# Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems

From European Commission. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 14 January 2027. The funder gives the deadline as “14 Jan 2027”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually €10,000,000 EUR (Around EUR 10 million per project; proposals may request other amounts)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Research institutions, Government bodies and Companies
- Where: Living labs in at least three EU Member States and/or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (Europe)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Consortium required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Agroforestry, Grasslands and savannas and Sustainable land use
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/
- Funder’s programme page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Horizon Europe funding for consortia that set up living labs of 8 to 15 restoration sites each, co-creating and testing ways past the bottlenecks to restoring rivers, floodplains, fire-prone land, farms and forests under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All proposals must be submitted electronically via the EU Funders & Tenders Portal electronic submission system (accessible via the topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section).”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#access

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, amount:** Usually €10,000,000 EUR (Around EUR 10 million per project; proposals may request other amounts). Around EUR 10 million per project; proposals may request other amounts.

> “The Commission estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 10.00 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal requesting different amounts.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-14-horizontal-activities_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#amount

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, where:** Living labs in at least three EU Member States and/or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (Europe)

> “cover different geographical regions or climate zones and at least three different EU Member States and/or Associated Countries, including sites in outermost regions”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-14-horizontal-activities_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#geography

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, who can apply:** NGOs, Research institutions, Government bodies and Companies

> “Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#applicant_types

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Opening: 13 Oct 2026 Deadline(s): 14 Jan 2027”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-14-horizontal-activities_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#window

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, co-funding required:** No

> “The maximum Horizon Europe funding rates are as follows: - Research and innovation action: 100%”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#co_finance_required

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, consortium required:** Yes

> “only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#consortium_required

## The call

### HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02

Call page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02, status:** Open

> “The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/data/topicDetails/horizon-nature-2027-02-02.json, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#call-horizon-nature-2027-02-02-status

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02, opens:** 13 October 2026

> “Opening: 13 Oct 2026 Deadline(s): 14 Jan 2027”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-14-horizontal-activities_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#call-horizon-nature-2027-02-02-opens

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02-02, deadline:** 14 January 2027 (the funder writes “14 Jan 2027”)

> “Opening: 13 Oct 2026 Deadline(s): 14 Jan 2027”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-14-horizontal-activities_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#call-horizon-nature-2027-02-02-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems, reporting:** Consortia submit a periodic report for each reporting period, tied to interim payments, and a final report at the end of the project that sets the final grant amount.

> “There will be one or several interim payments linked to a periodic report, depending on the duration of the project. At the end of the project, the consortium will be invited to submit a report on the basis of which the final grant amount will be calculated.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Horizon Europe: Living labs co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/horizon-europe-restoration-living-labs/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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