Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research infrastructure Advanced Community project (eLTER PLUS, 2020-2025...and beyond) - HORIZON 2020 research and innovation action with three main pillars: networking, joint research activities and transnational, remote and virtual access. It is closely linked to the eLTER Preparation Phase Project (eLTER PPP) and contributes to implementing the eLTER Research Infrastructure (eLTER RI).  European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871128. Project's website.

INGENIO's role within eLTER RI focuses on (i) developing environmental policy support functions within future RI services related to the synthesis of actionable knowledge, (ii) the development of a first-of-its-kind instrument for the long-term observation of governance in selected European regions (LTSER Platforms) where transdisciplinary social-ecological research is regularly carried out, and (iii) innovative modelling approaches for understanding the structure and character of governance in such regions that can be replicated in similar cases.

Governance and business models for living labs: Rural regeneration hubs for tackling soil health challenges in the Mediterranean region (GOV4ALL, 2024-2028) - Horizon Europe, Soil Mission project aimed at deploying a bottom-up participatory approach that will lead to the creation of five Agro-innovation Hubs spread across France, Greece and Spain. The project will connect farmers, scientists, NGOs, policymakers and the public towards a vision of an agricultural system that can generate income for rural communities while protecting natural resources, with a focus on regenerating the soil. Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101157865. Project's website.

Our role will be focused around three main goals: i) reflecting about the multiscale drivers and impacts of potential governance models for the Agro-innovation Hubs, throughout the multi-actor processes leading to their creation (Living Labs); ii) to develop a comprehensive governance framework able to address specific problems faced by the Living Labs and future Hubs and ensure sustainable cooperation in the long-run; iii) to select final local governance models tailored to the purposes of each Hub.

ILTER2Unlock (2024-2026) - The combined impact of increasing extreme climate events, overexploitation of natural resources and ecological degradation, is driving the erosion of critical ecosystem functions and services upon which local communities depend. This erosion increases the likelihood of social-ecological lock-ins, situations where key system components (e.g., technology, behaviours, resource use, biophysical dynamics) strongly intertwine and resist change towards existing sustainable alternatives. The main question of this research initiative are what is the role of long-term standardised observations to understand and prevent social-ecological lock-ins? Funded under the ILTER Research Initiatives Scheme.