured and systematic approach to the reconstruction of marine ecosystem baselines to quantify the impact of anthropogenic cultural transitions on marine biodiversity and ecosystem fun…

EU contribution
€11.8M
Total cost
€11.8M
Period
2020-10-01 → 2027-09-30
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
ERC-SyG
Call
ERC-2019-SyG
Status
SIGNED

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: €11.8M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 7 years from 2020-10-01 to 2027-09-30.

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

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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 ERC-SyG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €11.8M toward a total project budget of €11.8M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call ERC-2019-SyG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (UK).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2020-10-01 to 2027-09-30 — approximately 7 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 856488.