# Biodiversa+ opens research call on novel ecosystems with about €40 million > The Biodiversa+ partnership launched its BiodivFuture research call on 9 September to study “novel ecosystems”: ecosystems that differ from an area’s historical conditions, often because of human influence, and are unlikely to return to those conditions. The call has a total budget of about €40 million. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Environment - Published: 2026-10-06T08:58:59+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:52:28+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026.md) The Biodiversa+ partnership launched its BiodivFuture research call on 9 September to study “novel ecosystems”: ecosystems that differ from an area’s historical conditions, often because of human influence, and are unlikely to return to those conditions. The call has a total budget of about €40 million. The call covers ecosystem functioning, pathways to novel ecosystems, and fair sharing of biodiversity benefits. Eligible proposals must come from transnational consortia with partners from at least three countries participating financially in the call, including at least two EU member or associated countries. ## Data ### Development reported in the source Environmental development reported by the official source. Methodology: The event date stated by the primary source is used; no estimate or inference is added. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-09 | Biodiversa+ opens research call on novel ecosystems with about €40 million | The Biodiversa+ partnership launched its BiodivFuture research call on 9 September to study “novel ecosystems”: ecosystems that differ from an area’s historical conditions, often because of human influence, and are unlikely to return to those conditions. The call has a total budget of about €40 million. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/biodiversa-funds-novel-ecosystem-research-call-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-09) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:52:28+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)