LIFE-Environment: 53 environmental innovation projects selected
The 2006 LIFE-Environment projects will be implemented in 14 EU countries
(Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom).
The 66 million from LIFE will contribute to a total investment of
215 million. Demonstration projects addressing the environmental
impact of economic activities (15) take the largest share of EU funding
(some 24 million, or 36 percent of the total EU funding).
Water Management is the second most popular theme with 15 projects
sharing 18.5 million, or 28 percent of the total. A further 14
projects deal with waste management, sharing almost 15 million
(i.
e, 23 percent of the total). Three projects address the reduction of the
environmental impact of products and services (just over 5 million, or
8 percent of the total EU funding). Finally, three projects cover land-use
development and planning, sharing over 3 million (5 percent of the EU
funding available).
In addition, 7.2 million will be used to co-finance 3 LIFE Environment
'preparatory' projects. These aim to provide direct input to European policy
development in separate thematic areas: air pollution, an EU Environmental
Technologies Verification Scheme (EU ETV), and the safe disposal of surplus
mercury.
Contact information | n/a |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/lifeflash/lifenews09_06.htm#newprojects |
Source of information | LIFE News |
Keyword(s) | environmental innovation projects |
Subject(s) | NATURAL MEDIUM |
Relation | initiatives/life/fol871304 |
Geographical coverage | EU |
News date | 02/10/2006 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |