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LIFE is the EU's financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects throughout the EU.
Since 1992, LIFE has co-financed some 4 171 projects, contributing approximately EUR3.4 billion euros to the protection of the environment and climate.
LIFE funding 2015: Provisional timetable for call for proposals
Although the
2015 call for proposals for LIFE action grants has yet to be published, an
Environment and Climate Action sub-programmes is now available from the LIFE website. It details
the provisional opening and closing dates for each type of grant.
LIFE thematic report on forests now online
A new in-depth thematic
report on LIFE and forests has just been published. Authored by An Bollen and
Darline Velghe from the LIFE programme’s external monitoring team, the 118-page
publication gives an insight into the diversity of LIFE+ forest projects,
analyses revealing trends and evaluates their overall relevance to EU forest policy.
The Forest Thematic Report is intended to provide useful insights for EU decision- and policy-makers, to share lessons learned amongst project practitioners, to disseminate results more broadly, to showcase projects for future LIFE applicants, to account for spending of EU public funds and to raise awareness on new approaches.
New publication: LIFE and Climate change mitigation
anticipation of the award of the first action grants from the LIFE
sub-programme for Climate Action, the latest LIFE Environment Focus publication
takes an in-depth look at LIFE's work till now in support of climate change
mitigation.
The LIFE and Climate change mitigation brochure gives an overview of EU
climate policy and provides a host of best practice examples from more than 200
featured projects from across the European Union.
a foreword by EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Ca?ete,
the 88-page publication includes interviews with representatives of DG Climate
Action and with NGOs active in the field. These highlight the climate
mitigation challenges ahead and LIFE's role in the transition to low-carbon
agriculture.
Ground-breaking research about bird cooperation reported around Europe
Migrating birds
share the burden of leading the flock in v-formation flight to save energy, a
part LIFE-funded study now published in the journal Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found.
The ground-breaking research, which
was supported by the LIFE project Northern Bald Ibis - Reason for Hope -
Reintroduction of Northern Bald Ibis in Europe, is generating huge public
interest with the story being picked up by major media outlets across Europe
and beyond, including the , , etc.
New publication: LIFE and freshwater fish
latest LIFE Nature Focus publication takes a close look at the work LIFE
projects have done to protect threatened freshwater fish species and improve
their habitats. The 64-page brochure, LIFE and
freshwater fish, highlights the status of key species and the
threats they face, as well as providing an overview of LIFE's efforts to
improve their conservation status, help in the management of the Natura 2000
network, and meet the targets set by the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020.
1992, more than 135 LIFE projects have directly targeted over 50 threatened
freshwater fish species listed in the annexes of the EU Habitats Directive or
in the IUCN European Red List. Hundreds more projects have indirectly benefitted
fish populations through restoration of river, lake and other habitats vital to
the lifecycle of freshwater and migratory fish populations.
NGO brochures now available
new LIFE brochures are now available to . An achievements brochure outlines
the broad range of activities funded by LIFE operating grants for NGOs in 2013,
overviews all the NGOs
funded under this aspect of the LIFE programme in 2014.
year, 28 NGOs successfully applied to the European Commission for LIFE operational
grants totalling around EUR9 million (19% of the total budget). These
NGOs focus on a wide range of fields including nature and biodiversity
conservation, sustainable use of resources, water quality, climate change
mitigation and adaptation, environmental education and awareness raising, clean
transport and sustainable production, farming and food consumption.
highlights the specific achievements
of four environmental NGOs covering different policy areas, namely: Carbon
Disclosure Project, Health Care Without Harm, NGO Shipbreaking Platform and
Slow Food. It gives short profiles of the NGOs and their environmental aims,
outlining how the operational grants have enabled them to meet those goals in
Bulgarian raptors project wins good practice award
Work preventing bird electrocutions on
power lines carried out by
(LIFE07/NAT/BG000068) has been recognised by the international . The project
beneficiary – the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB -
BirdLife partner) – was presented with the good practice award, in the
environmental protection category, at RGI&s annual conference, held in Brussels
in January 2015.
Accepting the award on behalf of the BSPB, Svetoslav
Spasov, project manager said, &I am delighted that in two particular cases we
were able to secure the over-head power lines and prevent the death of many
eastern imperial eagles in Bulgaria and Egyptian vultures in Sudan. There&s a
lot still to do though – for a permanent solution, we need active cooperation
and partnership between state authorities, private electric companies and the nature
conservation community.&
BiodivERsA to launch call for proposals in May
has announced that it will launch a new call for
pan-European biodiversity research proposals. The call, with an indicative
global budget of roughly EUR30&million, is due to be launched in May
2015&with a closing date in early November&2015.
The call – co-funded by the European Commission –
will cover two themes:
Theme 1: understanding and managing the biodiversity dynamics of soils
and sediments to improve ecosystem functioning and delivery of and
Theme 2: understanding and managing biodiversity dynamics in land-,
river- and seascapes (habitat connectivity, green and blue infrastructures,
greening cities) to improve ecosystem functioning and delivery of ecosystem
LIFE supports financial instruments for energy efficiency and preservation of natural capital
Today Commissioners Arias Ca&ete and Vella, the
European Commission and EIB Vice-President for Environment and Climate Action
Jonathan Taylor have launched two financial instruments funded through the LIFE
Programme for Environment and Climate Action.
The Private Finance for Energy Efficiency
Instrument (PF4EE) aims to address the limited access to adequate and
affordable loan financing for energy efficiency projects targeted by schemes
developed by EU Member States to implement their Nation Energy Efficiency
Action Plans. The Commission has committed EUR80 million for 2014-17 anticipating
an eightfold leverage effect. The PF4EE will combine lending from the EIB to
intermediary banks in Member States with protection against losses associated
with making loans for energy efficiency projects, and technical assistance
aiming at increasing the technical capacity of the financial intermediaries. The
beneficiaries could include SMEs, private individuals, small municipalities or
other public sector bodies. The size of the energy efficiency loans to be
provided to the final beneficiaries could range from EUR40 000 up to EUR5 million
and higher in exceptional cases.
Top five LIFEnews stories of 2014
LIFEnews, the
monthly, covers themes that are of importance to European
policy on the environment and nature conservation, as well as the LIFE
programme itself.
So what were the
five most-read articles of 2014?
countdown begin…
The fifth most-read article was published
in February. The European Commission had recently
adopted a new Clean Air Policy Package and our article focused on how LIFE can
play a key role in helping Member States reach their objectives. Compliance
with the package could be achieved by, &various funding
instruments at European level, in particular the LIFE programme,& according to Scott Brockett of the European Commission's Directorate-General for the
Environment.
New report on improving Natura 2000 awareness
The European Commission
has published
following the LIFE Information
and Communication (LIFE INF) platform meeting about raising awareness of Natura
2000, which was held in Kraków, Poland on 13-14 October 2014. The meeting allowed
a range of nature projects from the information and communication strand of the
LIFE programme to exchange experience and discuss ways of improving awareness
and understanding of the Natura 2000 network.
The projects were
presented in two sessions: the first assessed the impact of LIFE INF projects that
sought to increase awareness of key stakeholder groups (such as farmers, local
communities, public administrations and managers of protected areas) and ensure
public involvement in the conservation of Natura 2000 the second looked
at the role of targeted information campaigns as a tool for resolving specific
protection issues. The event concluded with workshops designed to share
knowledge and to develop recommendations on how to best promote Natura 2000.
Finnish Saimaa Seal LIFE project wins biodiversity award
The National IUCN Committee of Finland has
awarded the Finnish Biodiversity Award
to the project
(LIFE12 NAT/FI/000367). The project received the award
specifically for one of its Actions (C2), which involved improving the breeding
conditions of the Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida
saimensis) with man-made snowdrifts.
The action
was necessary because the snow on Lake Saimaa was extremely thin during the
and the snow mounds which the seal needs to reproduce did
not form naturally. To solve this problem a large number of volunteers created
240 artificial snow mounds for the seals. Their hard work paid off: in spring
2014, some 59 seal pups were born in nests in the manmade mounds. &Without the
help of the volunteers this work would not have been successful,& says Dr. Raisa
Tiilikainen, project manager. The solution has caused quite a stir outside of
Finland because it is seen as a new, simple and innovative way to mitigate the
adverse effects of climate change on seals.
Call for Ideas - Pilot / demonstration projects HORIZON 2020 - Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
You are invited to participate in our new call for
ideas! As part of the work programme
of the societal challenge 5
&Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials& (SC5) of
the Horizon 2020 framework programme, the European Commission intends to open
calls for large-scale pilot/demonstration projects in the areas of circular
economy, nature-based solutions, climate services and water.
The present call for ideas for pilot/demonstration
projects is intended to:
help identifying which research and innovation
areas attract most interest from innovators and innovation users (e.g.
industries, financial actors, academia, research and innovation players,
private or public entities, regions, cities, citizens and their
organisations…) and
stimulate developers and providers of
innovative solutions to engage in projects of greater ambition in terms of
scope, scale and impact.
Red-breasted goose links Bulgarian and Hungarian LIFE projects
red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
recently observed in a mixed grazing flock of greater white-fronted goose and
red-breasted goose at Nagy-szik in the Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, was
identified thanks to a yellow plastic ring with which it had been marked in
2013 by the Bulgarian LIFE project
(LIFE09 NAT/BG/000230).
observed individual was feeding at a site that was restored by the LIFE project,
(LIFE07 NAT/H/000324). This site hosts
large flocks of wintering geese, and through the network of goose experts
across Europe, the site managers were able to inform the Bulgarian project team.
Bulgarian LIFE project, which is being coordinated by BSPB/BirdLife Bulgaria, is
carrying out land-management measures in the Dobrudzha region of northern
Bulgaria to provide secure foraging grounds for the red-breasted goose – the
most threatened goose species in the world.
FAO publication highlights LIFE-supported climate change mitigation
recent FAO publication on climate change has referenced conservation measures
carried out by two LIFE projects: a Swedish () mire and a German
alkaline fen restoration project ().
publication, , highlights the challenges facing the
alkaline fens in Brandenburg and the actions undertaken by the
beneficiary, Naturschutzfonds
Brandenburg to meet them. The project sites have been heavily drained and
converted to arable land, but thanks to LIFE these areas are being restored
through raising the water level and removing nutrients.
Grazing is another key restoration
measure. &The project worked in collaboration with local farmers to establish
pastures for Asian water buffalo and sheep. With proper grazing management, the
livestock keep the growth of reed and other larger vegetation to a minimum,&
the publication reports.
The project, which is set to end next
year, has carried out measures on six sites, mowing
a total of 140 ha of reed, filling in 27 km
of drainage ditches and cutting peat on an area of around 14 ha. Water buffalos
are grazing on more than 30 hectares.
The restoration of fenland, and
peatlands in general, is an effective climate-change mitigation measure, as
several LIFE project are demonstrating. The ongoing Swedish project is an
excellent example and one that will feature in a forthcoming
on climate change.
LIFE launches Natural Capital Financing Facility
European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an
agreement entrusting the EIB with the management of the Natural Capital
Financing Facility (NCFF), the second of two new financial instruments under
the LIFE Programme.
will provide loans and investments in funds to support projects that promote
the preservation of natural capital, including adaptation to climate change,
within the EU-28.
will contribute a total budget for the Investment Facility of EUR100-125 million
for . The European Commission will contribute EUR50 million as a
guarantee for the investments, and EUR10 million for a support facility.
Beneficiary companies and financial intermediaries will provide significant
additional financing.
LIFE funding expansion to finance energy efficiency projects
introduced a new financial
instrument to operate under the LIFE Environment and Climate Action sub-programmes
Agreed by the European
Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Private Finance for
Energy Efficiency (PF4EE) instrument is dedicated to increasing private
investment in energy efficiency projects. The instrument will support Member
States' progress towards EU targets for energy efficiency.
The PF4EE instrument is to bridge the gap
in affordable commercial financing for energy efficiency investment. It does
this by making lending a more sustainable activity for European private sector financial
institutions and by increasing the availability of debt financing. To this end,
the Commission has committed EUR80 million for 2014-17 through the LIFE programme
to fund credit risk protection and expert technical support services. Management
of the PF4EE instrument is entrusted to the EIB and the bank has committed making
a minimum of EUR480 million available for long-term financing.
The Best LIFE Environment projects 2013
The Best LIFE
Environment projects 2013 publication highlights exemplary environment projects,
which received recognition at the LIFE Environment Awards. The projects, which
were completed before the end of 2013, achieved outstanding results,
demonstrating best practices and pioneering innovative solutions.
This year,
the 10th consecutive year of the awards, was the first time that LIFE
Information & Communication (LIFE INF) projects with an environmental focus
were also recognised.
Four projects
were awarded the ultimate accolade of being a &Best of the Best& project,
including one LIFE INF. In addition, a further 19 projects (including three
LIFE INF) were recognised as &Best& LIFE projects for their excellent work.
Presenting
the awards, Dr Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment
Agency said: &The innovation that we find in many of these projects will be an
inspiration for the European institutions and for Member States and for a number
of other actors.&
The Best LIFE Nature projects 2013
The Best LIFE
Nature projects 2013 publication highlights the exceptional achievements of nature
conservation and restoration projects that were completed before the end of 2013.
edition of the annual awards ceremony for the winning projects was held in
Brussels earlier this year. And for the first time, the achievements of LIFE
Information & Communication (LIFE INF) projects with a nature focus were
also recognised.
Four projects
received the ultimate accolade (&Best of the Best& project), including a LIFE
INF project in Greece. In addition, a further nine projects (including two from
the LIFE INF strand) were recognised as &Best& LIFE projects for their
excellent work.
outstanding projects - drawn from nine Member States - are featured in this new
publication. Together they demonstrate the significant contribution that the
LIFE programme can make to nature conservation practice and policy.
AgriClimateChange project wins prize at European web awards
(LIFE09 ENV/ES/000441) was
awarded first prize for its website in the Better World category for environment-related
projects at the .eu Web Awards on 19 November 2014.
very honoured to have been awarded this prize. By recognising the work of the
project team it inspires us to continue communicating the importance of a more
sustainable European farming sector, which is essential if we are to achieve
any significant improvements,& said Eduardo de Miguel, managing director at
Fundación Global Nature and coordinator of the project.
that, &this is one of the reasons why communication and the effective
dissemination of the project&s results play a key part in the project.&
LIFE BulPlantNet project receives award for successful biodiversity campaign
The LIFE project
(LIFE08 NAT/BG/000279)
has won the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation's annual award for the most
successful campaign for biodiversity conservation. The foundation handed out
the awards in this and seven further categories during a ceremony in Sofia.
&The award is of great value to us,
since it shows that our efforts have been highly appreciated by the broader
public,& says BulPlantNet project coordinator Prof Dimitar Peev of the
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of
Natura 2000 Awards: call for entries now open!
The call for applications for the second
edition of the European Commission's Natura 2000 Awards is now open.
The Natura 2000 Awards celebrate and
promote best practice in nature conservation. Specifically, the awards
recognise excellence in the management and promotion of the Natura 2000
The initiative is all about bringing the
success of the Natura 2000 network to the public's attention and to demonstrate
its importance in protecting natural heritage throughout Europe. The winners
will be announced at an award ceremony in Brussels on
– 21 May 2015.
Natura 2000 works to assure the long-term
survival of Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats, and is
the centrepiece of the EU's nature and biodiversity policy.
LIFE support ensures continuation of the Apennine chamois
The long conservation history of the Apennine chamois –
a chamois subspecies (Rupicapra pyrenaica
ornata) - received a welcome boost with the birth in May 2014 of five kids
in the Sirente Velino Natural Park (PRSV) in Italy, a site from which
the species had disappeared in the recent past. That the new
arrivals appeared in the first birthing season following animal release is a
good omen for the long-term conservation of the
subspecies.
The newborns mark a successful conclusion to the LIFE
COORNATA project (). The initiative builds on two previous LIFE
Nature projects that also build on a long-standing conservation tradition. In
fact the species recovery efforts can be traced all the way back to 1918.
At the end of the First World War, only 30 individuals
of the Apennine chamois survived in a restricted area of the central Apennines.
Today more than 2000 individuals live in 5 populations in the main parks of the
central Apennines: Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park (PNALM), Majella
National Park (PNM), Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (PNGSL), Monti
Sibillini National Park (PNMS) and Sirente Velino Natural Park (PRSV).
New publication: LIFE and invasive alien species
latest LIFE Nature Focus publication takes a timely look at one of the greatest
threats to Europe's biodiversity, ecosystem services, human health and economic
activities. The 76-page LIFE and invasive alien species brochure
links the work of LIFE projects with the aims of the new .
are an estimated
IAS in Europe and the impact of such species is of
growing concern. The LIFE programme has been addressing the problems posed by
invasive alien species for more than two decades. Indeed, in that time some 265
LIFE projects have included measures to deal with IAS, ranging from steps to
prevent their spread to control and eradication actions in places where
invasive alien species are already present and having a negative impact on
native species and habitats. LIFE also provides a deep well of learning on
trans-border cooperation, dissemination and awareness-raising efforts with
regards to IAS.
new brochure examines the lessons learned from the LIFE programme's extensive
experience of dealing with the impacts of IAS. As such it is essential reading
for policymakers and practitioners in this field.
Vulture from Bulgarian LIFE project found in Jordan
The LIFE project
(LIFE08 NAT/BG/000278)
has discovered that a young vulture released in Bulgaria has managed to travel
as far as Jordan. It is the first time that a released vulture has been tracked
at such a distance. The story came to light when a Bedouin man, who had trapped
the live bird close to the village of Jafir, called the Bulgarian phone number
written on the bird's wing tag to ask for a reward.
After the initial contact had been cut
short due to communication difficulties, the project partners mobilised
colleagues from Jordan, Israel, and Germany. They found out that the man had
caught a young male specimen which had originally been ringed, tagged, and
released in Bulgaria in September 2014. However, when the local Jordanian
police located the trapper, he claimed that he had re-released the bird.
LIFE project documentary on the Greater Horseshoe Bat wins grand prize
The project
(LIFE08 NAT/F/000473) recently won first prize
at the international ornithological
film festival, held in France, for their documentary film entitled, . The film, directed by
Tanguy Stoecklé and produced by the Groupe Chiroptères de Provence, is about a
colony of the rare greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) that
live in the Camargue Natural Regional Park, France.
The greater horseshoe bat is one of the
most amazing and mysterious bats in Europe. The film gives an insight into the
life a young female bat and its mother and takes viewers on a thrilling but
challenging journey.
Scientific journal publishes results of LIFE project on insect song
Researchers from the
project (LIFE08
NAT/GR/000539) have established a song library for orthopteran insects that
facilitates automated species recognition in the Mediterranean. Their work has
now been published in the Journal of Insect Conservation (October 2014, Volume
18, Issue 5, pp 909-925).
Orthoptera is an order of insects,
including grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, and other species, many of whom
produce sound (known as stridulation). The AMBIO project identified 20
different species on Hymettus Mountain in Athens. Hymettus Mountain is a
Natura&2000 network site where AMBIO installed an innovative acoustic
biodiversity monitoring system to collect sounds produced by the local insects,
birds, mammals, and amphibians.
Bulgarian LIFE experts help convict egg collector
English egg collector has been convicted in Bulgaria for the plundering of eggs
of rare and endangered bird species. Jan Frederick Ross was handed a six-month
prison sentence, suspended for three years, and a BGN 5000 (EUR 2500) fine after
pleading guilty to the illegal possession of 16 bird eggs and 3 taxidermy
specimens.
to his conviction in October was the testimony of experts from the Bulgarian
Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) who are involved in the LIFE
projects, LIFE for Eagles Forest () and Return of the Neophronria and Greece& ().
The egg-collecting conviction, the first of its kind in Bulgaria, followed a
lengthy investigation carried out by the BSPB, the Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB)/ BirdLife UK and the Bulgarian police.
LIFE project produces award winning films about saving the Danube sturgeon
The LIFE project
(LIFE11 INF/AT/000902)
has produced and published award-winning videos on the plight of the highly
endangered species the Danube sturgeon. In Bulgaria the films were broadcast by
several TV stations, including the national television channel. The project
teams in Bulgaria and Romania also used the films in a web and information
campaign about the sturgeon. The videos were directed by Dragomir Sholev, one
of best young Bulgarian directors, and the TV campaign &The Invisible Fish&, won bronze in the prestigious FARA 2014 advertising awards in Bulgaria.
LIFE+ Hyper Bus outperforms targets
The results of the ambitious Swedish
electro mobility project,
(LIFE10 ENV/SE/000041) have surpassed expectation. This public-private
sector collaboration has developed and trialled three new plug-in hybrid buses
with fast-charging batteries in Gothenburg.
It was the first time that the
vehicles were tested in regular service. As a measure of the international
interest in the project – in September 2013, the technology behind the Hyper
Bus was showcased to US President Barack Obama during his visit to Sweden.
Austrian LIFE project wins International RiverFoundation award
The achievements of Murerleben (LIFE08 NAT/A/000614) have been
recognised by the Australian-based International RiverFoundation (IRF), which
has awarded the LIFE project a prestigious River Prize.
The IRF rewards outstanding sustainable
management projects that benefit the world's rivers, lakes and wetlands. Its
flagship programme comprises the Thiess International, the Australian and the
European River Prizes. Although the
International prize was founded in 1999, the European River Prize was first awarded in 2013. This prize is administered from
the IRF Europe office in Vienna and is judged by a panel of European experts, with
the winner receiving an elegant trophy and EUR25 000 thanks to sponsorship by
Coca-Cola Europe.
The LIFE Murerleben project won the award
for restoring, maintaining and improving the landscapes of the upper Mur River
in Styria (Austria). The upper Mur had become badly degraded due to river
channelling, which causes a reduction in river dynamics and a loss of habitats,
and the construction of weirs and hydropower stations that disrupt river
continuity.
LIFE project teams up with Jane Goodall to reintroduce migratory bird species
Jane Goodall, the eminent primatologist
and UN messenger of peace, joined the LIFE project &LIFE Northern Bald Ibis –
Reason for Hope& () and representatives
from two Italian hunting associations, to sign a pioneering agreement on 12
October 2014 that supports the sustainable reintroduction of migratory northern
bald ibis or waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)
in Europe. Crucially, the signatories agreed to protect this and other
endangered migratory bird species from illegal hunting in Italy.
The signing of the agreement took place
during a ceremony held at the Parco Natura Vivia (Bussolengo, Italy). The
Italian park, one of the nine LIFE project partners, plays an important role
within the campaign against illegal hunting in Italy. At the signing ceremony,
Dr Goodall awarded honorary patronages to representatives of the two Italian
hunting associations and also to ten school groups, who all adopted individual
2014 Call for LIFE Action Grants: deadline for submission extented
The deadline for submitting &Traditional& Projects has officially been extented until Friday 24th October 2014 at 16:00 Brussels local time instead of 16th October.
DG Environment and LIFE programme at IUCN World Parks Congress
Environment and the LIFE programme will be present at the
in Sydney, Australia next month
(12-19 November). The DG Environment stand will include an area showcasing LIFE
project videos and other programme achievements.
projects also are invited to participate in the Saved Nature Photography Competition
that will be running throughout the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress (entrants
need not be present at the congress). To enter, click .
every 10 years, The IUCN World Parks Congress is a landmark global forum that
is designed to set the agenda for the conservation of protected areas for the
coming decade. Based around the theme, &Parks, people, planet: inspiring
solutions&, the 2014 congress seeks to present, discuss and create
original approaches for conservation and development. It also will mark the
launch of the Standard for the IUCN Green List of Protected& Areas and the
criteria for Key Biodiversity Areas, both of which are closely linked to the
EU&policy agenda in this field.
Marine thematic report
LIFE Monitoring Team has published a thematic report on marine-related LIFE
projects. Subtitled &The future of Europe&s seas&, the 116-page study analyses the
LIFE programme&s contribution to protecting and improving the marine
environment.
studies have analysed LIFE&s impact on the&,
principal objectives of the Marine Thematic Report were as follows:
To review current marine-
To review all marine-related LIFE
projects to examine trends and the costs of implementation (both total and EU
contributions);
To review selected projects
relating to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(MSFD) and associated Programmes of Measures (POMs), using SWOT
To review selected projects that
provide new solutions and best practice for implementation of EU legislation
and policy in the most efficient way and a high potential for transferability
within the EU; and
To understand the relevance of
project approaches, including factors for failure or success of certain
approaches.
New LIFE Regulation
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