Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

**Policy and strategy** This cluster aims at reducing environmental degradation, halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity on land, inland waters and sea and better managing natural resources through transformative changes of the economy and society in both urban and rural areas. It will ensure food and nutrition security for all within planetary boundaries through knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and food systems and steer and accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient circular economy and sustainable bioeconomy, including forestry. Research and innovation activities under cluster 6 will contribute to the objectives of the [European Green Deal](https://ec.europa.eu/info/node/124033) related to the [Biodiversity Strategy to 2030](http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/strategy/index_en.htm), the [Farm to Fork strategy](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_20_908), [the European Climate Pact](https://europa.eu/climate-pact/index_en) and initiatives under [sustainable industry](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_19_6724?prefLang=en) and [eliminating pollution](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_19_6729?prefLang=en), as well as the [long-term vision for rural areas](https://ec.europa.eu/info/node/159815), and the Sustainable Development Goals. The expected impacts of this cluster are contained in the [Horizon Europe strategic plan](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/document/download/59e6f104-9bb5-425c-b4b7-5a74953c389f_en).