Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

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The Biodiversa+ grant competition will be held in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia will be one of the partners and co-sponsors of the European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) grant competition "Nature-based solutions (NBS) for biodiversity, human well-being and transformative changes".


Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, attended the meeting, where representatives of the Ministry and the European Biodiversity Partnership provided Georgian scientists with thorough information about the competition.

Mr. Pavliashvili expressed gratitude to the European partners for their long-standing support, noting that the government of Georgia has taken several significant steps toward biodiversity in response to their recommendations.

"I am glad that Georgia joined the European Biodiversity Partnership, resulting from years of collaboration among our scientists, both governmental and non-governmental organizations. All mentioned above demonstrates that the recommendations of scientists and scientific investigations should be considered even more in the policies implemented by the state. Respectful cooperation will provide us with further opportunities for conducting biodiversity studies, which will be reflected in political documents later on," said Mr. Pavliashvili.

Within the framework of the European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) grant competition, scientists will conduct research in the field of biodiversity. Moreover, to participate in the competition, it is necessary to create a consortium, where representatives of two European Union countries will be involved jointly with the Georgian scientists. 

In the initial stage, the applications will be reviewed by the experts of the European Biodiversity Partnership. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture will vote on the following stage. Currently, applications for the grant competition are being submitted.


The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture became a member of the European Union co-financed partnership Biodiversa+ (European et al.) in 2023. The European Biodiversity Partnership aims to promote and harmonize the development of outstanding quality biodiversity research, public awareness and policy development.