The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) will back international research projects aimed at halting biodiversity loss and understanding changes in ecosystems, with support of up to €175,000.
The 2026 call, titled “New Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Socio-Ecological Consequences and Future Trajectories” (BiodivFuture), has opened for applications under the Horizon Europe programme’s European Biodiversity Partnership, BiodivERsA+, TUBITAK said.
The partnership brings together 81 partners from 40 countries and aims to produce knowledge that can be put into practice to halt and reverse biodiversity decline. It seeks to put European nature on a path to recovery by 2030 and enable people to live in harmony with nature by 2050.
The call covers the causes, impacts and consequences of current and future change in terrestrial, freshwater, marine and coastal ecosystems in all regions of the world. Research is expected to generate scientific knowledge that has societal impact and supports decision-making.
Three themes have been set.
Under “Functioning of New Ecosystems”, projects will examine the links between ecosystems and socio-cultural and socio-economic dynamics. Topics include species’ risk of extinction, persistence and potential for recovery, as well as genetic diversity and the capacity to adapt to climate change.
“Pathways to New Ecosystems” focuses on how ecosystems can survive amid uncertainty and change unfolding over different timescales. It emphasises analysing the causes of ecosystem and biodiversity change, developing future scenarios using data and models, and assessing how biodiversity and society respond to different trajectories.
“Biodiversity Benefits in the Context of New Ecosystems” will address the fair sharing of benefits in a nature-friendly transition. It will look at the costs and benefits of ecosystem management, who is affected by decisions, and how communities share knowledge and take part in management.
Knowledge generated by the projects is expected to contribute to action to protect connected ecosystems that maintain their ecological functions.
