HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-10

We are actively seeking to join a consortium applying to HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-10, contributing a robust strategy for implementing and scaling nature restoration measures within sustainable farming systems.

As a system design and sustainable finance partner, 17S – Sustainability & Consulting Services brings deep expertise in designing, funding, and operationalizing restoration efforts across agri-ecological landscapes. Our core value lies in converting ecological goals into deployable mechanisms backed by governance alignment, blended capital, and measurable outcomes.

🧭 What We Bring

• Design of Payment for Biodiversity Services (PBS) and outcome-based schemes for nature restoration within agricultural contexts, including layered incentives, MRV, and crediting models.

• Structuring financial mechanisms for restoration activities such as regenerative agriculture, agroecological corridors, and biodiversity-enhancing practices.

• Integration of multi-level funding pathways — CAP, private investors, regional programs — into deployable implementation packages for farms and territories.

• Strategic modeling of scalability and replicability, drawing from our role in the BIO-Capital Horizon project and partnerships with cooperatives, regions, and digital MRV providers.

🔬 Focused Areas of Contribution

We are particularly suited to contribute to the following:

1. Work Package on Financial & Governance Mechanisms:

   • Design of PBS/PES tools tailored to biodiversity restoration at farm and landscape levels.

   • Public-private co-financing blueprints and impact fund linkages.

2. Implementation Model Design:

   • Developing viable farmer-facing business cases that align biodiversity outcomes with productivity logic.

   • Translating EU-level restoration goals into operational incentives at local/regional level.

3. Policy Uptake and Systemic Mainstreaming:

   • Scenario testing and decision support for institutional alignment (CAP, LULUCF, RRF, regional planning).

   • Blueprint development for upscaling from pilots to programmatic instruments.

4. MRV Integration and Outcome Validation:

   • Support integration of MRV-ready data systems and biodiversity metrics into payment logic.

   • Linking ecological performance to disbursement and stakeholder reporting frameworks.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 What We Are Looking For

We would like to join a multi-actor consortium that includes:

• Regional authorities or CAP delivery bodies implementing restoration plans.

• Farming cooperatives or networks practicing agroecological transitions.

• Restoration ecologists, agronomists, and biodiversity data specialists.

• Digital MRV solution developers.

• Researchers and evaluators in ecosystem service assessment and governance design.

We are flexible to contribute as a Work Package partner or task lead — particularly where design, business models, and financial translation are required. We are also open to building direct links between proposed interventions and scalable funding pathways across Europe’s priority landscapes.