Life+, the new European program for the financial support of products and technologies that protect the environment, was established by (EC) Regulation N° 614/2007 of the European Parliament and Council of 23/05/2007. It took over from the previous LIFE programme (Environment, Nature and Third Countries), the Community Framework Program for cooperation for sustainable urban development, the Community action program for the promotion of non-governmental Organizations dedicated to environmental protection issues and the Forest focus program.

The goal of LIFE+ is to contribute towards the development, implementation and updating of Community policy and legislation in the environmental sector.

LIFE+ co-finances actions with European added value in favour of the environment of the European Union and certain third countries. The projects can be proposed by public and private institutes, organizations or operators.

LIFE+ comprises three different subjects:
Nature and Biodiversity. The Nature projects contribute towards the implementation and development of the "Birds", "Habitat" directives and the Natura 2000 network. The Biodiversity projects focus on innovative practices able to stop the loss of biodiversity in Europe.

Environmental policy and governance. Supports innovative or demo projects concerning pioneering solutions relating to important environmental issues.

Information and communication. Supports projects that deal with communication actions and campaigns to arouse awareness about environmental issues, as well as training initiatives and campaigns for the prevention of forest fires.

More details can be obtained from the following links:
info@ascot.it