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The EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee, together with the LIFE Unit, have identified the 5 Best LIFE-Environment projects completed during 2014.
This 12th Best LIFE-Environment Projects' exercise, follows on from a lengthy identification and evaluation process based on a set of best practice criteria, developed by EU Member States in collaboration with the European Commission.
The objective of the exercise is to help improve the dissemination of LIFE project results by clearly identifying those projects whose results, if widely applied, could have the most positive impact on the environment. The following projects (in chronological order) have been selected by the Member States as "Best of the Best" LIFE Environment projects 2014 including Information projects which focus on environment:
| The 8 "Best of the Best" LIFE Environment Projects 2014 | |
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WIZ- WaterIZe spatial planning: encompass future drinkwater management conditions to adapt to climate change web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: ACQUE S.P.A. |
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POWER- Project for Optimisation of Water and Emissions Reduction web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Fundación San Valero |
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AQUA- Achieving good water QUality status in intensive Animal production areas web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali C.R.P.A. S.p.A. |
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AgriClimateChange - Combating climate change through farming: application of a common evaluation system in the 4 largest agricultural economies of the EU web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: FUNDACIÓN GLOBAL NATURE |
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REWETLAND - Widespread introduction of constructed wetlands for a wastewater treatment of Agro Pontino web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: PROVINCIA DI LATINA |
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DEMONSTRATION OF KDV TECH - First Implementation Of A New Waste Recovery Technology Converting The Msw From A Representative Urban Region Into Synthetic Diesel Fuel web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: SANEA TRATAMIENTO DERESIDUOS, S.L.U. |
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Slovenia WEEE campaign - Raising awareness of the importance of environmentally sound management of WEEE among identified target groups in Slovenia web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: ZEOS, ravnanje z električno in elektronsko opremo, d.o.o. |
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RESTORE - Rivers - Engaging, Supporting and Transferring knOwledge for Restoration in Europe web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Environment Agency for England & Wales |
A further 17 exemplary projects have been awarded "Best" project status – 16 LIFE ENV and 1 LIFE INF (again listed ):
| The 17 "Best" LIFE Environment Projects 2014 |
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ArcFUEL - Mediterranean fuel maps geodatabase for wildland & forest fire safety web summary | website | Layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: EPSILON International, SA |
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GISBLOOM - Participatory monitoring, forecasting, control and socio-economic impacts of eutrophication and algal blooms in river basins districts web summary | website | Layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Suomen ympäristökeskus |
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ASROCKS - Guidelines for Sustainable Exploitation of Aggregate Resources in Areas with Elevated Arsenic Concentrations web summary | website | Layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Geologian tutkimuskeskus |
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LOWaste - LOcal Waste Market for second life products web summary| website | Layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: MUNICIPALITY OF FERRARA |
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PROSODOL - Strategies to improve and protect soil quality from the disposal of olive mills' wastes in the Mediterranean region web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Hellenic Agricultural Organization DEMETER |
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Pure Energy Separator - Innovative Centrifugal Separator Technology for Energy Recovery and Oily Waste Volume Reduction web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Alfa Laval Tumba AB |
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ZERO-HYTECHPARK - Zero emissions using renewable energies and hydrogen technologies in building and sustainable mobility in Technology Parks web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Fundación para el Desarrollo de Nuevas Tecnologías del Hidrógeno en Aragón |
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EnvEurope - Environmental quality and pressures assessment across Europe: the LTER network as an integrated and shared system for ecosystem monitoring web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (CNR) ISTITUTO DI SCIENZE MARINE (ISMAR) |
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P.R.I.M.E. - Posidonia Residues Integrated Management for Eco-sustainability web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Municipality of Mola di Bari |
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WASTE-LESS in CHIANTI - Waste Prevention and Reduction in the Chianti Territory web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Provincia di Firenze |
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WASTE-C-CONTROL - Waste management options for greenhouse gases emissions control web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: EPEM – Environmental Planning, Engineering and Management S.A. |
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LASERFIRING - Climate Change Adaptation of the Structural Ceramics Industry by Decreasing the Firing Temperature Using Laser Technology web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, (CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza) |
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GREENING BOOKS - Improving the environmental performance of publications from design to lecture! web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Acondicionamiento Tarrasense |
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OPERA - An integrated assessment methodology to plan local cost-effective air quality policies harmonized with national and European actions web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Agenzia Prevenzione Ambiente Emilia-Romagna |
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ATMOSYS - Policy support system for atmospheric pollution hot spots web summary | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV |
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MHyBus - Methane and Hydrogen blend for public city transport bus: technical demonstrative application and strategic policy measures web summary | website | layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Regione Emilia-Romagna |
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Investing in Water - Achieving Reduction in Water Consumption by Business in Malta web summary | website | Layman's report | project clip Beneficiary: Malta Business Bureau |
Scoring of completed LIFE-Environment projects began in the summer of 2004. The system was introduced by the Commission, following an initiative taken by Sweden and the Netherlands. A set of ‘best practice’ criteria was developed in collaboration with the Member States. These criteria included: projects’ contribution to immediate and long-term environmental, economic and social improvements; their degree of innovation and transferability; their relevance to policy and their cost-effectiveness. In view of the importance of these aspects to project success, project beneficiaries are also required to provide an After-LIFE Communication Plan and an Analysis of the long-term benefits of the project with their final report. This information forms an integral part of the evaluation process.
All completed projects were initially technically assessed by the LIFE Unit’s external monitoring team (the Astrale consortium). The monitors ranked all the projects that ended during the reference period (summer 2009 to spring 2014), to produce a first list. The final selection was undertaken by the Member States.
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