Germany

Overview

This document provides an overview of LIFE in Germany. It showcases key data and some of the latest LIFE projects.

You will also find contact details and other useful resources and a full list of current and recently-finished LIFE projects.

Every year calls for project proposals are launched covering the LIFE programme’s priority areas.

ABOUT LIFE The LIFE programme is the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action. It has been running since 1992 and has co-financed more than 4 500 projects across the EU and in third countries, mobilising over €9 billion and contributing more than €4 billion to the protection of the environment and climate. The budget for the LIFE programme for 2014–2020 is set at €3.4 billion in current prices, with a sub-programme for environment and a sub-programme for climate action.

Types of LIFE project: Other types of LIFE funding:  Traditional (Environment and Resource Efficiency; Nature  NGO operating grants and Biodiversity; Environmental Governance and  Natural Capital Financing Facility (NCFF) Information; Climate Change Mitigation; Climate Change  Private Finance for Energy Efficiency (PF4EE) Adaptation; Climate Governance and Information).  Integrated (Environment, Nature or Climate Action) NCFF and PF4EE are joint initiatives with the European  Preparatory Investment Bank, which manages the two funds.  Capacity-building For more information visit: http://ec.europa.eu/life

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LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency

This LIFE priority area is aimed at developing, testing and demonstrating best practices, solutions and integrated approaches to environmental challenges, as well as improving the related knowledge base. To date, the LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency strand (formerly the LIFE Environment Policy and Governance component) has co-financed 198 projects in Germany, representing a total investment of €510 million, of which €150 million has been provided by the EU. Completed projects focused mainly on the areas of clean technologies and wastewater treatment. Other popular themes included water supply and quality, site rehabilitation, reducing emissions and air pollution, eco-product design (ecological certification of products from sustainable marine aquaculture), the protection of nature and biodiversity in urban areas, forest management, agricultural waste, the treatment of hazardous substances (by facilitating the substitution of chemical substances); air pollution in the chemical industry; risk management (pollution control in groundwater); sludge treatment; groundwater protection; municipal waste; integrated waste management and energy supply. One project developed an integrated concept for the conservation of semi- natural grassland in Natura 2000 reserves in accordance with EU directives on habitats and species. Most projects were implemented by SMEs and international enterprises, followed by local and regional authorities and research institutions, and had durations of 24 to 69 months. There are six ongoing projects in Germany covering a variety of themes, including river basin management, water scarcity and water resource protection, wastewater treatment, energy efficiency, waste reduction and eco- products. The projects are being coordinated by a SME, public enterprises, two large enterprises and an international company. The duration foreseen is between 36 and 120 months. The project presented in the box below is an example of a successful LIFE Environment project in Germany. CLEAN AIR (CA) LIFE11 ENV/DE/000495

The CA project tackled the problem of continuing violations of air pollution limits by strengthening environmental governance and increasing access to justice, which helps to improve compliance with EU legislation. It empowered and motivated EU citizens and NGOs to campaign for effective air quality measures. The beneficiary organised ten workshops for NGOs during the project period. Those workshops imparted the knowledge necessary to enable organisations and affected citizens to sue institutions for the right to clean air. In Berlin, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, London, Bratislava and Lisbon, experts taught participants how to act in the most effective way during a lawsuit. The beneficiary managed to transfer the knowledge and experience, on supporting plaintiffs in lawsuits against non-compliance towards air quality targets, to NGOs across the EU. Thus, those NGOs are able to carry this knowledge further now. In total, nine European environmental NGOs joined forces under the framework of the project to tackle areas of urban air pollution, including private and public transport, inland and maritime ships, and construction machinery. Pilot actions were implemented, best practice models presented, and Low Emission Zones extended. The consortium also lobbied for stricter air pollution limits at EU level. Significantly, many of these initiatives are continuing after-LIFE. The most challenging aspect of the project was the cooperation with local authorities, some of whom proved less active in contributing than was expected. The project was innovative with regards to raising awareness of the issue of clean air in ports (sea and inland) among all stakeholders. An important deliverable was its manual "Clean Air in Ports", which was distributed to ports, ship owners, local authorities and major port cities, during events and by email. Elsewhere in Europe, among participating authorities, the city of Budapest agreed investments for 2016 to continue the renewal of the public buses by retrofitting and replacing them with greener alternatives, including 25 electric buses. CA - Clean Air’s demonstration value and socio-economic impacts were important, as the project addresses all aspects of transportation and air quality. The CA project actions have helped to implement the provisions of the Air Quality Directive and proposed revisions, as well as the Non Road Mobile Machinery Directive, and the Thematic Strategy on air pollution.

For further information: http://www.cleanair-europe.org

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LIFE Nature and Biodiversity

This LIFE priority area is aimed at developing, testing and demonstrating best practices, solutions and integrated approaches to contribute to the development and implementation of nature and biodiversity policy and legislation, as well as improving the related knowledge base. To date, the LIFE Nature and Biodiversity component has co-financed 134 projects in Germany. These represent a total investment of €356 million, of which €200 million was contributed by the EU. More than half of the completed projects targeted habitats such as wetlands, bogs, river landscapes, floodplains, pastures and forests (mainly in mountainous areas or alluvial forests), and dry grasslands (both mountainous and coastal). The species targeted were the freshwater mussel, the allis shad, the green club-tailed dragonfly, the fire-bellied toad, the common spadefoot toad, the great bustard, black-tailed godwits, the aquatic warbler, other wild birds, and bats. The beneficiaries were mostly regional authorities, NGOs and local authorities. The projects' durations ranged from 36 to 88 months. There are 35 ongoing projects. The majority are focused on improving and restoring habitats such as grasslands, rivers and watercourses, floodplains, bogs and mires, alluvial forests, bog woodlands, wetlands, oak woods, and sloping and transition mires. The species targeted include the corncrake, the marsh fritillary, the greater horseshoe bat, the violet copper, the black-tailed godwit, grassland meadow birds, the aquatic warbler and the lesser spotted eagle. One project aims to re-establish a lynx population in the Palatinate Forest. The projects’ average durations range from 48 to 90 months. The beneficiaries are mostly regional authorities, NGOs/foundations and park authorities. Presented in the box below is an example of a successful LIFE Nature project in Germany. Species conservation project Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) in parts of the Münsterland (North Rhine-Westphalia) (Schutz der Knoblauchkröte) LIFE11 NAT/DE/000348

The Schutz der Knoblauchkröte project met its main and secondary objectives and in many cases was able to surpass its goals. Through implementation of habitat management and restoration actions, it has contributed to a stabilisation of the population of common spadefoot toad in the project region. This was achieved through habitat improvement and direct species conservation actions in the five project areas, which represented its last known sites in the region. The breeding of the spadefoot toad surpassed original targets - with more than 50 000 individual toads reared. Through networking activities and increased targets at the project sites, more toads than originally foreseen could be released. The conservation status assessment of the sites shows a very good recovery: monitoring confirmed that populations have stabilised and that numbers of calling and migrating individuals are rising. The most important contribution of the project was the securing of areas and management measures in the project areas. However, isolation of sites and fragmentation is difficult to overcome and therefore showed that careful After-LIFE management would be necessary. The continuation of the project actions are outlined in its After-LIFE Conservation Plan, which was produced at the end of the project. This sets out for each action, a strategy on how the results achieved can be continued and also outlines a broader strategy on the replication and sustainability of the project objective regarding conservation approaches for the species. All project sites have a long-term nature conservation objective and continue to be managed beyond the project end date by the beneficiary and partners. The project was relevant for environmental policy issues. It contributed to the various European, national, and federal state biodiversity strategies, and focuses on the implementation of emergency management measures for a species listed under Annex IV of the Habitats Directive. It contributed with its knowledge and expertise to the further conservation of the species (e.g. through follow-up projects). The project, therefore, had a considerable demonstration value. The possibilities of rescue breeding of this species were not applied prior to the project in the region. The project established a reputation and considerable know-how in this area. It received frequent enquiries for cooperation from nature conservation organisations and private managers. Also, other LIFE projects benefited from the project’s rearing facilities, e.g. the facilities were frequently used as study visit sites by universities and practitioners. Several Bachelor and Master theses were also published during the project. A main deliverable was the publication of a book on the common spadefoot toad. Finally, the knowledge gathered from the successful rearing of the spadefoot toad was transferred and is currently being replicated in the 2016-26 LIFE IPE (Integrated Projects for Environment) project, ‘Atlantic region DE’.

For further information: http://www.knoblauchkroetenschutz.de

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LIFE Environmental Governance and Information

This priority area is aimed at raising awareness of environmental matters, supporting the communication, management and dissemination of environmental information, and promoting better environmental governance by broadening stakeholder involvement. The Environmental Governance and Information strand (formerly the LIFE+ Information and Communication component) has co-financed nine projects in Germany thus far. This represents a total investment of €26 million, of which €15 million was provided by the EU. Three projects under this component are closed. The B+B campaign project’s objective was to: improve awareness and understanding among corporate decision-makers about the environmental impacts of business operations and about business opportunities in relation to biodiversity conservation; and to promote biodiversity partnerships between businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders. The Netze des Lebens project raised awareness and increased acceptance of the necessity of connecting forest habitats, through the creation of green corridors for mobile species such as the wildcat. It was selected as one of the nine Best LIFE Nature projects in 2013. The Pro-Klima Autoklimaanlage project campaigned to reduce environmental pollution caused by vehicle air conditioning systems. Its results are described in detail in the box below. All projects were carried out by NGOs over an average period of 40 months. There are three ongoing projects under this strand. One aims to significantly reduce particulate matter caused by wood burning in seven EU Member States. Another is looking to improve biodiversity performance in the food chain. One project aims to empower NGOs and citizens to take part in public participation processes on the development or revision of air quality plans, to improve their access to justice by supporting their demand for air quality measures or, as a last resort, to initiate legal action. One project sets out to improve the image of the Natura 2000 network through an extensive communication and information campaign in Bavaria aimed at changing the perception and behaviour of relevant stakeholders. Another project aims to improve transboundary cooperation and population management of large carnivores in Europe. One last project has the overall goal of helping the implementation of the REACH directive. The projects are coordinated by NGOs, national and regional authorities, and have an average duration of 50 months. Presented in the box below is an example of a successful LIFE Information & Communication project in Germany.

Information campaign "Pro-Klima: Efficient car climatisation through natural cooling substances" (Pro-Klima Autoklimaanlage) LIFE09 INF/DE/000012

The Pro-Klima Autoklimaanlage project achieved its objective of increasing general awareness about air conditioning (AC) systems in cars and contributed to public and scientific discussion about cooling agents for these. The project team attracted media attention when a new EC directive (2006/40/EC "MAC directive") came into force at the beginning of 2013. This prohibits the use of mobile AC systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential (GWP) of more than 150 in passenger cars and small commercial vehicles. It required the replacement of existing cooling agents with a new one. Apart from the natural refrigerant CO2, the chemical R1234yf (tetrafluoropropene) had been presented as an alternative with a lower GWP.

However, the car manufacturer Daimler decided not to use R1234yf as a replacement for safety reasons. The European Commission (DG Enterprise) therefore initiated infringement proceedings against Daimler. However, other car manufacturers (VW, BMW) also chose to use CO2 as a cooling agent from 2016 onwards for new models. In addition, market leader Toyota decided to switch back to the “old” refrigerant R134a until the safety issues of R1234yf were clarified.

Such a controversial issue sparked considerable media interest and allowed the project to contribute to the discussion by bringing stakeholders together at workshops and during expert debates. This timely incident provided the Pro--Klima team with an opportunity to disseminate a large number of press releases and to provide journalists with information packs. In background briefings, journalists were informed about all aspects of the discussion. This enabled the Pro-Klima campaign to regularly present the complex issue of mobile AC systems on TV and radio programmes, as well as in the print media. During the project, car manufacturers and operators of vehicle fleets expressed the need for further clarifications on technical issues. By the end of the project, several large vehicle manufacturers decided to use CO2 from 2016 onwards.

Other beneficial project outcomes illustrated the need to consider not only environmental aspects in AC systems but also the safety side. The beneficiaries and other environmental organisations thus strongly advised against the use of R1234yf due to the risk of combustion at low temperatures and critical degradation products like hydrogen fluoride.

For further information: http://www.autoklimaanlage.info

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Sub-programme for Climate Action (LIFE 2014-2020)

LIFE Climate Change Mitigation and LIFE Climate Change Adaptation The Climate Change Mitigation priority area is helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, notably by contributing to the implementation and development of related policy and legislation, improving the knowledge base, developing integrated approaches, and developing and demonstrating innovative technologies, systems, methods and instruments. To date, the Climate Change Mitigation strand has co-financed two projects in Germany. One project aims to reduce CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands and providing guidelines for decision-makers and conservationists. The project is carried out by the NGO Naturschutzbund Deutschland and has a duration of 60 months. The second project will develop a new technology that will create significant savings of primary energy and CO2 emissions in energy-intensive industries and also eliminate the use of fluorinated gases. The Climate Change Adaptation priority area is supporting efforts to increase resilience to climate change, in particular by contributing to the implementation and development of related policy and legislation, improving the knowledge base, developing integrated approaches, and developing and demonstrating innovative technologies, systems, methods and instruments. The Climate Change Adaptation strand has co-financed three projects in Germany. These aim to: increase the resilience of EU agriculture to climate change by demonstrating sustainable best-practice adaptation measures with an ecosystem-based approach at farm level; optimise ecosystem services in vineyards by testing climate- adapted methods in viniculture; and integrate climate change adaptation into the work of local authorities. The above projects have durations of 40 to 60 months and are being implemented by three NGOs, a SME and a university. The total investment will reach €14 million, of which the EU is contributing €9 million.

Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland (LIFE Peat Restore) LIFE15 CCM/DE/000138

The overall objective of the LIFE Peat Restore project is to reduce CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands and providing guidelines for decision-makers and conservationists. The project aims to: restore degraded peatland sites; measure the change in greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands before and after restoration; model fluxes using the Greenhouse Gas Emission Site Types (GEST) approach; produce a handbook for the restoration and management of restored peatlands; and create guidelines with best practice scenarios for peatland use in relation to EU climate policy and legislation. The restoration of degraded peat deposits will be carried out in five countries in the North European Lowland on the Baltic coast – Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The handbook and guidelines will aim to inform the decision-making process of politicians, authorities and conservation managers responsible for the use of peatlands. The project will contribute to climate change mitigation in the project countries as well as to EU climate policy and mitigation-related goals in the area of land use (LULUCF) by providing robust carbon data from peatlands. Finally, the project aims to transfer the experiences gained to other European and non-European countries with similar peatland formations and climate conditions.

The project expects to:  Restore a total of 5 272.5 ha of degraded peatlands in five EU countries, so as to restart or increase the natural processes of peat accumulation in the degraded sites;  Demonstrate new approaches and methods for re-vegetation of open water bodies and bare peat in abandoned peat mining areas;  Establish vital peat-forming vegetation in flooded post-mining peat deposits and bare peat areas in Poland and Lithuania;  Monitor the success of measures in all types of peatland at project sites by applying GEST as a common methodology for modelling CO2 emissions;  Raise awareness of authorities, decision-makers, local people, experts and other relevant stakeholders of the impact on climate of peatland use and degradation;  Improve knowledge of the best practices for restoration via rewetting of different types of peatlands; and  Publish an internationally-applicable handbook on the restoration of different degraded mire habitats forming peat and storing carbon within the temperate Continental climate zone.

For further information: https://life-peat-restore.eu

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LIFE Climate Governance and Information The Climate Governance and Information priority area is promoting awareness-raising on climate matters, supporting the communication, management and dissemination of climate information, promoting more effective compliance with climate legislation, and encouraging better climate governance by broadening stakeholder involvement. To date, the Climate Governance and Information strand has co-financed one project in Germany. LIFE - Close the Gap aims to solve one of Europe’s major environmental challenges in road transport – the gap between official and real-world driving as regards CO2 emissions and fuel consumption figures. The total investment of this project will amount to €2 million, of which the EU will contribute €0.5 million. The project is being coordinated by the NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe over a period of 42 months, starting from August 2016. More details about this project can be found in the box below; its results will be added in due course.

Close the gap between official manufacturer's data and real world fuel consumption of cars (LIFE - Close the Gap) LIFE15 GIC/DE/000029

The LIFE - Close the Gap project aims to solve one of Europe’s major environmental challenges in road transport – the gap between official and real-world driving CO2 emissions/fuel consumption figures. The project will increase the positive impacts of the new test procedure WLTP and contribute to more transparent and realistic data on fuel consumption published. It will develop and advocate solutions in order to ensure that the gap does not widen. The objectives are two-fold. Firstly, to empower political decision-makers at European and national level to improve the legislation on CO2 emissions from vehicles and its implementation. Secondly, to empower Europe's consumers to make informed purchasing decisions and take action against the "undisclosed" real world figures.

The project expects to: set up emission and fuel consumption tests to evaluate the new test procedure WLTP, increase its positive impact and contribute to more transparent and realistic data; provide consumers and policymakers with background information to inform and empower them to act; organise expert conferences in Brussels and Germany to take up the results of the testing and propose solutions to emerging WLTP issues; conduct a legal study on consumer rights to transfer best practices in governance and to motivate the replication of the initiative; and to establish a solid networking at EU level among NGOs and decision-makers of EU Member States, the European Commission, European Parliament and relevant LIFE projects. By this, the project aims at triggering legal actions and initiating a public debate with regard to manipulations of fuel consumption data and consumer rights.

For further information: http://www.get-real.org

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LIFE Integrated projects for the Environment and Clima

This LIFE priority area is aimed at implementing on a large territorial scale (regional, multi-regional, national, trans-national) environmental or climate plans or strategies required by specific EU environmental or climate legislation, primarily in the areas of nature, water, waste, air and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Integrated projects ensure the involvement of stakeholders and promote the coordination with and mobilisation of at least one other relevant EU, national or private funding source. To date, three integrated projects have been co-financed in Germany. One project aims to achieve a good ecological status/potential of surface waters in the catchment area of the Lahn through a comprehensive, synergistic, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach. This project is being coordinated by the Hessian Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and will run for a period of 60 months, from January 2015. The second project aims to implement the Prioritised Action Framework (PAF) for Natura 2000 and achieve target 1 (Protect species and habitats) of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy for the Atlantic Biogeographical Region in Germany. Detailed objectives of this latter project can be found in the box below. The project’s website and results will be added in due time.

The third project will resolve the opposing interests of climate mitigation and nature conservation. Ten protected areas (PAs) in Germany and one in Luxemburg, as well as their surrounding buffer zones, and a model community are partners in the project and will act as initiators and incubators for low-carbon emission regions. The exemplary implementation of the EU 2020 target with a focus on oligotrophic habitats on sand in the Atlantic region of Germany (Atlantic region DE) LIFE15 IPE/DE/000007

The LIFE IP Atlantic region DE project aims to implement the Prioritised Action Framework (PAF) for Natura 2000 and achieve target 1 (Protect species and habitats) of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy for the Atlantic Biogeographical Region in Germany (not including coastal and halophytic habitats). To this end, it will draw up a strategy for improving the conservation status of habitats and species in the entire Atlantic region. The IP project will also implement concrete conservation actions for 15 characteristic habitats and 10 animal and plant species of sand landscapes of the Atlantic region. Working closely with local and regional stakeholders, it will provide support to maintain those habitats and species in a favourable condition and to improve those in an unfavourable condition.

In the short-term, the project will aim to reverse declining trends and improve the future prospects of these habitats and species. Furthermore, the project will act as a catalyst, creating collaborations at local, regional and national scales, and mobilising new actors as well as complementary funds.

Another important objective is to raise public awareness of the loss of biodiversity in the region and to highlight the steps that need to be taken to reverse this trend. The project aims to improve the acceptance for the implementation of actions and to mediate between the different interests of stakeholders.

Complementary actions will aim to improve the hydromorphological status of rivers in order to increase structural and species diversity. Buffer zones will also be established to support sustainable agricultural land use within and outside protected areas.

A range of measures will be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands, particularly in Lower Saxony. Furthermore, improved coordination and decision-making processes will facilitate permanent and more sustainable management of habitats and species.

For further information: http://www.sandlandschaften.de

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Find out more about LIFE and LIFE projects

Surf on the LIFE website The LIFE website provides a wealth of information on the LIFE programme: http://ec.europa.eu/life/

Search the LIFE projects database For further information on LIFE projects in Germany or LIFE projects in general, please consult the online LIFE projects database: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm

This easy-to-use database is the authoritative source of information on all ongoing and completed LIFE projects. It also provides information on the beneficiaries, their contact details, and the projects’ websites. Search via social media

twitter.com/LIFE_Pr http://www.facebook. www.flickr.com/ ogramme com/LIFE.programme photos/life_ programme Contact The National Contact Point for Germany

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit

Name: M. Holger GALAS M. Axel Benemann (Central coordination) Address: Robert-Schuman-Platz 3 D – 53175 Bonn Postfach 12 06 29 D- 53048 Bonn Tel: +49 228 305 2623 +49 228/305 2626 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://www.bmub.bund.de/themen/europa-international/europa-und-umwelt/life/

The Monitoring Team for Germany

NEEMO EEIG – Particip GmbH Address: Merzhauserstrasse 183 D - 79100 FREIBURG Tel: +49 761 790 74 0 E-mail: [email protected]

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Recently closed and ongoing LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency projects

Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Hamburg Water Cycle - LIFE10 http://www.hamburgwatercycl Jenfelder Au (HWC - Jenfelder ENV/D/000158 e.de/index.php/the-jenfelder- 09/2011–> 08/2016 Au) au-quarter.html Demand Response in Industrial LIFE11 http://www.drip-project.eu/ Production (DRIP) ENV/D/000340 09/2012–> 08/2014

Sustainability Maker (SuM) LIFE11 http://sustainabilitymaker.org/ ENV/D/000342 06/2012–> 05/2015

Material Advanced Recovery LIFE11 http://www.marss.rwth-aachen.de Sustainable Systems (MARSS) ENV/D/000343 09/2012–> 08/2015

CLEAN AIR (CA) LIFE11 http://www.cleanair-europe.org ENV/D/000495 09/2012–> 11/2015

Novel purification technique LIFE11 for the treatment of waste air ENV/D/001073 http://granuform-projekt.de/ in the manufacturing process 07/2012–> 07/2014 of paraformaldehyde (Abluftreinigungsverfahren) A novel and highly sustainable LIFE13 http://www.celstab.eu feminine pad product (LIFE+ ENV/D/001131 07/2014–> 12/2017 CELSTAB) SAFR – Storage Application For LIFE13 http://www.safr-project.org Renewables (LIFE-SAFR) ENV/D/001213 06/2014–> 05/2017

INADAR - Innovative and LIFE14 ecological approach for dam ENV/D/000851 http://inadar.eu 08/2015–> 01/2019 restoration (LIFE+ INADAR) Isobel - Integrated SOlutions LIFE15 https://www.geo.uni- for BEd Load management ENV/D/000162 augsburg.de/en/chairs_professorshi (LIFE+ - Isobel) ps/phygeo/projects/hydrology/ISOB EL/ 07/2016–> 12/2019

Demonstration of smart LIFE16 actuators to reduce water ENV/DE/000550 https://www.life-smartwater.com/ losses and energy 07/2017–> 06/2020 consumption in water supply infrastructures in Europe (LIFE SmartWater)

Recently closed and ongoing LIFE Nature & Biodiversity projects

Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Rhine wetlands near Rastatt LIFE09 http://www.rheinauen-rastatt.de/ (Rheinauen bei Rastatt) NAT/DE/000004 01/2011 –> 12/2015

Woodlands and river valleys on LIFE09 http://www.life-steigerwald.eu/ the Steigerwald slopes near NAT/DE/000005 10/2010 –> 12/2014 Iphofen (Steigerwaldrand Iphofen) Optimisation of NATURA- LIFE09 http://www.wald-wasser-wildnis.de/ 2000-habitats in the National NAT/DE/000006 01/2011 –> 12/2015

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Park Eifel Wald – Wasser - Wildnis) Sustained, favourable LIFE09 http://www.bergwiesen- management and NAT/DE/000007 winterberg.de improvement of mountain hay 01/2011 –> 12/2015 meadows near Winterberg (Bergmähwiesen Winterberg) Conservation and restoration LIFE09 http://www.alosa-alosa.eu of the Allis shad in the Gironde NAT/DE/000008 01/2011 –> 12/2015 and Rhine watersheds (Alosa alosa) Rebuilding and preserving LIFE09 http://www.life-moore.de/ hanging bogs, raised bogs and NAT/DE/000009 transitional mires including the neighbouring habitats in the 01/2011 –> 12/2016 Hunsrueck and Eifel regions (Rhineland-Palatinate) (Hang- und Hoochmoore) Reestablishment of the Marsh LIFE09 http://www.stiftung-naturschutz- Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) NAT/DE/000010 sh.de/index.php?id=797 09/2010 –> 12/2018 (LIFE-Aurinia) Habitat improvement for LIFE10 http://www.naturschutz.landbw.de/s endangered animals and NAT/DE/000005 ervlet/is/78395/ plants in the NATURA 2000 09/2011 –> 08/2016 areas of Stromberg, Heckengäu and Schönbuch (LIFE rund ums Heckengäu) Conservation, regeneration and LIFE10 http://www.biostationeuskirchen.de/ development of matt-grass NAT/DE/000006 aktuelle-projekte-der-biostation- meadows in the highlands of euskirchen.php 10/2011 –> 09/2016 the Eifel in North Rhine- Westphalia (Allianz Borstgrasrasen) Dry, calcareous habitats in the LIFE10 http://www.vielfalt-auf-kalk.de cultural landscape of Höxter NAT/DE/000007 09/2011 –> 08/2016 (KTKK HX) Rur and Kall – fluvial habitats LIFE10 http://www.biostation-dueren.de (Rur und Kall) NAT/DE/000008 01/2012 –> 12/2016

Acidophilous oak woods with LIFE10 http://www.life-eichenwaelder.de/ bogs and heaths (Eichenwälder NAT/DE/000009 01/2021 –> 12/2016 bei Wesel) River and floodplain LIFE10 http://www.life-rhein-emmerich.de improvement Emmericher NAT/DE/000010 Ward within the EU Bird Area 01/2012 –> 12/2017 Unterer Niederrhein (Emmericher Ward) Waterlogging and grassland LIFE10 http://www.wiesenvoegel-life.de extensification in Lower NAT/DE/000011 Saxony to improve habitats of 11/2011 –> 10/2020 the Corncrake (Crex crex) and the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Improvement of the breeding LIFE10 http://www.lugv.brandenburg.de/cm and feeding habitats for the NAT/DE/000012 s/detail.php/bb1.c.316066.de Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), as well as for the Corn Crake (Crex crex) and the 10/2011 –> 03/2017 Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) in the SPA “Schorfheide-Chorin” (Schreiadler Schorfheide) Re-wetting valuable raised LIFE11 http://www.life- bogs in the northern Hannover NAT/DE/000344 moorgeest.niedersachsen.de 09/2012 –> 08/2023

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Region (Hannoversche Moorgeest) Vineyards and orchards on LIFE11 http://www.mainmuschelkalk.de Muschelkalk limestone NAT/DE/000345 08/2012 –> 10/2017 (MainMuschelkalk) Greater horseshoe bat in LIFE11 http://www.lbv.de/unsere- Upper Palatinate: Optimization NAT/DE/000346 arbeit/life-natur-projekte/life- of habitats and public projekt-hufeisennase.html 06/2012 –> 03/2017 perception (Große Hufeisennase Bayern) Grassland for meadowbirds LIFE11 http://www.life-wiesenvoegel- (Grassland for meadowbirds) NAT/DE/000347 niederrhein.de 09/2012 –> 03/2021

Species conservation project LIFE11 http://www.knoblauchkroetenschutz Common Spadefoot (Pelobates NAT/DE/000348 .de fuscus) in parts of the 10/2012 –> 12/2016 Münsterland (North Rhine- Westphalia) (Schutz der Knoblauchkröte) Stabilisation of the core LIFE11 http://www.life-limosa.de/ population of the Black-tailed NAT/DE/000353 10/2012 –> 12/2022 Godwit and protection of Dunlin and Ruff (LIFE LIMOSA) Heathland alliance: Biodiversity LIFE12 http://www.life-heide-allianz.de/ and habitat network in NAT/DE/000091 Nördlinger Ries and in the 08/2013 –> 09/2018 Wörnitz Valley (LIFE Heide- Allianz) Bogs, flowing waters and LIFE12 http://www.nationalpark- nardus grasslands in the NAT/DE/000093 bayerischer-wald.de/life 10/2013 –> 09/2018 Bavarian Forest National Park (LIFE+Nationalpark BayWald) Rhine bend in Orsoy in the bird LIFE12 http://www.orsoyer-rheinbogen.eu/ sanctuary "Lower Rhine Area" NAT/DE/000133 10/2013 –> 03/2018 (Life Orsoyer Rheinbogen) Conservation and restoration LIFE12 http://www.life-eggemoore.de/ of raised bogs in southern NAT/DE/000136 07/2013 –> 06/2018 Egge mountainsLIFE-Projekt Egge-Moore) LIFE sand grasslands in the LIFE12 http://www.sandrasen.de/ area Dahme-Seengebiet (LIFE NAT/DE/000144 07/2013 –> 06/2019 Sandrasen) Conservation and restoration LIFE13 of alluvial forests and bog NAT/DE/000091 http://www.feuchtwaelder.de 07/2014 –> 09/2022 woodland in Brandenburg (LIFE

Feuchtwälder) Ville Forests (LIFE Forests- LIFE13 07/2014 –> 06/2019 waterworlds) NAT/DE/000147 http://www.villewaelder.de/

Restoration and conservation LIFE13 of sloping and transition mires NAT/DE/000406 http://life-moore.de in low mountain range 01/2015 –> 12/2020

Hunsrück (area Hochwald) (LIFE Hochwald) Reintroduction of lynxes (Lynx LIFE13 lynx carpathicus) in the NAT/DE/000755 http://www.luchs-rlp.de Palatinate Forest Biosphere 01/2015 –> 09/2021

Reserve (LIFE Luchs Pfälzerwald) LIFE FLOODPLAIN AMPHIBIANS LIFE14 (LIFE Auenamphibien) NAT/DE/000171 http://www.life-auenamphibien.com 01/2016 –> 12/2023

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Restoration of the river Isar LIFE14 and its floodplains in the NAT/DE/000278 http://www.flusserlebnis-isar.de 10/2015 –> 12/2022 region of the lower Isar valley

(LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar) Hessische Rhön – Mountain LIFE15 grasslands, rough grazing and NAT/DE/000290 http://biosphaerenreservat- 10/2016 –> 09/2022 their birds (LIFE Rhön rhoen.de/life-berggruenland-rhoen grassland birds)

Improvement of habitats and LIFE15 population connectivity for NAT/DE/000743 http://www.bs-

endangered amphibians in the aachen.de/de/projekte/amphibienve 01/2017 –> 12/2025 cityregion of Aachen (LIFE- rbund/ Amphibienverbund)

Development of a habitat LIFE15 network for the Violet Copper NAT/DE/000745 https://www.bs-

to promote a sustainable aachen.de/de/projekte/patchesandc 01/2017 –> 12/2022 metapopulation (LIFE-Patches orridors/ & Corridors) Protection of meadow birds in LIFE16 coastal areas of Vorpommern NAT/DE/000592 http://www.life-limicodra.de/ 10/2017 –> 09/2025 (Germany) (LIFE Limicodra)

Management of yellow bellied LIFE16 toad and other amphibians in NAT/DE/000660 N/A 03/2018 –> 03/2026 dynamic habitats (LIFE BOVAR)

Recently closed and ongoing LIFE Environmental Governance and Information projects Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Information campaign"Pro- LIFE09 http://www.autoklimaanlage.info Klima: Efficient car INF/DE/000012 climatisation through natural 09/2010 –> 08/2013 cooling substances" (Pro-Klima Autoklimaanlage) CLEAN HEAT: Reducing LIFE14 particulate matter caused by GIE/DE/000490 http://www.clean-heat.eu 08/2015 –> 01/2019 wood burning (LIFE - CLEAN

HEAT) Biodiversity in Standards and LIFE15 Labels for the Food Industry GIE/DE/000737 http://www.business-biodiversity.eu 08/2016 –> 01/2020 (LIFEBioStandards)

Legal Actions on Clean Air LIFE15 (LIFE Legal Actions) GIE/DE/000795 http://www.right-to-clean-air.eu 08/2016 –> 11/2019

Natura 2000 - the European LIFE16 nature network - seeing - GIE/DE/000012 http://www.anl.bayern.de/projekte/li

understanding - experiencing - fe_projekt/index.htm 08/2016 –> 11/2019 shaping it (LIFE living Natura

2000)

Improving human coexistence LIFE16 with large carnivores in Europe GIE/DE/000661 https://www.eurolargecarnivores.eu

through communication and / 09/2017 –> 02/2022 transboundary cooperation

(LIFE EUROLARGECARNIVORES) Enabling REACH consumer LIFE16 information rights on GIE/DE/000738 https://www.askreach.eu/ chemicals in articles by IT- 09/2017 –> 08/2022

tools (LIFE AskREACH)

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Ongoing LIFE Climate Change Mitigation and LIFE Climate Adaptation projects Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Reduction of CO2 emissions by LIFE15 restoring degraded peatlands CCM/DE/000138 https://life-peat-restore.eu in Northern European Lowland 07/2016 –> 06/2021

(LIFE Peat Restore)

Demonstration of an LIFE16 innovative energy conversion CCM/DE/000085 N/A technology for waste heat 09/2017 –> 02/2021 recovery in the glass industry and other EIIs (LIFE GreenPower) Sustainable adaptation of LIFE15 typical EU farming systems to CCA/DE/000072 https://agriadapt.eu climate change (LIFE AGRI 09/2016 –> 12/2019

ADAPT)

Optimizing Ecosystem Services LIFE15 in Viniculture facing Climate CCA/DE/000103 http://www.life-vinecos.eu Change (LIFE VinEcoS) 07/2016 –> 06/2020

Integration of climate change LIFE15 adaptation into the work of CCA/DE/000133 http://life-local-adapt.eu local authorities (LIFE LOCAL 07/2016 –> 06/2021

ADAPT)

Ongoing LIFE Climate Governance projects Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Close the gap between official LIFE15 manufacturer's data and real GIC/DE/000029 http://www.get-real.org world fuel consumption of cars 08/2016 –> 01/2020

(LIFE - Close the Gap)

Ongoing LIFE Integrated projects Project Title Project Number Website Click on the icon to Project duration read the project summary Living River Lahn - one river, LIFE14 http://www.lila-livinglahn.de many interests (Living River IPE/DE/000022 01/2015 –> 12/2023 Lahn) The exemplary implementation LIFE15 of the EU 2020 target with a IPE/DE/000007 http://www.sandlandschaften.de focus on oligotrophic habitats 10/2016 –> 09/2026 on sand in the Atlantic region of Germany (Atlantic region DE) LIFE-IP ZENAPA (LIFE-IP LIFE15 ZENAPA) IPC/DE/000005 http://zenapa.eu/ 11/2016 –> 10/2024

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