The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. After 22 years, €3.4 billion and 4.170 projects, the LIFE Programme continues to finance actions for the environment and climate action.

Under this topic, projects shall lead to a smart and outcome-based implementation of the EU nature and biodiversity legislation and the EU biodiversity strategy for 203015. Only wild flora and fauna and natural and semi-natural habitats may be targeted. They shall fall under at least one of the two following areas of intervention:

1. Intervention area: “Space for Nature”
2. Intervention area: “Safeguarding our species”

60%

75% if your project is a ‘project targeting exclusively priority habitats/species’ (75%), i.e. targets exclusively:

• a priority habitat or species for the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive 92/43, as listed in the relevant annexes of this Directive
• a bird species considered as “priority for funding” by the Committee for Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress set up pursuant to Article 16 of the EU Birds Directive 2009/147
• a habitat type or species listed in the annexes of the Habitats Directive 92/43, the conservation status of which has been assessed as unfavorable-bad and with a declining trend (U2-) in the most recent available EU- and national-level biogeographical region assessments
• a habitat type or species (other than bird species) the EU-level threat status of which has been assessed as “endangered” or worse in the most up-to-date published version of a European species red list or habitats red list, including in territories not covered by these lists
• any other habitat or species in territories not covered by the European species or habitats red lists, the threat status of which has been assessed as “endangered” or worse in the most up-to date published version of global International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red lists of species or habitats
• in exceptional cases and subject to peer reviewed scientific evidence, any newly described species that should be considered as threatened but has not yet been the subject of an IUCN red list assessment at EU or global level.

• Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
• Environment and Climate Change
• Public Administration
• Regional Development
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Water - Management of Water Resources

• Associations
• Businesses
• Central Government
• Educational Institutions
• Farmers Unions
• Farmers, Agriculturalists
• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• Legal Entities under Public Law
• Local Authorities
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• Semi-governmental organisations
• Services Providers
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• State-owned Enterprises

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
  • non-EU countries:
    • listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (list of participating countries)
• the coordinator must be established in an eligible country

Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register — before submitting the proposal — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation). For the validation, they will be requested to upload documents showing legal status and origin.

Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc (see section 13 of call document).

Department of Environment

Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
www.lifecyclamen.com.cy

Persons to Contact 
Marilena Papastavrou
Environment Officer, National Contact Point for Environment
Telephone: +357 22 408 926
Email: mpapastavrou@environment.moa.gov.cy

Chrystalla Papastavrou
Environment Officer, National Contact Point for Climate
Telephone: +357 22 408 962
Email: cpapastavrou@environment.moa.gov.cy

CINEA-LIFE-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu

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