Author: Euopean Commission

Category: Finance Facility

Published/Created by: Euopean Commission

Link: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/life_en

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. It provides action grants for projects in the areas of nature and biodiversity, air, noise, soil, waste and circular economy, and water, among others. It also supports projects in the areas of awareness raising, environmental training and capacity building, legislative compliance and enforcement, knowledge development and public and stakeholder participation. In terms of specific objectives, the programme seeks to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques, methods and approaches to reach EU environmental and climate goals. It also supports the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of relevant Union legislation and policy, including by improving governance at all levels. Moreover, the programme aims to act as a catalyst for the large-scale deployment of successful technical and policy-related solutions by integrating related objectives into other policies and into public and private sector practices, by mobilising investment and by improving access to finance. Since its creation in 1992, LIFE has helped to green nearly 300 cities through projects on drinking water, sustainable transport, waste, green spaces for recreation, biodiversity, and resilience to climate change.