About
Digital for Planet brings together talented minds specialised in engineering, IT, sustainability, law & policy, citizen science, broader SSH, communication & dissemination, and more. We currently have 14 EU Horizon Europe projects in our portfolio: https://digital4planet.org/horizon-europe-projects/
OUR VISION: A world where sustainable and ethical digital technologies empower humanity to protect and regenerate the environment, while driving sustainable societal and economic progress for all.
OUR MISSION: To advance environmental protection and regeneration while advancing equitable progress through sustainable and ethical digital technologies. This is achieved by deepening the understanding of the complex relationships within digital sustainability, accelerating responsible digital solution development and adoption, and growing a collaborative multi-actor ecosystem.
OUR OBJECTIVES: Advance Research and Knowledge: Develop and disseminate research on digital sustainability, exploring the complex relationships between technology, environment, and social progress. Accelerate Innovative Solutions: Support and catalyse the development of ethical digital technologies that address environmental and social challenges through targeted programs and resources. Build Awareness and Capacity: Design information campaigns to enhance understanding of digital sustainability and build skills and mobilise resources towards responsible digital innovation. Foster Collaborative Ecosystems: Create and strengthen a large network of diverse stakeholders to enable cross-sector collaboration and knowledge sharing in sustainable digital technologies. Influence Policy and Advocacy: Engage with policymakers and stakeholders to promote and develop guidelines for sustainable and ethical digital transformation.
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
1 Additional activities for the European Biodiversity Partnership: Biodiversa+2 Strengthening the capacity of citizen science in biodiversity observation3 Strengthening taxonomic approaches for biodiversity4 Large-scale in situ biodiversity observations for better understanding of biodiversity state, drivers of its decline and impacts of policies5 Assessing and modelling ecosystems’ dynamic processes to guide restoration activities and to improve models used for climate6 Assessing and modelling socio-economic impacts of nature restoration8 Strengthening pathways to alternative socioeconomic models for continuous improvement of biodiversity9 Understanding the perceptions of and improving communication on the biodiversity crisis and nature restoration benefits to sustain citizen engagement and democratic governance11 Living labs and lighthouses co-creating innovative solutions for forests and freshwater ecosystems restoration
Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
1 Additional activities for the European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition - agroecology living labs and research infrastructures3 Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture13 Raising citizen awareness on alternative proteins derived from biotechnology15 Additional activities of the European partnership on sustainable food systems for people, planet and climate21 Research and innovation for food waste prevention and reduction at household level through measurement, monitoring and new technologies
Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation3 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) of policy and market-relevant product groups4 Development and testing of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR) within the priority Circular Economy Action Plan value chains5 Consumption patterns and environmental awareness as enablers of transition to circular economy6 Indicators for the transition to sustainable and circular economy7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)9 Unleashing the potential and advancing the impact of the digitalization/Artificial Intelligence of the climate-neutral bio-based value chains16 Open Topic: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and circular transformation of SMEs
Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
4 Creating urban co-creation spaces for driving sustainable food system transformation
Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal
4 Operationalisation of bioeconomy sustainability principles
Clean environment and zero pollution
6 Provide digital solutions tailored to small and medium-sized farms to monitor and sustainably manage agricultural inputs and natural resources7 Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries8 Substances of concern and emerging pollutants from bio-based industries and products: mapping and replacement
Land, ocean and water for climate action
4 Monitoring, reporting, verification and mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and related air pollutants from agriculture