Cluster 6: Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment
Research and innovation to address the challenges of food security, the circular bioeconomy, and the sustainable management of natural resources.
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Summary
This cluster aims at reducing environmental degradation, halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity on land, inland waters and sea, and better managing natural resources through transformative changes of the economy and society in both urban and rural areas.
The work in Cluster 6 aims to ensure food and nutrition security for all within planetary boundaries through knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and food systems. It will steer and accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient circular economy and sustainable bioeconomy, including forestry.
Activities in this cluster include:
- ways to ensure food and nutrition security for all
- new bio-based products and applications, such as bioplastics, bio-energy and bio-pharmaceuticals
- research on the sustainable management of natural resources, such as water, land, and forests
- research on ways to make agriculture more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Finding calls under Cluster 6
The full details of Cluster 6, including the Work Programme for 2023–24, are available from the Cluster 6 homepage.
Cluster 6 homepage(external link) — European Commission
You can also browse the Cluster 6 topics, with text search and filtering, through the Funding and Tenders Portal
Funding and Tenders Portal(external link) — European Commission
National Contact Points (NCPs)
Dr Cecile de Klein – NCP for Cluster 6 (Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment)
- Principal Scientist – Environmental Science, Ethical Agriculture Group, AgResearch
- Mosgiel, New Zealand
- Email: Cluster6NCP@mbie.govt.nz
Andrew Sporle – Māori NCP
- Managing Director, iNZight Analytics; Deputy Director, Healthier Lives National Science Challenge; Associate Professor (Honorary) of Statistics, University of Auckland
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Email: MaoriNCP@mbie.govt.nz
Dr John Creech – NCP
- Horizon Europe Programme Manager, NCP coordinator, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Email: nzncp@mbie.govt.nz
Isaac Holliss - NCP
- Science and Innovation Counsellor, Europe, New Zealand Mission to the European Union
- Brussels, Belgium
- Email: nzncp@mbie.govt.nz