November 1, 2006—The European Commission has approved funding for 50 new environmental innovation projects in 14 countries under the LIFE-Environment program 2006. According to the Commission, these projects will demonstrate new methods and techniques for dealing with a wide diversity of Europe’s environmental problems.
The projects are based in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. They represent a total investment of €214 million, of which the EU will provide just under €66 million.
The Commission received 464 proposals for funding through the LIFE-Environment program from a wide range of public and private sector organizations. The projects selected by the Commission will apply ground-breaking technology to solve environmental problems.
Projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of economic activities (15) take the largest share of EU funding (approximately €24 million). Water management is the second most popular theme with 15 projects (€18.5 million). A further 14 projects deal with waste management, sharing around 15 million. Three projects address the reduction of the environmental impact of products and services (€5 million). Finally, three projects cover land-use development and planning (€3 million).
For more information visit the EU’s Introduction to LIFE Projects page.
