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LIFE – Nature & Biodiversity – Standard Action Projects (SAP) – 2025

LIFE - The Financial Instrument for the Environment is designed to support environmental and nature conservation projects but can also encompass other areas such as climate action, energy efficiency, the transition to a circular economy, ect.

2025-09-23
156.500.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference LIFE-2025-SAP-NAT
Programme LIFE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Environment & Climate Justice, Security, Defence Research & Innovation Services to organisations
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency EU & International Organisation Financial Institution Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

LIFE-2025-SAP-NAT



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To aim smart and outcome-based implementation of EU nature and biodiversity legislation and strategy
  • To improve the condition of wild flora, fauna, and habitats through area-based conservation/restoration (“Space for Nature”) or other relevant activities (“Safeguarding our species”)
  • To cover behavioural change, awareness-raising, compliance assurance, and access to justice related to nature and biodiversity legislation

Priorities

  • Priority 1: To conserve status/risk categories for species and habitats covered by EU legislation or red lists
  • Priority 2: To protecte areas network, restore targets, restore degraded/carbon-rich ecosystems, improve forests, reversing pollinator decline, nature in agricultural/urban areas, and marine/freshwater restoration
  • Priority 3: To address invasive alien species
  • Priority 4: To improve awareness of nature conservation benefits, especially the Natura 2000 network

Among financed actions

  • Area-based conservation/restoration measures and activities to improve species condition (e.g., infrastructure, awareness)
  • Awareness-raising campaigns
  • Promotion of good practices, training, establishing networks
  • Development of strategies/tools, engaging citizens, using environmental law
  • Develop/demonstrate innovative techniques
  • Contribute to knowledge/best practices
  • Activities supporting EU policy implementation, and catalysing solutions

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (Click here)
  • The coordinator must be established in an eligible country
  • A consortium is not required. An application can be submitted by a single entity established in an eligible country

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action:  between 36 and 84 months
  • Contact: CINEA-LIFE-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 156.500.000 euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • LIFE-2025-SAP-NATNATURE – Nature and Biodiversity: 153.000.000 euros
    • LIFE-2025-SAP-NATGOV – Nature Governance and Information: 3.500.000 euros
  • Amount of the grant:
    • LIFE-2025-SAP-NATNATURE – Nature and Biodiversity: between 2.000.000 euros and 13.000.000 euros
    • LIFE-2025-SAP-NATGOV – Nature Governance and Information: between 1.000.000 euros and 2.000.000 euros
  • Funding rate: up to 60% of the total eligible costs. A higher rate of 75% is possible for projects exclusively targeting priority habitats/species as defined in the document

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