LIFE Nature Governance and Information — Standard Action Projects
Funds standard projects that raise awareness of nature conservation and support compliance and access to justice in nature and biodiversity law.
Proposals are expected to define, calculate and explain an ambitious, credible conservation-benefit impact, and show how that impact will be sustained and replicated over the long term. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds for judging that impact are set out in section 9 of the call document. Applications are prepared using the standard LIFE application form and a detailed budget table, and go t…
The Commission funds Standard Action Projects that improve nature and biodiversity governance and information at all levels, without funding on-the-ground conservation work itself. Eligible work covers raising awareness of nature conservation's benefits, supporting compliance assurance with nature and biodiversity policy and legislation, and supporting access to justice in nature and biodiversity legal matters.
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