LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012
Environment Policy & Governance LIFE PROJECTS 2012 LIFE Environment Environment Introduction to LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012 LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012: Commission funds 146 innovation projects in 18 countries with €136.8 million The European Commission has approved funding for 146 new environmental innovation projects in 18 countries under the LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance programme 2012. These projects will demon- strate new methods and techniques for dealing with a wide diversity of Europe’s environmental problems. The projects are led by ‘beneficiaries’, or project promoters, based in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slove- nia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. They represent a total investment of €298.5 million, of which the EU will provide some €136.8 million. LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance in LIFE has co-financed some 3 900 projects, contrib- 2012 uting approximately €3.1 billion to the protection of the environment. LIFE+ is the European financial in- The Environment Policy & Governance strand of LIFE+ strument for the environment with a total budget of supports pilot projects that contribute to the develop- €2 143 billion for the period 2007-2013. During this ment of innovative policy ideas, technologies, meth- period, the Commission is launching one call for LIFE+ ods and instruments. Of the 743 proposals received, project proposals per year. the Commission selected 146 projects for funding from a wide range of public and private sector organi- LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance is one of three sations. The winning projects, situated in 18 Member thematic components under the LIFE programme.
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