1. The new governance focus of the future LIFE Programme (2014-2020) ADAM D NAGY DIRECTORATE D - I MPLEMENTATION, G OVERNANCE & S EMESTER DG ENV

2. LIFE+ Opportunities  LIFE+ has as horizontal objective to broaden stakeholder involvement  LIFE+ provides funds for a number of networks  LIFE+ includes a priority area named "Environment Policy & Governance„  LIFE+ funds a series of projects that focus on better implementation and enforcement of EU environmental and climate legislation, mostly under the priority area "Nature and Biodiversity"

3. LIFE+  Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)  General objectives include:  improvement of the quality of the environment  implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate policy  to support better environmental and climate governance at all levels, including better involvement of civil society, NGOs and local actors;  support the implementation of the 7th EAP

4. The Opportunities in the future LIFE Programme: A new Priority Area Governance & Information:  Supports information and awareness raising projects and activities and facilitates knowledge sharing;  Supports communication, management and dissemination of information, including development of cooperation platforms and training;

5. The Opportunities in the future LIFE Programme: A new Priority Area (2)  Supports measures to ensure a more effective compliance with and enforcement of EU environmental and climate legislation: projects for the development and dissemination of best practices for enforcement and compliance;  Promotes better governance and supports environmental NGOs

6. The Opportunities in the future LIFE Programme: A new Priority Area (3) In the LIFE Multiannual Work Programme for 2014-2017 the following is provided for on access to justice (agreed by the Member States in the LIFE Committee, adoption foreseen: March 2014):  Awareness-raising and training on access to justice in the field of environment,  including on how to ensure and measure the efficiency and effectiveness of judicial review procedures, Targeted groups: judiciary, bodies responsible for the administration of justice, public administrations, and public interest lawyers.

7. The Opportunities in the future LIFE Programme: A new Priority Area (4)  Promoting non-judicial conflict resolution  Projects aimed at promoting non-judicial conflict resolution as a means of finding amicable and effective solutions for conflicts in the environmental field,  for example by activities and events aimed at training practitioners or sharing best practice and experience in the use of mediation in the field of the environment.

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