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LIFE: EU Financial Instrument for the Environment

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Environmental protection is a key priority for sustainable development of the EU and is mainly funded through the Community’s horizontal financial instruments. However, because these instruments do not cover all environmental priorities, the LIFE Programme provides specific support for activities that they cannot finance.

The latest EU LIFE Programme, LIFE+, provides financial support for projects that contribute to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation, in particular the objectives of the Sixth Environmental Action Programme and resulting thematic strategies. It has a budget of €2.143 billion between 2007-13.

Latest news
  • The European Commission published its 2008 call for LIFE+ proposals on 15 July 2008. UK applicants should submit their project proposals to the UK LIFE+ National Contact Point, Beta Technology, by the deadline of 21 November 2008.
Contacts and further information
  • Help and advice for project applicants: contact the UK National Contact Point, Beta Technology
  • Policy and general enquiries: life.env@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
  • Making an application
  • Eligibility and scope – LIFE+ is complementary to the main EU horizontal funding programmes, such as the Seventh Framework Programme. Proposals that fall within the eligibility or scope of these other programmes will not be funded through LIFE+.

Page last modified: 7 October 2008

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