INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

INTRODUCTION TO EU FUNDING FOR NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS

14 March 2014 Anouska Plasmeijer

EU Relations Officer

IUCN European Union Representative Office

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RELEVANT PROGRAMMES

• DG ENVIRONMENT

– Life+

• DG DEVELOPMENT

– European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

– Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)

Thematic Programme on Global Public Goods and Challenges;

EU Biodiversity for Life Flagship Programme

DG Regional Policy

– European Regional Development Fund

– The Cohesion Fund

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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

DG ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND

CLIMATE ACTION: LIFE

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LIFE OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET

Contribute to the implementation, updating

and development of EU environmental

policy and legislation by co-financing

pilot or demonstration projects with

European added value

Budget 2014-2020 :

EUR 3.6 billion

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• ENVIRONMENT

– "Environment and Resource Efficiency" - innovative solutions for

implementing environment policy and integrating environmental

objectives in other sectors;

– "Nature and Biodiversity“ - develop best practices to halt biodiversity

loss and restore ecosystem services (N2000 sites);

– "Environmental Governance and Information" - promote knowledge

sharing, dissemination of best practices, better compliance

– Financial support to European NGO’s

• CLIMATE ACTION

– "Climate Change Mitigation" - reduction of greenhouse gases

– "Climate Change Adaptation" - increasing resilience

– "Climate Governance and Information“ - increasing awareness

LIFE DETAILS

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ELIGIBILITY • BENEFICIARIES

– Research centres, authorities,

training centres, federations,

unions, states,

administrations, agencies,

SMEs, universities,

associations, NGO’s

• REGIONS

– European Union, Candidate

countries, European

Economic Area, Balkans

(including FYROM and

Turkey), ENP

• SELECTION PROCEDURE

– National LIFE agency in each

Member State

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FURTHER INFORMATION ON LIFE+

• LIFE+ WEBSITE

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm

• NATIONAL CONTACTS

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/contact/nationalcontact/index.htm

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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

DG DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD INSTRUMENT

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ENI OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET

Promote enhanced political cooperation

and progressive economic integration

between the Union and the partner

countries

Budget 2014-2020:

EUR €15.432,63 million

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ENI DETAILS

• ENI replaces ENPI (European Neighbourhood and Partnership

Instrument) from 2007-2013

6 TARGETS:

1. Foster human rights and fundamental freedoms, rule of law, equality,

sustainable democracy, good governance, civil society

2. Integration into EU internal market and enhanced co-operation

3. Well managed mobility of people and promotion of people-to-people

contacts

4. Encourage development, poverty reduction, internal economic,

social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate

action and disaster resilience

5. Confidence building, contribution to security and the prevention and

settlement of conflicts.

6. Enhance sub-regional, regional and Neighbourhood wide

collaboration as well as Cross-Border Cooperation

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ENI PARTNER COUNTRIES

ENI SOUTH

• Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,

Lebanon, Libya, Morocco,

Palestine, Syria*, Tunisia

ENI EAST

• Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

* suspended due to the political situation

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ENI DETAILS

HOW SUPPORT IS GIVEN

• Bilateral programmes covering support to one partner country;

• Multi-country programmes which address challenges common to

all or a number of partner countries, and regional and sub-regional

cooperation between two or more partner countries;

• Cross-Border Cooperation programmes between Member States

and partner countries taking place along their shared part of the

external border of the EU (including Russia).

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ENI COOPERATION PRIORITY AREAS

• Boosting small businesses

• Civil-society engagement

• Climate change action

• Easier mobility of people

• Energy cooperation

• Gender equality promotion

• Gradual economic integration

• People-to-people contacts

• Transport connections

• Youth and employment