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The new LIFE Programme
2014-2020
Sylvie LUDAIN
Laszlo BECSY
DG ENV
7 May 2014
LIFE 2014-2020 - Overview
Legal Framework
The LIFE Regulation (Regulation (EU) 1293/2013 of 20/12/2013)
The LIFE multiannual work programme 2014-2017 (Commission Decision 2014/203/EU of
19/03/2014)
Structure
Sub-programme for environment
 Environment & Resource Efficiency (ENV)
 Nature & Biodiversity (NAT, BIO)
 Environmental Governance & Information (GIE)
Sub-programme for climate action
 Climate Change Mitigation (CMM)
 Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
 Climate Change Governance & Information (GIC)
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LIFE 2014-2020 - Budget
LIFE 2014 to 2020: total budget of € 3.456,7 million
 Sub-programme for environment: € 2.592,5 million (75% of Life Budget)
 Nature & Biodiversity: € 1.155 million (55% of Env Sub-programme)
 Sub-programme for climate action: € 864,2 million (25% of the Life Budget)
81% of total budget for projects funded by action grants and financial instruments
with a maximum of 30% allocated to Integrated Projects.
Budget 2014-2017: € 1.796,3 million
 Sub-programme for environment: € 1.347,1 million
 Sub-programme for climate action: € 449,2 million
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LIFE 2014-2020 – New tools
Project types:
 Integrated projects
Technical assistance (for integrated projects)
 Capacity building
Preparatory projects (EC in cooperation with MS)
NB. Traditional projects continue to be funded! (cf. thematic priorities in Annex III of the
LIFE Regulation and project topics in the Multi-Annual Work Programme)
Funding rates (period 2014-2017):
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60% for traditional projects (up to 75% under the priority area Nature and Biodiversity
if it concerns priority habitats or species), for IPs, Technical Assistance Projects and
Preparatory Projects.

100% for capacity-building projects
New funding types: Innovative financial instruments (Natural Capital Financing Facility
(NCFF – biodiversity and climate action), and Private Finance for Energy Efficiency
(PF44EE – climate action)).
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS (IPs)
Definition (art. 2 of the LIFE Regulation)
"Integrated projects" means projects implementing on a large territorial scale, in
particular, regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national scale, environmental or
climate plans or strategies required by specific Union environmental or climate
legislation, developed pursuant to other Union acts or developed by Member States'
authorities, primarily in the areas of nature, including, inter alia, Natura 2000 network
management, water, waste, air and climate change mitigation and adaptation, while
ensuring involvement of stakeholders and promoting the coordination with and
mobilisation of at least one other relevant Union, national or private funding source,
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS (IPs)
For whom?
Mainly public administrations or other entities active in the field of environment
and climate protection, capable of coordinating, besides the IP, complementary
actions co-funded by additional public (preferably EU) or private funds.
What?
Implementing Union environmental and climate plans and strategies; large
scale; complementary actions with additional co-funding; involvement
stakeholders
Average size?
2 to 10 beneficiaries; EU contribution: average €10 million.
About three IPs to each Member State, ensuring at least one IP under SubProgramme for Environment, and at least one IP under Sub-programme for
Climate Action
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS- THE CONCEPT
Implementation of a Plan or Strategy means:
In a large geographical area/covering a significant number of cities (for air)
Target the implementation of all elements/actions of the plan in question
Not all aspects have to be covered by the LIFE IP itself
Capacity building aspects in the project
But there have to be longterm commitments to implement the entire plan in the
given geographical area by all relevant actors
N.B.: IPs help competent authorities do what is their legal obligation!
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS- THE CONCEPT
Plan/strategy implemented by the IP and complementary
actions:
Action 1
Action 2
….
Complementary actions/measures (co-)
financed by non-LIFE funds
(EU/national/private).
LIFE Integrated Project
LIFE co-financing:
60%
Beneficiaries contribution:
40%
No other EU funds used!!
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS- TWO PHASE APPLICATOIN
1st step: Concept note to be accompanied by the EU plan or strategy and a
Financial Plan to demonstrate compliance with the obligation to mobilise funds
 For the sub-programme for environment:
LIFE Call 2014 Indicative timetable
 Water: River Basin Management Plans
Traditional projects
 Air: Air Quality Management Plans
Call published
June 2014
 Waste: Waste management Plans
 Nature: Prioritised Action Frameworks
2nd step : The full proposal including full
Submission
Oct. 2014
Grants signed
July 2015
Reserve list
grants signed
Oct/Dec 2015
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Integrated projects
Call published
June 2014
Grants signed
Sept 2015
Submission
concept
note Oct.
2014
Submission
full proposal
Apr. 2015
Unused budget transferred to reserve
traditional projects Sept. 2015
set of forms and a letter of intent from at
least one other funding source (preferably EU Funding)
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WATER IP-RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN (RBMP)
Objective:
to improve water quantity, water quality, provide flood protection, protect
bathing & shellfish waters improve biodiversity and deliver recreation
benefits
Desired additional outcomes:
contribute
to
quantifying
and
improving
ecosystem
services;
deliver for N2000 in a whole river basin or large catchment, build resilience to
future climate change
Necessary elements:
land management and land use change; removal of hydromorpholgical
barriers, supplementary funding and complementary actions outside the
LIFE programme
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WATER IP-RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN (RBMP)
Water IPs should:
Implement a/parts of a River Basin Management Plan (RMBP) in line with the
Water Framework Directive
Draw in and target supplementary funding from EU sources (e.g. EARDF),
public funding sources (e.g. funds floods), private finance (e.g. water
companies, local business) and commitments to implement the whole plan in
a significant part of the catchment area
Involve local stakeholders and NGOs in decision making
Offer a blueprint for how to integrate EU, national and local priorities on the
ground
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Water IP – RBMP example:
Target whole river basin district
• Seek out synergies at the outset and plan
for multiple benefits
• Plan and implement measures to restore
to good status and achieve protected
area objectives
• Focus on improving compliance with
basic measures
• Targeted land use change to protect
sensitive areas and achieve good status
• Remove hydromorphological barriers
from source to sea
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Water IP - example
Continuous 5 m buffer strips on all
watercourses - protecting water and
offering terrestrial biodiversity benefits
Competent authority
Regular management & control:
Local public authority
LIFE
Bathing waters (land hydrologically
connected to bathing water):
Target uptake of measures that
reduce likelihood of faecal
pathogens entering waters
Local authorities
LIFE
Drinking water protected areas: Target
uptake of measures that reduce pesticides
and nutrients in binding agreements (e.g.
arable reversion, forestry)
NGO, competent authorities
LIFE
Reduce pollutant loss from
all agricultural land through
targeted advice and
inspections EU directive and
WFD basic measures
Competent authorities,
staeholders
European Agricultural
Fund for Rural
Development (EAFRD)
Wetland creation/restoration
To reduce nutrients, recreate pre- existing
wetlands, store flood waters
Pilot: NGO, competent authorities
Large scale: European Structural and
Investment Funds (ESIF)
Remove all
hydromorphological
barriers
European Structural and
Investment Funds (ESIF)
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Tools: Technical Assistance Project (TAs)
For whom?
For those who would like to submit an IP, but need assistance in finalising
the application
What?
Support in drafting the IP application; should be applied a year before the
intended IP
Average size?
Maximum 1% of the allocation for IP's => maximum 100.000€
Co-funding rate?
60%
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Much more information!
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm
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