Establishing a European Knowledge and Learning Mechanism to Improve the Policy-Science-Society Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (EKLIPSE)
Project lead
Employees
involved
Duration
2016 − 2020
Budget total
3,500,000€
Budget UFZ
786,322€
Funding agency
EU Horizon 2020
Project Partners
- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ (Germany) (coordinator)
- SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS - SYKE (Finland)
- INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE - RBINS (Belgium)
- INSTITUT FUR SOZIAL ÖKOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG GMBH - ISOE (Germany)
- FONDATION FRANCAISE POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR LA BIODIVERSITE - FRB (France)
- ESSRG Kft. (Hungary)
- FUNDATIA PENTRU TEHNOLOGIA INFORMATIEI APLICATE IN MEDIU,AGRICULTURA SI SCHIMBARI GLOBALE - TIAMASG (Romania)
- Universidade do Porto - UP (Portugal)
- THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - UCAM (Great Britain)
- UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY - CEH (Great Britain)
Short summary
Eklipse was established in 2016 to help governments, institutions, businesses and NGOs make better-informed decisions when it comes to biodiversity in Europe. Eklipse has already answered requests on a vast range of topics, by synthesizing the best available knowledge from scientists and other experts.
Role of UFZ
UFZ is the head of management project.