Urban nature: supporting restoration of urban ecosystems, along urban transport networks and in the built environment
- Funder
- European Commission · Horizon Europe · EU Missions
- Award amount
- Up to €10,000,000
- Deadline
- September 22, 2027
- Eligible countries
- European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global
Summary
Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-MISS-2027-07-CLIMA-CIT-NEB-01 · HORIZON Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-MISS-2027-07: Joint Call between the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission and the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission. Opens 2027-02-09; next deadline 2027-09-22. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2027-07-CLIMA-CIT-NEB-01
Expected Outcome: Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: - Development of approaches, tools and methods, on how and where to restore, increase and maintain urban green space and tree canopy cover to achieve the greatest positive impacts - on climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity, soil, air and water quality, quality of life, and human health. - Uptake and deployment of solutions to map, restore, increase and maintain urban green space and tree canopy cover, via pilot sites in lead cities, including along urban transport networks[1]. - Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of the environmental, economic, social and health impacts of the solutions deployed in pilot sites, including co-benefits and trade-offs. - Dissemination of results to follower cities and relevant target groups in other countries and cities.
Scope:
To address the expected outcomes, individual projects will be required to address all the following aspects, with at least three in each pilot site: - Develop and test approaches, tools and methods to understand how different patterns of urban green space and tree canopy cover impact on local temperature regulation / heat island effect, biodiversity, water scarcity, stormwater and landslide management, local air quality; and how changing / increasing the distribution / quantity / quality / connectivity of urban green space and tree canopy cover could help build more resilient and biodiverse urban ecosystems. - Identify obstacles and barriers limiting the development of urban…
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