Calls

Call for Review of the draft report on

“Cumulative impacts of offshore wind farm expansions: consequences & solutions for achieving GES across European marine waters”

A request put forward by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (EC – DG ENV) and funded by the EU Horizon Europe project “Connecting biodiversity knowledge and decision-making” – BioAgora.

Topic of Call: Investigate the impacts of fixed-foundation wind turbines on each of the 11 MSFD Descriptors of GES, underscore the consequences and the cumulative impacts of OWFs on marine ecosystems and identify and analyse knowledge gaps through a scoping literature review and expert participatory workshop. This request is made in support of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and may also contribute to its ongoing Review.

Description: Eklipse is inviting experts from different fields to contribute to the Eklipse process by reviewing the draft evidence report of the request on “Cumulative impacts of offshore wind farms expansions: consequences & solutions for achieving GES across European marine waters”, developed by the Expert Working Group (EWG).

You can find more information about this request, including the Document of Work and the Methods protocol, which describes the background of the request, the results of the scoping activities and the methodological framework proposed by the Eklipse Expert Working Group on our website at: https://eklipse.eu/request-offshore-wind-farms/

Why contribute:

• You wish to get involved in a process that strengthens policy-relevant knowledge synthesis and provides a better understanding of decision-makers’ needs.
• You are an expert in a discipline or area related to the call’s topic, and you want to draw attention to your field of expertise (Reviewers will be acknowledged in the final report).
• You value transparency and reliability of knowledge synthesis outputs and the feedback processes.

Call open until the 26th of June 2025

Call for Experts (CfE 01/2025)

“Blueprint for site-specific conservation objectives for marine Natura 2000 sites in European sea basins”

A request put forward by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (EC – DG ENV) and funded by EU Horizon Europe project “Connecting biodiversity knowledge and decision-making” – BioAgora.

Topic of Call: Developing a blueprint for drafting site-specific conservation objectives for marine habitats and species within Natura 2000 sites in the European sea basins.

Description: Eklipse is inviting applications from different fields of expertise to join an Expert Working Group (EWG) that will to contribute to create a blueprint for drafting site-specific conservation objectives for marine habitats and species, taking into consideration the existing Commission’s guidance on this matter for the member states. The request would contribute to effectively protecting marine habitats and species by defining their objectives and thereby facilitating the setting of the right conservation measures which should lead to the improvement of marine biodiversity.

Why contribute:

• You value policy decisions based on the best available knowledge.
• You are are interested in contributing to the selection of policy-relevant requests and minimizing the dissonance between relevant existing knowledge and policy decision-making.
• You wish to get involved in a process strengthening policy-relevant knowledge synthesis and better understand the needs of decision-makers.
• You want to draw attention to your field of expertise and network.

How to participate:
Before applying by filling the form, we would highly recommend you to read carefully the call (both accessible below). Deadline: Coming soon.
Please note that the Eklipse application form should be completed, including a list of relevant publications outlining relevant experience on the topic and details of experience in previous assessments or knowledge synthesis processes. Eklipse encourages all applicants to provide a letter of support from their organisation.

Status: Open Call! COMING SOON

Call for Requests (CfR.1/2016)

Requests selected from the call: 
CAP (CfR.1/2016/1)
Health (CfR.1/2016/2)
Business (CfR.1/2016/3)
EMR (CfR.1/2016/4)
Values (CfR.1/2016/5)

• Start: July 2016
• End: 30 September 2016
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Requests (CfR.2/2017)

Requests selected from the call: 
Energy (CfR.2/2017/1)
Restoration (CfR.2/2017/2)
Global to EU (CfR.2/2017/3)

• Start: August 2017
• End: 2nd October 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Requests (CfR.3/2018)

Requests selected from the call: 
Pollinators (CfR.3/2018/1)
IPBES (CfR.3/2018/2)
CBD COP-14 (CfR.3/2018/3)

• Start: April 2018
• End: 12 August 2018
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Requests (CfR.4/2019)

Requests selected from the call: 
Post2020_Alternet (CfR.4/2019/1)

Post2020 _Transformative change (CfR.4/2019/2)

• Start: March 2019
• End: 30 April 2019
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Request (CfR.5/2020)

Requests selected from the call: 

Macro-algae (CfR.5/2020/1)
Mitigation hierarchy (CfR.5/2020/2)
Freshwater (CfR.5/2020/3)

• Start: March 2020
• End: 6 April 2020
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Request (CfR.6/2021)

Invitation to request knowledge for informed decision-making

• Start: February 2021
• End: 19 April 2021
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.1/2016)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Nature-based Solutions to Promote Climate Resilience in Urban Areas – developing an impact evaluation framework

• Start: 30 May 2016
• End: 17 June 2016
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.2/2017)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Understanding Farmer Uptake: What measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?

• Start: May 2017
• End: 25 June 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.2/2017/2)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What is hampering the effectiveness of existing approaches that aim to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function and services?

• Start: 6 June 2018
• End: 31 August 2018 [Extended]
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.3/2017)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Which types and components of urban and peri-urban blue / green spaces have a significant impact on human mental health and mental well-being?

• Start: 14 August 2017
• End: 17 September 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.4/2017)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How can environmental regulators support businesses to improve the outcomes of their operations for biodiversity, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and beverage sector in Europe?

• Start: 14 Sept 2017
• End: 22 October 2017 [Extended]
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.1/2019)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How could the scientific community support the negotiators from the EU and its Member States to comment on the IPBES Global assessment Summary for Policy-Makers (SPM)?

• Start: 6 December 2018
• End: 10 February 2019
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.6/2019)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What do we currently know about the impacts of pesticide and fertiliser use in farmland on the effectiveness of adjacent pollinator conservation measures such as flower strips and hedgerows and what additional research would be needed?

• Start: 17 October 2019
• End: 3 November 2019
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.8/2020)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What is Transformative Change, how can biodiversity policy trigger Transformative Change and how can this be translated into actions, goals, targets and pathways for the Global Biodiversity Strategy to 2030?

• Start: 20 February 2020
• End: 3 March 2020
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.9/2020)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What is the state of knowledge regarding the potential of macro-algae culture in providing climate-related and other ecosystem services, focusing on knowledge gaps?

• Start: 11 December 2020
• End: 8 January 2021
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.10/2021)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How can ecosystem services be considered in plans, projects, programmes, policies and associated impact assessments with a particular focus on the avoid stage of the mitigation hierarchy (avoid-reduce-restore-compensate)?

• Start: 15 March 2021
• End: 12 May 2021
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.11/2022)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Building on existing relevant work on research agendas and knowledge gap analysis, identifying interdisciplinary research [and action] priorities that contribute to a strategic research agenda on Biodiversity and pandemics addressing the critical interlinkages between relevant sectors needed to make future actions more effective

• Start: 3 June 2021
• End: 22 June 2022
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.12/2023)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How community empowerment tools and nature-based solutions (NBS) can contribute to addressing coastal challenges and building resilient communities?

• Start: 20 March 2023
  
• End: 10 April 2023
• Status: Closed Call

Targeted Call for Experts (CfE.13/2023)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How community empowerment tools and nature-based solutions (NBS) can contribute to addressing coastal challenges and building resilient communities?

• Start: 29 June 2023
  
• End: 28 July 2023
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts (CfE.1/2024)

Topic/Description of Call:
Cumulative impacts of offshore wind farms expansions: consequence & solutions for achieving GES across European marine waters.

• Start: 24 May 2024
• End: 7 June 2024
• Status: Closed Call

Targeted Call for Experts (CfE.2/2024)

Topic/Description of Call:
Cumulative impacts of offshore wind farms expansions: consequence & solutions for achieving GES across European marine waters.

• Start: 28 November 2024
• End: 11 December 2024
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts on Knowledge Synthesis Methodologies

Topic/Description of Call: 
First call for nominations for members of the expert group on Knowledge Synthesis Methods

• Start: 1 August 2016
• End: 10 September 2016
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts on Knowledge Synthesis Methodologies CfMEG.2/2020

Topic/Description of Call: 
Second Call for Nominations for Members of the Methods Expert Group

• Start: 1 May 2020
• End: 1 June 2020
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts on Knowledge Synthesis Methodologies CfMEG.3/2022

Topic/Description of Call: 
Second Call for Nominations for Members of the Methods Expert Group

• Start: 20 September 2022
• End: 17 October 2022
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts on Knowledge Synthesis Methodologies

Topic/Description of Call: 

Fourth Call for Nominations for members of the Methods Expert Group (MEG) (CfMEG. 04/2023)

• Start: July 2023
• End: 15 September 2023
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Experts on Knowledge Synthesis Methodologies

Topic/Description of Call: 

Fifth Open Call for Nominations for Members of Methods Expert Group (CfMEG. 05/2024)

• Start: March 2024
• End: 25 April 2024
• Status: Closed Call

Call for KCB (KCB.1/2016)

Topic/Description of Call: 
First call for nominations for members of the Knowledge Coordination Body

• Start: 29 July 2016
• End: 7 October 2016 [Extended]
• Status: Closed Call

Call for KCB (CfKCB.2/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Second call for nominations for members of the Knowledge Coordination Body

• Start: 3 May 2018
• End: 15 June 2018
• Status: Closed Call

Call for KCB (CfKCB.3/2020)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Third call for nominations for members of the Knowledge Coordination Body

• End: 6 April 2020
• Status: Closed Call

Call for KCB (CfKCB.4/2022)

Topic/Description of Call: 
First call for nominations for members of the Knowledge Coordination Body

• Start: March 2022
• End: 4 May 2022 [Extended]
• Status: Closed Call

Call for KCB (CfKCB. 5/2023)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Call for nominations for members of the Knowledge Coordination Body

• Start: March 2023
• End: 18 April 2023 [Extended]
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What are the effects of CAP greening measures on biodiversity and related ecosystem services?

• Start: March 2017
• End: 18 April 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Health

Topic/Description of Call: 
Which types of urban and peri-urban natural spaces (blue and green) and which characteristics (components) of such spaces have a significant impact on human mental health and well-being?

• Start: March 2017
• End: 18 April 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Business

Topic/Description of Call: 
What are the advantages and disadvantages of existing approaches that environmental regulators can use to enhance environmental sustainability and improve outcomes for biodiversity of small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and drink sector of Europe?

Start: March 2017
End: 18 April 2017
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Electromagnetic radiation

Topic/Description of Call: 

What are the impacts of artificial electromagnetic radiation on wildlife (invertebrates, vertebrates and plants)?

Start: March 2017
End: 18 April 2017
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Restoration (CfK 1/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Is missing knowledge hampering the effectiveness of approaches that aim to restore biodiversity and ecosystem service function and services?

Start: 12 January 2018
End: 23 February 2018
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Knowledge integration (CfK 2/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How can we better integrate research and knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services from the global to the European level, and vice versa?

Start: 11 January 2018
End: 31 March 2018
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Energy (CfK 3/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How are European energy policies affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services in countries globally?

Start: 23 January 2018
End: 20 February 2018

Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Pollinators (CfK 1/2019)

Topic/Description of Call: 
What are the impacts of pesticide and fertiliser use in farmland on the effectiveness of adjacent pollinator conservation measures such as flower strips and hedgerows?

Start: 21 May 2019
End: 20 June 2019
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Macroalgae (CfK 01/2020)

Topic/Description of Call:

What is the state of knowledge regarding the potential of macro-algae culture in providing climate-related and other ecosystem services, focusing on knowledge gaps?

Start: September 2020
End: 6 November 2020
Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Mitigation hierarchy (CfK 2/2020)

Topic/Description of Call: 
How can we improve adherence to the Mitigation Hierarchy using ecosystem services with particular focus on the avoid stage?

Start: November 2020
End: 11 December 2020

Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Biodiversity and Pandemics (CfK 1/2021)

Topic/Description of Call: 

Developing a strategic research agenda on Biodiversity and pandemics, aligned with relevant sectoral policy agendas

Start: November 2021
End: 04 February 2022

Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Offshore wind farms

 Topic/Description of Call:

Cumulative impacts of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems

Start: March 2024
End: 25 April 2024

Status: Closed Call

Call for Knowledge – Site-specific conservation objectives (CfK 1/2025)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Developing a blueprint for drafting site-specific conservation objectives for marine habitats and species within Natura 2000 sites in the European sea basins.

Start: April 2025
End: 07 May 2025

Status: Closed Call

Call for Tender – Workshop Design Facilitation and Communication Services

Topic/Description of Call: 
To design, facilitate and undertake all communication for the December workshop co-organised by EKLIPSE, EPBRS and BiodivERsA

Start: 6 September 2016
End: 25 September 2016
Status: Closed Call

Call for Tender – Training events

Topic/Description of Call: 
Organisation of 2 half-day training events to build the capacity of all stakeholders to better understand policy processes and how emerging issues can be better integrated into policy agendas.

End: 1 November 2019
Status: Closed Call

Call for Support – Marketing (CfS.1/2019)

Topic/Description of Call: 
To support the EKLIPSE mechanism by developing its image, reputation, raising awareness and engagement

Start: 28 November 2019
End: 13 December 2019
Status: Closed Call

Call for the organisation of Capacity Building events (CfCBE.1/2017)

Topic/Description of Call: 
EKLIPSE will support the organisation of capacity building events on Science-Policy-Society interface, relevant to biodiversity and ecosystem services and held in the European Union.

Start: 4 October 2017
End: 23 October 2017
Status: Closed Call

Call for the organisation of Capacity Building events (DfCBE.1/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
EKLIPSE invites proposals for the organisation of capacity building events on science communication and outreach on biodiversity and ecosystem services at the EU scale.

Start: 8 January 2018
End: 31 January 2018
Status: Closed Call

Call for Capacity Building Events (CfCBE.2/2018)

Topic/Description of Call: 
Call for the organisation of capacity building events

Start: May 2018
End: 31 August 2018
Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request “Biodiversity and the Common Agricultural Policy”

• Start: 28 November 2017
• End: 17 December 2017
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request “Environmental regulation, business and biodiversity”

• Start: 15 May 2018
• End: 15 June 2018
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request “Impacts of green and blue space on mental health”

• Start: 27 August 2018
• End: 9 December 2018
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request “Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem services”

• Start: 7 November 2018
• End: 9 December 2018
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request “Pollinator Conservation measures”

• Start: 12 August 2019
• End: 6 September 2019
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call:

Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request on “Incorporating ecosystem services in mitigation hierarchy policy”.

• Start: 11 October 2021
• End: 9 November 2022
  
• Status: Closed call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call:

Extended peer-review and open consultation on the methodological protocol of the request on “Building on existing relevant work on research agendas and knowledge gap analysis, identifying interdisciplinary research [and action] priorities that contribute to a strategic research agenda on Biodiversity and pandemics addressing the critical interlinkages between relevant sectors needed to make future actions more effective.”

• Start: 27 September 2022
• End: 25 October 2022
• Status: Closed call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call: 
How community empowerment tools and nature-based solutions (NBS) can contribute to addressing coastal challenges and building resilient communities?

• Start: September 2023
  
• End:  October 2023
• Status: Closed Call

Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation

Topic/Description of Call:

Call for Methodological Protocol Peer Review and Open Consultation of the request “Impacts of offshore wind farms expansions.”

• Start: 06 September 2024
• End: 30 September 2024
  
• Status: Closed call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of EKLIPSE expert working group on “Understanding Farmer Uptake: What measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?”.

Start: 7 November 2018
End: 12 March 2019
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of EKLIPSE expert working group on “How can environmental regulators support businesses to improve the outcomes of their operations for biodiversity, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and beverage sector in Europe?”.

Start: 15 April 2019
End: 28 May 2019
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of EKLIPSE expert working group on “Is missing knowledge hampering the effectiveness of approaches that aim to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function and services?”.

Start: December 2019
End: January 2020
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of EKLIPSE expert working group on “Which types and components of urban and peri-urban blue spaces have a significant impact on human mental health and mental well-being?”

Start: 22 January 2020
End: 28 February 2020
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of Eklipse expert working group on “Macroalgae culture and ecosystem services”

Start: 8 February 2022
End: 28 February 2022
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of the Eklipse expert working group on “Incorporating ecosystem services in mitigation hierarchy policy”.

Start: 20 December 2022
End: 30 January 2023
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of the Eklipse expert working group on “Building on existing relevant work on research agendas and knowledge gap analysis, identifying interdisciplinary research and action priorities, that contribute to a strategic research agenda on biodiversity and pandemics addressing the critical interlinkages between relevant sectors needed to make future actions more effective.”

Start: 05 July 2023
End: 21 July 2023
Status: Closed Call

Draft for Review

Topic/Description of Call: 
Review of the draft synthesis report of the Eklipse expert working group on ” How community empowerment tools and nature-based solutions (NBS) can contribute to addressing coastal challenges and building resilient communities?

Start: 27 March 2023
End: 22 April 2024
Status: Closed Call