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| LIFE | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 1992 |
| Scope: | European Union |
| Policy area: | Environment |
| Type of instrument: | Economic/financial |
| Form of instrument: | Fund |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | LIFE website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | EC DG Environment |
| Country(ies): | Belgium |
| Date: | 24/01/2012 |
LIFE ( " the Financial Instrument for the Environment") is a programme launched by the European Commission (EC) and coordinated by the Environment Directorate-General. LIFE co-finances environmental initiatives in the EU, third countries bordering the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea, and candidate countries. It consists of three thematic components: LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity, LIFE+ Environment and LIFE+ Third Countries. LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity is the most important financing mechanism for forestry projects within the LIFE programme.
| Objective | To co-finance innovative projects that explore ways to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of EU policy and legislation on forest quality management and aim to restore, preserve or halt the decline of forest biodiversity in Europe in the context of NATURA 2000. |
| Target | Sustainable forest management, forest habitat conservation and restoration |
| Policy and/or legal framework | EU environmental policy and the Fifth Environment Action Programme |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | UNECE, NATURA 2000,EU Birds Directive,EU Habitats Directive |
| Keywords | forestry projects, financing, European Union |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Biodiversity, Protective functions | Threatened forest species, Protected forests, Protective forests-soil, water and other ecosystem functions, Protective forests-infrastructure and managed natural resources | Investment and research & development |
