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7.2. Environment

The “Environment” ESFRI category is inherently characterised by interdisciplinarity, this is why it more or less overlaps
with the other five ESFRI categories. The topics of natural resource-based energy, health and food science, and social
and cultural innovation all have environmental implications, while the research infrastructures of physical sciences and
engineering are essential for the testing of environmental materials.

Interdisciplinarity is present within the Environment category as well. Topics are broken down by atmosphere, hydro-
sphere and biosphere, but there are connections and interactions between many of these spheres, which is best exempli-
fied by the complex topic of climate change. Extending the scope of the Environment ESFRI category, the atmosphere,
hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere is interpreted as the complex geo-bio environment and where bioshpere also in-
cludes soil, ecology and biodiversity.

Hungary is not expected to participate in all projects, landmarks and ERICs of the Environment ESFRI category as a
full member country, but Hungarian researchers and research groups are present in some form in most of the infrastruc-
tures. Hungary is a participant in the ACTRIS, DANUBIUS-RI and the EPOS ESFRI projects and the LifeWatch
ESFRI landmark. Hungarian research infrastructures have been substantially developed in recent years from cohesion
and national funds, so substantial improvement and increased international cooperation are expected in environmental
science as well.

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