Good news from around Europe
Following the signing of a joint declaration, the 21 May is now officially recognised as European Natura 2000 Day and will be celebrated annually. The establishment of an annual day to celebrate Natura 2000 network – the largest network of protected sites in the world – and raise awareness of
This issue of LIFEnews looks at green jobs and skills. The first article features an interview with Christos Kissas from LIFE’s external monitoring team about a new study on the programme’s impact on jobs and growth.The second article showcases a number of LIFE projects that have created new sustainable jobs
The LIFE project Waldrappteam (LIFE12 BIO/AT/000143) is using the unusual technique of hand-raising chicks to successfully reintroduce the critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) into Europe. In April, 31 chicks aged between2-to-8 days were taken from nests at two breeding colonies in Austria to be cared for by experienced
Voting for the Green Awards is now closed. The Green Awards commemorate the most outstanding completed LIFE projects since 1992 and they form one of the highlights of the LIFE programme’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The winners, who have been selected via a public vote on Facebook, will be announced in
On 11 April 2017, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the first loan agreement backed by the Natural Capital Financing Facility (NCFF), one of the two innovative financial instruments funded by the LIFE programme. The €6 million loan was made available to Rewilding Europe Capital (REC).
Following a thorough evaluation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, the European Commission has adopted the Action Plan for nature, people and the economy. The action plan is designed to improve implementation of the directives and thus boost their contribution to the attainment of the EU’s biodiversity targets for 2020.
The Frequently Asked Questions about the LIFE 2017 Call are now available as a downloadable PDF document. Powered by WPeMatico