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INTRODUCTION TO EU FUNDING FOR NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS 14 March 2014 Anouska Plasmeijer EU Relations Officer IUCN European Union Representative Office INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

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 11

DG ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION: LIFE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE 12

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 13

LIFE DETAILS • 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 14

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 15

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 16

DG DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD INSTRUMENT Picture Source: https://www.pism.pl/index/?id=d1eb4985123f83a3414f41fffe4dde42 INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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). 21

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 22