Who funds ecosystem services research?

We count 118 funded ecosystem services projects, active between 2021 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (47 projects), EU · MSCA (23 projects) and EU · ERC (10 projects). The median award is $2.6M, across the 114 of 118 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

118

Funders

5

Median award

$2.6M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of ecosystem services research

Projects whose title or summary mentions ecosystem services. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open ecosystem services funding calls

1 open call mentions ecosystem services today.

• Understanding the nature and the extent of the effects of PFAS on biodiversity and ecosystem services
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €5,700,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·

Funded ecosystem services projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• CAREER: Bridging Data, AI, Theory, and Education to Advance Global Urban Biodiversity Research
  NSF · BIO · $890,451 · ends 2031
• LTREB Renewal: Legacy effects of compounding disturbances in the Amazon
  NSF · BIO · $599,447 · ends 2031
• LTREB: Disentangling mechanisms driving biomass decline in a temperate deciduous forest
  NSF · BIO · $600,000 · ends 2031
• Grazinglands are a hotspot for managing essential ecosystem services such as maintaining good water quality, and stream and soil health…
  USDA · $749,978 · ends 2030
• Building the nExT generaTion of marine Eco-friendly wind faRm
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £535,844 · ends 2030
• Ensuring effective protection and restoration for tropical freshwater ecosystems
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £591,611 · ends 2030
• What makes a coral reef? Microscopic insights into coral skeletal formation and resilience.
  UKRI · NERC · £841,297 · ends 2029
• Global forests are increasingly at risk from multiple, synergistic stressors, threatening both timberproduction and ecosystem services…
  USDA · $749,038 · ends 2029
• What makes a megafire? Harnessing AI to diagnose extreme fire drivers, forecast near-term danger, and anticipate risk in future climates
  UKRI · NERC · £838,077 · ends 2029
• CAIG: Hybrid Artificial Intelligence-Geophysics Modeling for Understanding Carbon-Water Ecosystem Services Interactions
  NSF · GEO · $1,790,271 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “ecosystem services”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.