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LIFE programme, the Glossary

Index LIFE programme

The LIFE programme (French: L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement) is the European Union's funding instrument for the environment and climate action.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Biodiversity loss, BirdLife International, Birds Directive, Chernobyl disaster, Circular economy, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Directorate-General for Climate Action, Directorate-General for the Environment, Environmental monitoring, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, European Commission, European Currency Unit, European Investment Bank, European Union, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Habitat conservation, Habitats Directive, Le Monde, Natura 2000, Rhine, Single European Act, Site of Community Importance, Special Protection Area, Sustainable development, Zostera.

  2. 1992 establishments in Europe
  3. European Union and the environment

Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity loss happens when plant or animal species disappear completely from Earth (extinction) or when there is a decrease or disappearance of species in a specific area.

See LIFE programme and Biodiversity loss

BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

See LIFE programme and BirdLife International

Birds Directive

The Birds Directive (formally known as Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds) is the oldest piece of EU legislation on the environment and one of its cornerstones which was unanimously adopted in April 1979 as the Directive 79/409/EEC.

See LIFE programme and Birds Directive

Chernobyl disaster

The Chernobyl disaster began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, close to the border with the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union.

See LIFE programme and Chernobyl disaster

Circular economy

A circular economy (also referred to as circularity or CE) is a model of resource production and consumption in any economy that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible.

See LIFE programme and Circular economy

Climate change adaptation

Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to the effects of climate change.

See LIFE programme and Climate change adaptation

Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.

See LIFE programme and Climate change mitigation

Directorate-General for Climate Action

The Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), est.

See LIFE programme and Directorate-General for Climate Action

Directorate-General for the Environment

Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the Environmental policy of the European Union.

See LIFE programme and Directorate-General for the Environment

Environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring is the processes and activities that are done to characterize and describe the state of the environment.

See LIFE programme and Environmental monitoring

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

---- The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) is the European Commission agency which manages decarbonisation and sustainable growth.

See LIFE programme and European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).

See LIFE programme and European Commission

European Currency Unit

The European Currency Unit (⟨⟩, ECU, or XEU) was a unit of account used by the European Economic Community and composed of a basket of member country currencies.

See LIFE programme and European Currency Unit

European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the 27 member states.

See LIFE programme and European Investment Bank

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

See LIFE programme and European Union

Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is an Executive Agency of the European Commission.

See LIFE programme and Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Habitat conservation

Habitat conservation is a management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore habitats and prevent species extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range.

See LIFE programme and Habitat conservation

Habitats Directive

The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention. LIFE programme and habitats Directive are European Union and the environment.

See LIFE programme and Habitats Directive

Le Monde

Le Monde (The World) is a French daily afternoon newspaper.

See LIFE programme and Le Monde

Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. LIFE programme and natura 2000 are European Union and the environment.

See LIFE programme and Natura 2000

Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

See LIFE programme and Rhine

Single European Act

The Single European Act (SEA) was the first major revision of the 1957 Treaty of Rome.

See LIFE programme and Single European Act

A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a species and may also contribute significantly to the coherence of Natura 2000, and/or contributes significantly to the maintenance of biological diversity within the biogeographic region or regions concerned. LIFE programme and site of Community Importance are European Union and the environment.

See LIFE programme and Site of Community Importance

Special Protection Area

A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

See LIFE programme and Special Protection Area

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

See LIFE programme and Sustainable development

Zostera

Zostera is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass, or simply seagrass or eelgrass, and also known as seaweed by some fishermen and recreational boaters including yachtsmen.

See LIFE programme and Zostera

See also

1992 establishments in Europe

European Union and the environment

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIFE_programme

Also known as EU LIFE+ 2009 Program, LIFE+, The LIFE Programme.