This funding opportunity supports projects that develop and pilot scalable, cost-effective biodiversity monitoring approaches to improve the implementation of EU environmental legislation such as the Nature Restoration Regulation, Soil Monitoring Law, and Water Framework Directive. Projects should integrate advanced technologies, including DNA metabarcoding and satellite data, to provide more precise and efficient monitoring schemes. The goal is to deliver user-friendly tools for policymakers and better ecosystem protection through improved data and monitoring frameworks.
Eligible applicants must comply with admissibility conditions including proposal page limits and layout, be from eligible countries as per Horizon Europe guidelines, and have financial and operational capacity. Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data is required if satellite-based earth observat
