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Regulation (EU) 2021/783 establishing a programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE)
It aims to:
LIFE is the only European Union (EU) programme dedicated specifically to the environment and climate action. It pursues the objectives set out in the European Green Deal (see summary) and the EU biodiversity strategy 2030 (see summary) and forms part of the EU’s response to the sustainable development goals set out in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Specific objectives
The programme has three specific objectives.
To develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques, methods and approaches for reaching the EU’s environmental and climate policy and legislative objectives and to contribute to the knowledge base and application of best practice, in particular in relation to nature and biodiversity, including through the support of the Natura 2000 network.
To support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of relevant EU environmental and climate legislation and policy, including by improving governance at all levels, and in particular by enhancing the capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society.
To act as a catalyst for the large-scale deployment of successful technical and policy-related solutions for implementing relevant EU environmental and climate legislation and policy by replicating results, by integrating related objectives into other policies and into public and private sector practices, by mobilising investment and by improving access to finance.
Budget
Funding awards
The regulation sets out the rules for awarding funding through the LIFE programme including:
It has applied since 1 January 2021.
Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 (OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, pp. 53-78)
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