Fostering common farmland birds and mammals for resilient food production systems

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds research and participatory programmes that help farmers adopt practices benefiting farmland birds and mammals while keeping farms productive. It also covers incentives and farmer education.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

Farmland birds and mammals provide pest control, pollination and seed dispersal, but can also damage crops. Projects look for the right balance and for farming systems that support both productivity and biodiversity.

Activities

• Synthesise the effects of farming practices on farmland birds, mammals and agricultural productivity, and the role of specific bird species in pest control and soil health.
• Run participatory research programmes at landscape level to test locally tailored bird-friendly solutions with farmers, land managers and conservationists.
• Improve existing incentives, including under the Common Agricultural Policy, or design new ones for bird- and mammal-friendly practices.
• Design a farmer education programme with advisory services, field days and demonstration farms, and assess peer-to-peer learning.
• Assess how proven biodiversity-friendly practices can be scaled up while at least maintaining productivity.

Expected outcomes

Land managers, farmers, conservation organisations and agribusinesses gain knowledge and tools to improve habitats for farmland birds and mammals, and the adoption of such practices is supported through suitable incentives.

Cosa ci si aspetta dalle proposte?

• Proposals should, where relevant, build on previous EU and national projects, including Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, LIFE and the Agroecology Partnership.
• Close cooperation with the Commission Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity and its Science Service should be resourced.

Quando scade il bando?

22 settembre 2027 (320 giorni)

22 September 2027 (single-stage call).