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LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the EU, as well as in some candidate, acceding and neighbouring countries. Since 1992, LIFE has co-financed some 3104 projects, contributing approximately €2.2 billion to the protection of the environment. Read more >>
20 November 2009 On 12 November 2009, the EC Delegation in Israel hosted a workshop which brought together close to 70 beneficiaries and stakeholders of EU supported environmental projects, as well as Ministry of Environmental Protection and Foreign Affairs officials.
17 November 2009 Coillte Teoranta, the Irish Forestry Board, has continued to spread the word about its restoration activities co-funded by LIFE, even after the completion of the latest of its three LIFE Nature projects.
06 November 2009 The Sustainable Energy Europe initiative has announced the 4th edition of the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2010 . The competition is now open for entries from public authorities, private companies, European associations or NGO's, to present one or several of their ongoing projects.
05 November 2009 On 26th October 2009, the Spanish Environment Minister, Elena Espinosa, praised the valuable contribution of a Spanish LIFE project to the long-term protection of seabirds.
04 November 2009 Central European cartoon channel Minimax has signed up to new animation series My Friend Boo. The series which targets 5-8 year olds follows the journeys of three regular kids who one day bring to life a magical toy called Boo.
30 October 2009 A series of ‘best practice’ presentations from the thematic workshops of the recent “Water for life – LIFE for water” Conference held on the 14-15 October 2009 are now online.
29 October 2009 The European Commission has approved funding for 196 new projects under the second call for the LIFE+ programme (2007-2013). The projects are from across the EU and cover actions in the fields of nature conservation, environmental policy, and information and communication.
23 October 2009 More than 150 delegates attended the European Commission’s LIFE Environment water conference, "Water for life – LIFE for Water" , which took place in Brussels on the 15 October 2009, providing a successful platform for transferring experience in EU water management.
21 October 2009 Deterioration of water quality, inadequate regulation of water-flow and habitat degradation has led to the disappearance of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) from many waterways in Europe. A manual, which provides practical advice for restoring the species, however, was recently published by WWF.
15 October 2009 Following an internal reorganisation, as from 1 October 2009 there are now two LIFE units responsible for the LIFE programme in DG Environment.
The first is called LIFE Nature (DG ENV E3), the second is called LIFE Environment and Eco-Innovation (DG ENV E4).
DG ENV launched its 2009 call for proposals for LIFE+ projects on May 15 2009. The 2009 applications package is now available on the LIFE web site.
The newsletter LIFEnews, issued every month, features information on the LIFE programme, presents successful projects and identifies events and publications linked to the programme.
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