LIFE Programme
Funds environmental programs that improve ecosystem restoration, climate adaptation, and energy-transition readiness.
The LIFE Programme is the EU's dedicated funding instrument for environment, nature, and climate action, with a budget of approximately EUR 5.4 billion for 2021–2027. It is one of the EU's longest-running programmes, having financed more than 6,500 projects across Europe since its creation in 1992. LIFE is structured into four sub-programmes: Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality o…
Nature and Biodiversity; Circular Economy and Quality of Life; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Clean Energy Transition.
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