LIFE Programme

The LIFE public dashboard offers detailed data on over 1 400 LIFE projects worth more than EUR 3.5 billion. Users can search and download information on financing, participation, beneficiaries and the current status of all LIFE projects.

Soil is a vital natural resource that is crucial to Europe’s ecosystems, agriculture, and economy. The LIFE Programme has, since 2005, been working to raise awareness, develop innovative techniques, and implement sustainable management practices that promote healthy soil.

Rare footage of ‘prehistoric’ lamprey spawning in one of Europe’s most iconic rivers has been captured by scientists from the LIFE Dee River project, a UK river restoration programme.

The LIFE CYCLE OF PET project represents a significant leap forward in plastic recycling. A pioneering biological recycling process which uses naturally occurring enzymes to transform plastic and textile waste into new products could revolutionise the circular economy.

The Gabriela Mistral Primary School in southwest Spain is a showcase for the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, which aims to enhance the resilience of social buildings and educational centres using Nature-based Solutions.

LIFE WATER WAY, a project covering 143 km of the ancient pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain, provides drinking water from traditional fountains.

The efforts of LIFE for Insects - an initiative spanning both sides of the mountainous Czech-Slovak border – allowed for critically-endangered butterflies, beetles and plants to slowly make a comeback.

The XVII European Congress of Ichthyology welcomes ichthyologists to meet, discuss and enjoy scientific topics on fishes. The LIFE Programme will participate in the congress with a scientific poster called 'Freshwater fishes full of LIFE. Addressing the plight of freshwater fish in European Waters'.

The IAS conference will take place in Brussels on 7 September. The event will be held as part of the LIFE INVASAQUA project, which promotes awareness and prevention from alien species in freshwaters and estuaries in the Iberian peninsula.

The European BioClim Wetlands Conference will take place from 26 - 28 September in Bonn, Germany. The thematic focus lies on the impacts and role of wetlands, specifically on river floodplains and coasts, for biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation.