What is LIFE-Nature?

The purpose of LIFE-Nature is to contribute to the maintenance or restoration of natural habitats and the population of species of wild fauna and flora. More specifically, it aims to contribute to the implementation of the “Birds” (79/409/EEC) and “Habitats” (92/43/EEC) Community directives and, in particular, to the establishment of the European network of protected areas – NATURA 2000 - aiming at the on-site management and conservation of the most valuable fauna and flora species and habitats in the Union. LIFE-Nature projects must incorporate the dissemination of knowledge.

In the Candidate countries associated to LIFE, LIFE- Nature shall have similar objectives, applied to sites of international importance. It shall also pave the way towards setting up NATURA 2000 in those countries.