Cluster 6

Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment

Cluster 6 wants to achieve a transformative change of the EU economy and society by focusing on reducing environmental degradation, halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity and on better manage natural resources while meeting the EU’s climate objectives and ensuring food and water security.

Your NCP contacts for this programme

Natural Resources & Environment

Kathleen Goris

kathleen.goris@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 42 82

Food, Bioeconomy & Agriculture

Patrick De Molder

patrick.demolder@vlaio.be

+32 497 59 33 90

About this programme

Activities under Cluster 6 will help to accelerate the ecological transition required by the European Green Deal in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. R&I activities will support the policy objectives of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030, the circular economy action plan, the EU industrial strategy, the bio-economy strategy, the EU forest strategy, the blue growth strategy, the chemicals strategy for sustainability and the EU plastics strategy, in addition to the EU Climate policy. Cluster 6 will also steer and accelerate the transition to sustainable, healthy and inclusive food systems, to achieve effectively the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

These objectives are translated in seven destinations and impacts:

Valuing and restoring BIODIVersity and ecosystem services
FARM2FORK: Creating fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
Unlocking the full potential of the CIRCular economy and BIOeconomy sectors
Realizing a cleaner environment and ZERO POLLUTION:
Assessing the impact of CLIMATE change on land, oceans and water
Developing resilient, inclusive, healthy and green COMMUNITIES (rural, coastal and urban)
Establishing innovative GOVERNANCE, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal

Areas of activity

Environmental observation
Agriculture, forestry and rural areas
Circular systems
Food systems
Biodiversity and natural resources
Seas, oceans and inland waters
Bio-based innovation systems in the EU Bioeconomy

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2021-10-15 Agro-Food, Environment

Number of submitted proposals. Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resour...

Call HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01 (closed on the 06 October 2021). 71 proposals have been submitted. The breakdown per topic is: ... read more

2021-10-08 Health Culture and society Security Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility

Submission of proposals: problems and complaint procedure

The COM has informed the following: The current problems in the submission system are mainly due to the extremely high traffic that the system currently suffers in conjunction with an unfortunate chain of incidents linked to the global infrastructure that supports it. Main incidents reported: Issues with saving form or cannot submit prop... read more

2021-09-29 Culture and society Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment Joint Research Center

New European Bauhaus Communication adopted

On 15 September 2021, the European Commission has adopted the New European Bauhaus Communication. This communication plan sets out the framework, core principles and key actions that will drive the New European Bauhaus forward. The New European Bauhaus translates the European Green Deal into a tangible and positive experience in which all Europeans... read more

2021-08-19 Agro-Food, Environment EIC Widening/Spreading Horizon Europe HorizonEU L+F

Info sheet on right-to-react (rebuttal) procedure pilot under Horizon Europ...

A pilot on right-to-react (or rebuttal) in the evaluation procedure of proposals was previously announced for the second/third quarter in 2021. The experts reviewing the proposals would have to take into account the input provided by the applicants during the evaluation process in the final Evaluation Summary Reports (ESR). For this pilot four call... read more