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Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

Andreas Baumüller

Biodiversity Policy Officer

abaumueller@wwfepo.org

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photos: A. Baumüller, A. Landmann, F. Glaser, A. Vorauer, WWF Canon Sanches & Lope

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

LIFE+FROM FUNDING CHEMICALS TO BROWN BEARS

1. Pillar: Nature and Biodiversity

€ 1.000.000.000 for nature

2. € 500.000.000 from LIFE+

3. later: NGO core grant

1. Fill the gap (€ 350 versus 2 billion)!

2. Crucial for all NGO‘s in Europe!

„Non-Regulation“ for the EC & MS

� 12 % goes to transnational projects

� 75 % co-financing for priority species/habitats

� European selection process

� Distribution of money (45 % based on nature)

� Size of project no selection criteria

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

LIFE+FROM FUNDING CHEMICALS TO BROWN BEARS

1. Pillar: Nature and Biodiversity

3. later: NGO core grant

1. Fill the gap (€ 350 versus 2 billion)!

2. Crucial for all NGO‘s in Europe!

„Non-Regulation“ for the EC & MS

� 12 % goes to transnational projects

� 75 % co-financing for priority species/habitats

� European selection process

� Distribution of money (45 % based on nature)

� Size of project no selection criteria

2. € 835.929.510 from LIFE+

€ 1.671.859.020 for nature

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

29 September 2004

EC: Proposal on LIFE+

26 April 2005

EP Env. Committee: Recommendation for 1st reading

07 July 2005

EP Plenary: Vote - first reading

02 December 2005

Council of Environment: Partial political agreement

26 May 2006

EC: Revised budget

27 June 2006

Environment Council: Agreement on LIFE+

14 September 2006

EP Env. Commitee: Recommendation for 2nd reading24 October 2006

EP Plenary: Vote - second reading

28 November 2006

Conciliation Committee: Constitutive meeting

27 March 2007

Conciliation Committee: Political agreement

23 May 2007

EP Plenary: Vote - conciliation

14 May 2007:

Environment Council: Agreement conciliation

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11 May 2005

EC: Size of project (letter P. Carl)

08 March 2005

EP Plenary: Resolution on Financing Natura 2000

03 February 2005

EP Env. Committee: Opinion Financial Perspective

28 September 2007

EC: Guidlines LIFE+

Autumn 2007

WWF Proposals

30 November 2007

WWF applications

09 June 2007:

Publication in the Official Journal L 149

WWF: 13 briefings/position papers

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity

LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

LIFE+ Information and Communication

39 % of the budget

39 % of the budget

22 % of the budget

TOTAL BUDGET: € 2,143 billion for 2007 - 2013

NEW!

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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LIFE+ Nature+ Demonstration of best practice for implementing the Birds and Habitats Dirctive

+ Demonstration of innovative projects for implementing Biodiversity Action Plan

LIFE+ Biodiversity

- Natura 2000 sites

- Species of the annex of the BHD

- Concrete conservation actions

- Infrastructure and equipment costs eligible at 100 %

- Enhancing terrestrial and marine biodiversity

- Without regard to the Natura 2000 status

- Concrete conservation actions

- Infrastructure and equipment costs partially eligible

Co-financing 50 % (75 %)

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Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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Priority objectives:Climate change, water, air, soil, urban environment, noise, chemicals,

environment and health, waste and natural resources, forests, „innovation“

strategic approaches

Co-financing max. 50 %

Pririty area of actions: Example Climate Change:Ensuring the implementation of EU

commitments under The Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change and Developing a post-2012-strategy and implementation programme

+ Implementation of Community environmental policy

It contributes to:

+ Development of innovative policy approaches, technologies, instruments, etc.

+ Knowledge base as regards environment policy and legislation

+ Monitoring of environmental pressures

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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Priority objectives:Implementing communication and awareness raising campaigns on

environmental, nature protection or biodiversity conservation issues

Co-financing max. 50 %

Pririty area of actions: Disseminating information, raising awareness and develop

specific skills on environmental issues

It contributes to:

+ Ensuring regular and effective information flow to provide the basis for policy

decissions on the environment

+ Provide accessible information to citizens on the state and trends of the

environment

Andreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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European Commission:+ organises annual calls+ select, revises and monitors projects+ makes payments

- external experts for selection and revision of proposals

- external monitoring teams for monitoring of ongoing projectes

with support of

Member States:

+ forward all project proposals to the European Commission

+ set national priorities and objectives (from 2008 onwards)+ prepare comments on proposals

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Application guidlines and forms published

Submission of proposal to national authority

Information to unsuccessful beneficiaries

Provisional list of projects

Draft grant agreements to beneficiaries

Start of the project

28/09/07

30/11/07

01/05/0815/10/08

01/01/2009

16/02/08

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� Proposal on CD Rom in .pdf

� Resubmission of missing documents is possible

� Overhead costs: max. 7 % of total budget

� Concrete actions (if needed): min. 25 % of total budget

� Inform national desk officer of LIFE+

� Inform A. Baumueller/WWF EPO (abaumueller@wwfepo.org)

� EC likes communication

� ......... the bigger the better!

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htmAndreas BaumuellerBiodiversity policy officer

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Thank you!