Horizon Europe online Matchmaking - Nature Call

Are you gearing up to submit a project proposal to the upcoming Horizon Europe NATURE Call? Looking to identify suitable project partners?

Our platform is dedicated to forming consortia. The objective is to bring together relevant stakeholders who intend to apply for funding under the Horizon Europe NATURE Call – “Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society”. This platform enables bilateral meetings between participants from Europe and beyond who are interested in the same topics, wish to exchange project ideas and are looking for collaboration partners. Thus, the brokerage event and this digital infrastructure will help you build your consortium for the upcoming NATURE Call.

You can arrange bilateral meetings using a user-friendly matchmaking tool based on the profiles and interests of other participants.

Horizon Europe Info Days

Before joining the brokerage event, we recommend attending the Horizon Europe Info Days organised by the European Commission on Oct. 16th 2026. The Info Day provides potential applicants with first-hand information on the upcoming calls and topics. Use this opportunity to learn more about the NATURE Call and its requirements before using the brokerage event to find suitable partners and build your consortium.

Thematic focus:

The networking focuses on the topics of the upcoming Horizon Europe NATURE Call, including:

• Impacts of persistent chemicals on biodiversity and ecosystem services

• Systemic approaches to accelerate transformative change for biodiversity

• Benefits of clean industries and industrial transformation for biodiversity

• Understanding and addressing the decline of invertebrates

• Living Labs for ecosystem restoration

• Innovative solutions addressing wildlife trade

• Cost-effective biodiversity monitoring

• Biodiversity and human health through a One Health approach

• Ocean observation supporting biodiversity, climate resilience and strategic autonomy

The NATURE Call follows a cross-cutting and interdisciplinary approach, connecting biodiversity research and innovation with areas such as health, climate, industry, environmental protection and society.

Important issues:

This platform aims to help coordinators and partners further develop and improve their project ideas, as well as find potential collaboration partners. It should not be used by consultants to sell their advisory services to clients. However, consultants with specific expertise who wish to become partners in Horizon Europe projects are welcome, provided they can describe and demonstrate this expertise, for example by providing references to previous Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe projects in which they have been involved.

Please note: Information on the NATURE Call is based on the current draft of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026–2027 and may be subject to change until its official publication.

The networking event is targeted at anyone interested in participating in projects in the Horizon Europe NATURE Call, such as:

• Universities

• Research Centres

• Private companies (including SMEs and large companies)

• Municipalities

• Associations/Federations

• Public authorities/Governmental organisations

• NGOs

• Clusters, Hubs

• Stakeholders engaged in R&D

Future coordinators and interested partners from all European Member States, Associated Countries and beyond are invited to join the event. Participants from widening countries are particularly welcome!