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Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants

Research on ecosystem transitions, resilience, security and prosperity.

OpenNatural Environment Research CouncilUnited Kingdom

This funding opportunity will fund interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research on UK and international ecosystems. It will generate new understanding of how, when and why ecosystems transition, reorganise or collapse, and how those transitions affect ecosystem functions and resilience.

Projects should address one or more of three themes: predicting ecosystem change and transitions; understand…

In scope: interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research on UK and international ecosystems; natural or semi-natural ecosystems in terrestrial, freshwater, or terrestrial-marine transitional environments including coastal seas; and one or more themes of predicting ecosystem change and transitions, understanding ecosystem change through cascading risks, or building ecosystem resilience. Out of scope: projects focused primarily on urban built-up areas, intensive farming or aquaculture, intensive commercial forestry plantations, active mining or oil or gas extraction, major infrastructure including major roads or active railway lines or tracts. Projects whose primary purpose is to develop operational nature security risk taxonomies, policy-facing early warning frameworks, government decision-support tools, or applied ecosystem assessment toolkits are out of scope unless clearly positioned as research outputs that provide underpinning evidence or methods for use by the wider RESET programme.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.22 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.36 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£15M

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Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Funder reference: ukri-post-200283Source: www.ukri.org