CORDIS · BEAGLE

Biodiversity methods for advanced monitoring at large scales (BEAGLE)

Code: BEAGLE
Programme: HORIZON
Call: HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-04
Status: SIGNED
Period: 2026-10-01 – 2030-09-30

Total cost (whole consortium)10 997 250 €

EU contribution (whole consortium)10 997 250 €

EU contribution to Bulgarian participants235 000 €

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Participants

Organisations	Role	Country	Grant
AARHUS UNIVERSITET	coordinator	DK	2 547 750 €
SIMPLEXDNA AG	participant	CH	1 131 250 €
CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC	participant	FR	870 000 €
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY	participant	DK	803 750 €
SENCKENBERG GESELLSCHAFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG	participant	DE	751 250 €
STIFTELSEN NORSK INSTITUTT FOR NATURFORSKNING NINA	participant	NO	703 750 €
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE	participant	FR	680 000 €
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS	participant	ES	518 750 €
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO	participant	IT	477 500 €
CHAROKOPEIO PANEPISTIMIO	participant	EL	450 000 €
ASSOCIACAO BIOPOLIS	participant	PT	441 250 €
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH	participant	CH	437 500 €
UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER	participant	FR	366 250 €
UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCURESTI	participant	RO	250 000 €
PENSOFT PUBLISHERS	participant	BG	235 000 €
AIM - ADVANCED IDENTIFICATION METHODS GMBH	participant	DE	181 250 €
VYSKUMNY USTAV VODNEHO HOSPODARSTVA	participant	SK	152 000 €

Description

BEAGLE is a transformative, policy-oriented research initiative designed to deliver next-generation biodiversity monitoring across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems in the EU and Associated Countries. Named after Darwin’s iconic ship, BEAGLE addresses the urgent need for high-resolution, harmonised, and FAIR-compliant biodiversity data to support the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Nature Restoration Regulation, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The project integrates cutting-edge technologies—including automated sensors, eDNA sampling, AI, and participatory science—to generate raw data including up to one billion species occurrence records. These data will be processed through robust, scalable pipelines to produce Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) and policy-relevant indicators. BEAGLE’s layered approach ensures comprehensive spatial, temporal, and taxonomic coverage, with a strong focus on underrepresented taxa and ecosystems. BEAGLE is structured around four core objectives: (1) strengthening the EU’s biodiversity monitoring network, (2) operationalising high-throughput in situ observation tools, (3) integrating validated data into open platforms and modelling workflows, and (4) developing a knowledge framework to support ecosystem recovery. The project will mobilise legacy data, deploy over one thousand sensors, collect thousands of eDNA samples, and engage millions of citizens through participatory platforms like Pl@ntNet and MINKA. With a consortium of 17 partners across Europe, BEAGLE combines interdisciplinary expertise in ecology, AI, bioinformatics, and policy. Its outputs will empower policymakers, researchers, businesses, and civil society to track biodiversity trends, evaluate restoration outcomes, and design nature-positive strategies. By embedding open science and sustainability principles, BEAGLE sets a new benchmark for integrated, scalable, and policy-relevant biodiversity monitoring in Europe.

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