1992: LIFE, A EU PROGRAMME TO PROTECT THE NATURE

Source: ec.europa.eu

In 1992 LIFE "came to life".

What is LIFE?

According to their site, LIFE is a EU programme dedicated to the environment. Its general objective is contributing to sustainable development and to the achievement of the objectives of the European Strategy. 

And what does LIFE do?

The main things that this program does is supporting financial development and interventions destined to the preservation of Nature and sustainable development of urban and rural environments.

Since 1992 the EU has financed more than 4000 LIFE projects, 699 projects of which have been financed in Spain. Of these, 434 focus on environmental innovation, 256 on nature conservation and nine on information and communication. These projects represent a total investment of €1.1 billion, of which €530 million have been contributed by the European Union.

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Many LIFE projects in Spain are related to the preservation of endangered species. For example, you can look at the project to protect the Iberian lynx here. 

You can find more information about LIFE on the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment's page: 

http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ministerio/servicios/ayudas-subvenciones/programa-life/default.aspx

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Sources: 
- http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/
- http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/countries/spain.html