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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.

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Natural Resources & Environment
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Kathleen Goris

kathleen.goris@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 42 82

Food, Bioeconomy & Agriculture
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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:

  1. Valuing and restoring BIODIVersity and ecosystem services
  2. FARM2FORK: Creating fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
  3. Unlocking the full potential of the CIRCular economy and BIOeconomy sectors
  4. Realizing a cleaner environment and ZERO POLLUTION:
  5. Assessing the impact of CLIMATE change on land, oceans and water
  6. Developing resilient, inclusive, healthy and green COMMUNITIES (rural, coastal and urban)
  7. 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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Latest news for this programme

Agro-Food, Environment  

Horizon Europe Infodays 2021 - Cluster 6

Last week, the European Commission presented the general workprogramme for Horizon Europe - Cluster 6. The Commission was highlighting the importance of the policy context for this workprogramme and some key evaluation principles and tips: Welcome and general presentation of the Cluster 6 - 2021 Work Programme and Horizon Europe novelties and gui... read more 

Agro-Food, Environment  

Workprogramme 2021-2022 - Cluster 6 adopted and published / "Information da...

The Work Programme 2021-2022 of Horizon Europe, including Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’, has been adopted and just been published. The Final Work Programme for Cluster 6 with all topics for the calls 2021 and 2022 can be found on our NCP-Flanders website  The first calls for proposal... read more 

Agro-Food, Environment  

Sustainability criteria for the blue economy

The Commission published a new study funded under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that aims at developing sustainability criteria for the blue economy. The blue economy is a pivotal component of global economies. There is international consensus that the blue economy boosts employment and innovation, and offers significan... read more 

Agro-Food, Environment  

Horizon Europe Cluster 6: status update

When will the calls open? The Commission has announed that the new opening date for Horizon Europe Cluster 6 is now 22 June for all 2021 calls. The opening date is important, because from that moment onwards the call topic text for the work programmes will be final. When to submit the proposals? The submission deadline will be 6 October 2021 fo... read more 

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Testimonial

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Lorcenis - Long Lasting Reinforced Concrete for Energy Infrastructures under Severe Operating Conditions

ChemStream is an innovative chemical R&D company, specialized in translating material problems in sustainable formulations with focus on nano-dispersions, functional coatings and inkjet inks. Within LORCENIS they will develop super absorbing polymers (SAPs) to be mixed within the concrete matrices for improving the active internal curing, self-healing and self-sealing properties of the concrete. Grindig SAPs.

ChemStream bvba and Ghent University are involved in Horizon 2020-project for developing long lasting reinforced concrete for energy infrastructures.

 

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