Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Boreal and Alpine biogeographical regions
Funds a network of 4-5 living labs that co-create soil health solutions across the Continental, Boreal or Alpine biogeographical regions of Europe.
Grants are not purely awarded by ranking: because the call wants all three biogeographical regions covered, the Commission also guarantees at least one grant to the top-ranked proposal in each region, provided it clears every threshold. At the second stage, proposals need an overall score of at least 12 and a minimum of 4 specifically on the Excellence criterion. The multi-actor approach is mandat…
The funder wants long-term, multi-actor living labs — each covering 10 to 20 real sites such as farms or forests — that establish a soil health baseline and test locally adapted solutions in one of three named biogeographical regions. It wants the labs located in at least three Member States or Associated Countries, with at least one funded project per region.
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