1. 16.3.2011 Pekka Harju-Autti Senior Adviser Min. of Env’t, Finland Project financing in Life+

2. LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance demonstration or innovation (or support to forest monitoring) LIFE+ Information & Communication awareness raising campaign (or training for forest fire agents) LIFE+ Nature 25% concrete conservation actions (2 exceptions: marine Natura 2000 inventories + support to monitoring) best practise or demonstration LIFE+ Biodiversity 25% concrete conservation actions demonstration or innovation

3. Estonia Since the launch of the LIFE programme in 1992, a total of 27 projects have been financed in Estonia. Of these, 10 focus on environmental innovation, 13 on nature conservation, 3 on capacity building and one on information and communication. These projects represent a total investment of €27.6 million, of which €12.9 million has been provided by the European Union. Finland Since the launch of the LIFE programme in 1992, a total of 118 projects were financed in Finland. Of these, 66 focused on environmental innovation, 51 on nature conservation, and one on Information and Communication. These projects represented a total investment of €193.1 million, of which €84.3 million was contributed by the European Union. Some history…

4. Themes of Life+ cover all fields of EU environmental policy 50% Not very succesful Most interesting?

5. -Duration 2-5 years (average 4a) -2-6 beneficiaries (1 enough!) -The coordinating beneficiary is often from public sector (cities, municipalities, universities, regional env’l centres, private companies…) -COM pays 50% (in some exceptions higher) -Transnationality is not necessary -Not much bureaucracy (compared to some other EU fundings),flexibility (COM asks for corrections) -High success rate (1/3 !) Typical Life+ project

6. Progress since the start of LIFE+ More Money! More projects! Better Chances!

7. Euroopa Komisjon LIFE+ Infoseminar 2011 Euroopa Komisjon avab veebruaris 2011 viienda taotlusvooru LIFE+ programmi raames, kus on võimalik kolme teema all kuni 265,36 miljoni euro suurust kaasfinantseeringut taotleda: loodus ja mitmekesisus, keskkonnapoliitika ja valitsemine ning info ja kommunikatsioon. Euroopa Komisjon koostöös Stella Consulting’u ja MWH’ga organiseerib Eestis LIFE+ programmi infoseminari. Seminari eesmärk on anda 2011. aasta taotlusvooru potentsiaalsetele taotlejatele ülevaade LIFE+ programmist, aidata otsustada, kas esitada LIFE+ taotlus või mitte ning aidata vältida levinumaid probleeme taotluse esitamisel. Seminar toimub 16. märtsil 2011 Keskkonnaministeeriumis, Tallinnas Lisainfot leiab ka LIFE kodulehelt: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm 21.3. Life+ 2011 Suomen informaatioseminaari järjestetään SYKE:ssä klo 9-16. Tilaisuudessa jaetaan tietoa 4.5. avautuvasta Life+ 2011 hakukierroksesta ja kerrotaan hakemuksen vaatimusten täyttämisestä ja hyvän hakemuksen tekemisestä.

8. LIFE+ 2011 call for proposals 28 February 2011 The 2011 call for proposals has been published on 26/02/2011, with a deadline for submission for the 18/07/2011. Provisional calendar of the LIFE+ 2011 selection procedure 26/02/2011 Publication of the call 18/07/2011 Deadline for applicants to send proposals to Member State authorities 09/09/2011 Deadline for the Member States to forward proposals to the European Commission September 2011 to March 2012 Admissibility, exclusion and eligibility, evaluation and revision of the proposals May-June 2012 Signature of individual grant agreements 01/06/2012 Earliest possible starting date for the 2010 projects

9. What makes a good proposal? Has a logical link between the environmental problem, its objectives, actions and expected results Properly targeted environmental problem Actions are well described and quantified Project has been well thought, taking in buffer times and tackling all likely constraints Well described existing situation - including local policy framework if relevant

10. What makes a good proposal? Proposal has been discussed with relevant stakeholders Realistic planning If previous similar LIFE projects exist, a description of how the proposed project has taken the findings of the previous projects into account Costs are properly justified and allocated Proper quantification of the results and the environmental impact

11. Thanks for your attention - hope to see you 21.3. in Helsinki!