Call: Pilot Projects - Nature and Biodiversity
Logo | ![]() |
Programme | |
Acronym | LIFE |
Type of Fund | Action programme |
Description of programme "LIFE" | The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. The LIFE Programme shall in particular have the following general objectives:
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Link | Link to Programme |
Description of programme "Priority area Nature and Biodiversity" |
LIFE Nature & Biodiversity aims specifically at contributing to the development and implementation of EU policy
and legislation in the area of nature and biodiversity. Projects financed must have a European added value and be complementary
to those actions that can be financed under other EU funds during the period 2014–2020. The priority area LIFE Nature & Biodiversity focuses on:
There are two
distinct sectors of projects which are intended to complement each other: LIFE Nature projects and LIFE Biodiversity projects.
A proposed project submitted under the priority area LIFE Nature & Biodiversity must either be a LIFE Nature or a LIFE
Biodiversity project. Thus, LIFE Nature relates specifically to the objectives of the Birds and Habitats Directives, while LIFE
Biodiversity is not restricted to the objectives of the Birds and Habitats Directives, but supports the broader implementation
of the Union Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. A nature conservation project that targets exclusively species/habitats of the
Birds / Habitats Directives should normally be submitted as a LIFE Nature project. Other projects are more likely to fit better
within the requirements of LIFE Biodiversity (N.B. Proposals submitted under NAT or BIO will be evaluated accordingly, no
reclassification will be possible). Thematic priorities for LIFE Nature projects: activities for the implementation
of the Birds and/or Habitats Directives in particular:
Thematic priorities for LIFE Biodiversity projects: activities for the implementation of the Union Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. |
Call |
Pilot Projects - Nature and Biodiversity |
Description
of call "Pilot Projects - Nature and Biodiversity" | "Pilot projects" means projects that apply a technique or
method that has not been applied or tested before, or elsewhere, that offer potential environmental or climate advantages
compared to current best practice and that can subsequently be applied on a larger scale to similar situations. |
Link | Link to Call |
Thematic Focus | Circular Economy, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Climate, Climate Change, Environment & Biodiversity |
Funding area | EU Member States |
Origin of Applicant | EU Member States |
Eligible applicants | Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), , NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association, Public Services |
Applicant details | Proposals may be submitted by legal persons (entities) registered in the EU. Applicants may fall into three types of beneficiaries: (1) public bodies, (2) private commercial organisations and (3) private non-commercial organisations (including NGOs). |
Project Partner | Yes |
Project Partner Details | Partners are not mandatory. Transnational Projects have priority though. |
Recurring Call | Yes |
Further info | Applications will be submitted in two stages:
Shortlisted
applicants will be notified and invited to submit full proposals in February 2021. |
Type of Funding | Grants |
Financial details | EU co-financing rate: max. 60% (in specific cases up do 75%) |
Submission | Applicants for LIFE funding for "traditional" projects must submit their proposals using the web tool eProposal available
via the LIFE web page. |
Contact Details | For detailed information on LIFE national contact points, please follow this link. |
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