Current EU Funds:

Funding Updates

A useful source of current funding opportunities in Europe can be found at http://www.welcomeurope.com/funding.asp.

We send regular updates to our members of relevant EU funding opportunities as they become available. If you are an IUCN member and would like to join this email list, please contact us at: europe@iucn.org

European Commission, DG Environment
For information on funding opportunities from DG
Environment and to download the newly available Handbook for Environmental Project Funding, which is a guide to finding European Union funding for environmental projects, visit: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm

Overview of EU Funding Programmes

Overview of EU Funding Programmes that are Relevant to Nature Conservation Organisations and the IUCN Constituency

Future EU Funds:

A summary of the most relevant funding opportunities for IUCN members in the new EU budget (2007 – 2013) can be found iin the following two documents:

 1. Relevant funding opportunities in the new financial perspectives 2007

 2. EU funding for nature conservation

Updates on Natura 2000 Financing

The European Commission announced that in its next budgetary period (2007 – 2013), it will take an integrated approach to financing Natura 2000, with financing opportunities becoming available under the following EU budgets: Rural Development, Structural/Regional, Fisheries and Environment (called LIFE+). We are sending email updates to our members on each of these, as the relevant Financial Regulations are adopted by the EU.

For more information on Natura 2000 Financing from the Rural Development Funds (2007 – 2013), see: Future Rural Development Funds

For more information on Natura 2000 Financing from the Structural Funds (2007 – 2013), see: Future Structural Funds

Future EU Development Co-operation Funding for Environment and Natural Resources (2007 – 2013)

On 23rd November 2005, IUCN, together with Birdlife International, WWF, FERN, IFAW, Conservation International, CAN-Europe and IIED, sent a contribution to the consultation organised by the European Commission (EC) on the Thematic Programme on Environmental and Natural Resources in EC External Relations (view PDF). The EC is now drafting a Communication to be sent to the European Parliament and the European Council early 2006. After internal EC approval, the Communication will be presented to the working group which involves the civil society, before being sent to the EP and the Council. We will keep you updated of its progress.

Future Environment Funding (LIFE+)

Future EU funding from DG Environment for implementing EU environmental policy will be available from the new budgetline LIFE+. For more information please see: LIFE+

For more information on the amendments to the LIFE+ proposal which were adopted by the European Parliament on the 23rd October, please visit this following link.

European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument

Future EU funding for some countries in the Mediterranean and Caucaus region will be available under this new budgetline. For more information please see: European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument

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