Division 7.1 Sub-programme for Environment
United Kingdom
For the sub-programme for environment, the general objectives defined in Article 3(1), the specific objectives set out for each priority area in Articles 10, 11, and 12 as well as the performance indicators set out in Article 3(3) of the LIFE Regulation are taken into account.
| Due to the bottom-up approach and the great variety of environmental and climate change challenges addressed by the LIFE programme and the limited funds available to address them, despite the introduction of thematic priorities and project topics, the uptake of projects in specific areas is uncertain and quantative targets therefore cannot be defined ex ante for most of the priority areas covered and objectives pursued, with the exception of the thematic priorities for nature. | |||
| It is expected that between 2015 and 2017, 6,900 waterbodies throughout the Union improve their ecological status, 1,4 % of them (100) due to a LIFE contribution. | |||
| Environment and Resource Efficiency | |||
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| Projects according to Article 18(a) and (b) of the LIFE Regulation | |||
| Thematic priorities | Quantitative outcomesf1 | Qualitative outcomes | Targets/Milestones 2017 |
| WATER (including the marine environment) | No. of ongoing or finalised projects addressing (inland/transitional/coastal) water bodies with bad ecological status | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards good ecological status at project level | 80 % |
| No. of water bodies with poor ecological status targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Water bodies (inland/transitional/coastal) covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to improve their ecological status | 100f2 | |
| WASTE | No. of ongoing or finalised projects aiming at the achievement of EU legal waste targets and the implementation of the waste hierarchy (adequate waste management). | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards adequate waste management | 80 % |
| No. of additional municipalities or regions Union-wide with inadequate waste management targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Municipalities or regions covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to reach adequate management of waste | 20 | |
| RESOURCE EFFICIENCY (including soil, forests, and green and circular economy) | No. of ongoing or finalised projects implementing the targets of Union policy and legislation regarding in the area of resource efficiency (not including soil and forests). | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards implementing aspects of green circular economy | 80 % |
| No. of additional companies Europe-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Additional companies covered by ongoing or finalised implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to implement green circular economy | 10 | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised projects implementing the objectives of the Union’s policy in the area of soil protection. | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards maintaining or improving soil functions | 80 % | |
| Ha of land Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Land covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to maintain and improve soil functions. | 2 000 | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised projects promoting the implementation of the European Forest Strategy. | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards implementation of the European Forest Strategy | 80 % | |
| Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to provide data for the European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC) | 80 % | ||
| ENVIRONMENT and HEALTH (including chemicals and noise) | No. of ongoing or finalised projects implementing Union policy on chemicals including projects promoting the substitution of substances and exposure minimisation | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards reaching or surpassing the relevant Union chemical substance target on project level | 80 % |
| No. of persons Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects aiming at reducing chemicals | Persons covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to reduce adverse effects of chemicals on health and environment, including estimates over the long term effects | 50 000 | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised projects funded targeting noise reduction | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards reaching or surpassing the relevant Union noise reduction target on project level | 80 % | |
| Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions targeting noise reduction progressing towards reducing noise exposure by at least 3 dB | 80 % | ||
| No. of persons Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised noise projects | Persons benefitting from ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to reduce noise levels by at least 3 dB | 10 000 | |
| AIR quality and emissions (including urban environment) | No. of ongoing or finalised projects contributing to the achievement of EU legal air quality targets and to the implementation of the air quality management. | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards reaching or surpassing the relevant Union air quality target on project level:
| 80 % |
| No. of persons targeted by ongoing or finalised air quality projects | Persons covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions progressing towards reaching or surpassing the relevant Union air quality target. | 1 million. | |
| Nature and Biodiversity | |||
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| Projects according to Article 18 (a), (b) and (c) of the LIFE Regulation | |||
| Thematic priorities | Quantitative outcomes | Qualitative outcomes | Targets/milestones 2017 |
| NATURE | No. of ongoing or finalised projects targeting habitats or species in less than favourable/not secure conservation status | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects set up to improve the conservation status within the meaning of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds | 100 % |
| No. of habitats targeted by ongoing or finalised projects in less than favourable/secure conservation status | Percentage of habitats or species or Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised projects that are progressing towards an improved conservation status | 10 % of the habitats targeted | |
| No. of species targeted by ongoing or finalised projects in less than favourable/secure conservation status | 10 % of the species targeted | ||
| No. of the Natura 2000 sites/ha of Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | 10 % of the Natura 2000 sites/ha of Natura 2000 sites targeted | ||
| BIODIVERSITY | No. of ongoing or finalised projects targeting the implementation of targets 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions to improve or restore the targeted ecosystems | 80 % |
| No. of ecosystem types and ha of ecosystem surfaces targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Percentage of ecosystem types or surfaces targeted by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards improvement or restoration | 10 % of the ecosystem types targeted | |
| 10 % of the ecosystem surfaces targeted | |||
| Integrated Projects (IPs) — according to Article 18(d) of the LIFE Regulation | |||
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| Thematic priorities | Quantitative outcomes | Qualitative outcomes | Targets/Milestones 2017 |
| WATER (including the marine environment) | No. of all river basin districts (RBD) Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised water IPs | Percentage of RBD covered by water IPs | 3 % |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of river basin management plans (RBMP) | Percentage of IPs set up to implement compliant and efficient RBMP in the covered RBD, in conformity with the Water Framework Directive | 100 % | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of RBMP | Percentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IPs | 100 % | |
| WASTE | No. of regions Union wide covered by ongoing or finalised waste IPs | Percentage of regions covered by waste IPs | 2 % |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Waste Management Plans (WMP) and/or Waste Prevention Programmes (WPP) | Percentage of IPs set up to provide compliant and efficient WMP and/or WPP in the covered Region, in conformity with Articles 28 and 29 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC. | 100 % | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of WMP and/or WPP | Percentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IP | 100 % | |
| AIR quality and emissions (including urban environment) | No. of persons from regions Union wide targeted by ongoing or finalised Air IPs | Percentage of total Union population from regions covered by air quality IPs | 3 % |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Air Quality Plans and Programmes (AQPP) | Percentage of IPs set up to implement compliant and efficient AQPP in regions covered, in conformity with Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. | 100 % | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of AQPP | Percentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IPs | 100 % | |
| NATURE | No. of Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised nature IPs | Percentage of Natura 2000 sites covered by nature IPs | 4 % |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAFs) | Percentage of IPs set up to implement PAFs to ensure adequate management of Natura 2000 sites | 100 % | |
| No. of ongoing or finalised IP targeting the implementation of PAFs | Percentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IP | 100 % | |
| Information and governance | |||
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| Projects according to Article 18(h) of the LIFE Regulation | |||
| Thematic priorities | Quantitative outcomes | Qualitative outcomes | Targets/milestones 2017 |
| INFORMATION AND AWARENESS | No. of ongoing or finalised projects aimed at raising the awareness of citizens, enterprises, local authorities, registered non-governmental (NGO) and other civil society organisations (stakeholders and citizens) | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions progressing towards covering more than two other areas beyond the project area and more than one language | 80 % |
| No. stakeholders and citizens targeted by ongoing or finalised projects, unaware of the environmental objectives regarding which awareness is to be raised | Percentage of increase of stakeholders and citizens targeted by awareness raising projects implementing replicable or transferable actions becoming aware of the environmental policy objectives pursued by these projects as measured in ex-ante and ex-post surveys (carried out by LIFE projects or other entities) | 25 % | |
| No. of stakeholders and citizens targeted by ongoing or finalised projects | Active participation of stakeholders and citizens in awareness raising activities offered by projects implementing replicable or transferable actions (e.g. participation in surveys, volunteering, participation in guided tours, downloading of information, submission of questions) | > 500 000 | |
| ENFORCEMENT | No. of projects targeting improved compliance and enforcement of EU environmental law | Percentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions progressing towards an improved compliance or enforcement | 10 % |
| NGO | No. of interventions by NGOs receiving operating grants in consultations on EU environmental policy | Percentage of increase of interventions supporting EU policy | 12 % |
| Other projects | |||
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| Projects according to Article 18(e) and (f) of the LIFE Regulation | |||
| Quantitative outcomes | Qualitative outcomes | Targets/milestones 2017 | |
| Technical assistance projects | No. of ongoing or finalised technical assistance projects | Ongoing or finalised technical assistance projects preparing IPs. | 10 preparing Nature IPs, 5 preparing Waste, Water or Air IPs |
| No. of ongoing or finalised technical projects | Percentage of ongoing or finalised technical assistance projects leading to EU LIFE integrated projects of improved quality | 90 % | |
| Capacity building projects | No. of projects dedicated to capacity building | Percentage of ongoing or finalised capacity building projects progressing towards an increase in uptake in the Member States concerned | 90 % |
| No. of successful action grant applications originating from Member States with ongoing capacity building projects | Increased relative share of successful applications originating from Member States with ongoing or finalised capacity building projects compared to uptake between 2010 and 2012 (in percent) | 5 % | |
Annotations
Footnotes
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Due to the bottom-up approach and the great variety of environmental and climate change challenges addressed by the LIFE programme and the limited funds available to address them, despite the introduction of thematic priorities and project topics, the uptake of projects in specific areas is uncertain and quantative targets therefore cannot be defined ex ante for most of the priority areas covered and objectives pursued, with the exception of the thematic priorities for nature.
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It is expected that between 2015 and 2017, 6,900 waterbodies throughout the Union improve their ecological status, 1,4 % of them (100) due to a LIFE contribution.
Notes on Division 7
Footnotes
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See also the Programme Statement in the Draft Budget for 2014, COM(2013) 450, p. 181ff. N.b.: Indicators and targets in the Programme Statement were drawn up by the Commission on the basis of its proposal from 2011. During the legislative procedure several changes were introduced: capacity and technical assistance projects were introduced, the total budget was lowered by 15 % and the amount for Nature and Biodiversity was increased to 55 % of the resources allocated to projects (i.e. reducing the amount earmarked for Environment and Resource Efficiency), the co-funding rate was raised to 60 % or more for all projects for the period 2014-20, thematic priorities were introduced, and the percentage of integrated projects was reduced to 30 % of the resources allocated to action grants. The outcomes and targets were therefore adapted accordingly.