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Looking after ecosystems

Protecting and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services

Flowering oregano with two zygaenic moths.

Natural ecosystems are under tremendous pressure in Europe and worldwide. There is an urgent need to protect natural landscapes and their precious wildlife as well as vital ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, carbon sequestration, and mitigation of floods and droughts.

This is why the European Union has adopted the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy as a key part of the EU Green Deal. To help nature to thrive, we support actions that protect ecosystems and their natural dynamics.   

Project highlights

Browse through the slideshow to discover key project achievements so far: 

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BEESPOKE
Supporting insect diversity and crop pollination in farmlands
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Building with nature
Demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of nature-based solutions
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Illustration of a coastline with waves and dunes.
CANAPE
Restoring peatlands and their vital ecosystem services
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Illustration of bulrushes.
Carbon Farming
Restoring healthy soil and soil biodiversity while keeping carbon in the ground
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Illustration of a hand holding healthy soil and a plant growing in rich soil
GEANS
Using DNA barcodes to look after marine ecosystems
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Illustration of DNA
IMMERSE
Tackling pressures on biodiversity in North Sea estuaries.
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Waves and three flying birds.
JOMOPANS
Keeping tabs on underwater noise levels to protect marine animals
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A dolphin jumping above water.
NorthSEE
Reconciling interests and collaborating on maritime spatial planning in the North Sea
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Windmill water
North Sea Wrecks
Uncovering the ecosystem risk of long-forgotten wars
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NSW
PARTRIDGE
Bringing stakeholders together to restore farmland biodiversity
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Partridge
PROWAD LINK
Building nature-friendly jobs and business based on natural heritage
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Prowad
Sullied Sediments
Detecting and deactivating hazardous chemicals in lakebeds and riverbeds
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Sullied
WaterCoG
Uniting local stakeholders to protect and improve wet ecosystems
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ECO