25 August 2021
Grants from the “Nature and Biodiversity” sub-program of the “Environment” field of the LIFE program invest in the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Priorities and funded actions
The “Nature and Biodiversity” sub-programme of the “Environment” field of the LIFE program aims to stimulate and integrate the implementation of EU policy objectives to halt and reverse the loss of habitats and wildlife in all sectors, as well as the objectives of the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.
Objectives:
- To contribute to European Union objectives for the protection, maintenance and restoration of the Union’s natural capital in its marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, as outlined in the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Bern Convention;
- To achieve objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, the Regulation on Invasive Alien Species as well as relevant objectives under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Water Framework Directive, and the European strategy for Outermost Regions.
Priorities:
- Priority 1: to develop, demonstrate, promote and stimulate the scale up of innovative techniques, methods and approaches (including nature-based solutions and ecosystem approaches) for reaching the objectives set out under the Union legislation and policy on or related to nature and biodiversity, and to contribute to the knowledge base and to the application of best practices, including through the support of the Natura 2000 network;
- Priority 2: to support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the relevant Union legislation and policy on or related to nature and biodiversity, including by improving governance at all levels, in particular through enhancing the capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society, also taking into due consideration the possible contributions provided by citizen science;
- Priority 3: to catalyse the large-scale deployment of successful solutions/approaches for implementing relevant Union legislation and policy on nature and biodiversity, by replicating results, integrating related objectives into other policies and into public and private sector practices, mobilising investment and improving access to finance.
Structure:
Sub-program 1: “Nature and biodiversity” of the “Environment” field.
Financed Actions :
- A continuation of the traditional bottom-up approach, aimed at implementing practical and effective measures for the improvement of the conservation status of species and habitats, ecosystems’ health and related services, through the co-funding of Standard Action Projects;
- A continuation of the integrated approach for supporting the full implementation of national or regional Prioritized Action Frameworks (PAFs) and other EU biodiversity-policy-related planning instruments, through Strategic Nature Projects (SNAPs);
- A structured approach to support the implementation of specific policy priorities,
through dedicated calls under “Other Actions” (OAs); - Technical Assistance projects (TA).
Contact
Claudia FUSCO
Claudia.Fusco@ec.europa.eu
+32-229-51394
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/environment
Directorate-General for Environment > General Affairs, Knowledge & Resources > Green Knowledge & Research Hub, LIFE (ENV.A.3)
European Commission