BiodiversaWP2

The European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) is a Horizon Europe project started in 2021 in the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, which fosters quality research on biodiversity monitoring and creates connections between environmental authorities and other key partners.

The Autonomous Province of Bolzano/South Tyrol became member in this partnership in September 2021 by signing a Grant Agreement with the European Commission, in the framework of the new programming of European funds of Horizon Europe 2021-2027. A part of the activities of Biodiversa+ are carried out by Eurac Research as third party in accordance with the Province of Bolzano/Bozen.

The partnership's programme supports the EU Biodviersity Strategy 2030 and is divided into 5 Work Packages (WP) each dedicated to a key objective and 4 cross-cutting Work Packages for communication, coordination and stakeholder engagement. Work Package 2 (WP2) of Biodiversa+ is aimed at promoting and supporting transnational biodiversity monitoring, building on the outcomes from the complementary project EuropaBON. In 2024, Eurac Research took over the management of Sub-Task 2.5.2 of Work Package 2 (Exploring the set-up of long-term sustainable biodiversity monitoring schemes). In Autumn 2025, we additionaly took on the Sub-Task 2.5.3, together with the Austrian partner organisation. For 2026, additional pilot studies are planned.