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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-203/annex/division-7/division-7.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/203",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 19 March 2014 on the adoption of the LIFE multiannual work programme for 2014-17 (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/203/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-203",
  "path": "annex/division/7/division/7.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "7.1",
  "heading": "Sub-programme for Environment",
  "text": "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.\nDue 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.\nIt 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.\nEnvironment and Resource Efficiency\nProjects according to Article 18(a) and (b) of the LIFE Regulation\nThematic priorities\nQuantitative outcomes\nQualitative outcomes\nTargets/Milestones 2017\nWATER (including the marine environment)\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects addressing (inland/transitional/coastal) water bodies with bad ecological status\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards good ecological status at project level\n80 %\nNo. of water bodies with poor ecological status targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nWater bodies (inland/transitional/coastal) covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to improve their ecological status\n100\nWASTE\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects aiming at the achievement of EU legal waste targets and the implementation of the waste hierarchy (adequate waste management).\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards adequate waste management\n80 %\nNo. of additional municipalities or regions Union-wide with inadequate waste management targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nMunicipalities or regions covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to reach adequate management of waste\n20\nRESOURCE EFFICIENCY (including soil, forests, and green and circular economy)\nNo. 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).\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards implementing aspects of green circular economy\n80 %\nNo. of additional companies Europe-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nAdditional companies covered by ongoing or finalised implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to implement green circular economy\n10\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects implementing the objectives of the Union’s policy in the area of soil protection.\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards maintaining or improving soil functions\n80 %\nHa of land Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nLand covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to maintain and improve soil functions.\n2 000\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects promoting the implementation of the European Forest Strategy.\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards implementation of the European Forest Strategy\n80 %\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to provide data for the European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC)\n80 %\nENVIRONMENT and HEALTH (including chemicals and noise)\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects implementing Union policy on chemicals including projects promoting the substitution of substances and exposure minimisation\nPercentage 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\n80 %\nNo. of persons Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised projects aiming at reducing chemicals\nPersons 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\n50 000\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects funded targeting noise reduction\nPercentage 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\n80 %\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions targeting noise reduction progressing towards reducing noise exposure by at least 3 dB\n80 %\nNo. of persons Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised noise projects\nPersons benefitting from ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions set up to reduce noise levels by at least 3 dB\n10 000\nAIR quality and emissions (including urban environment)\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects contributing to the achievement of EU legal air quality targets and to the implementation of the air quality management.\nPercentage 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:\nin Air Quality zones where pollutant levels are above targets established by law: projects foresee to reach/surpass these targets on project levels;\nwhere Air Quality policies are being developed and implemented: projects foresee to develop new measures, methods or techniques that can serve as models for Union policy development.\n80 %\nNo. of persons targeted by ongoing or finalised air quality projects\nPersons covered by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions progressing towards reaching or surpassing the relevant Union air quality target.\n1 million.\nNature and Biodiversity\nProjects according to Article 18 (a), (b) and (c) of the LIFE Regulation\nThematic priorities\nQuantitative outcomes\nQualitative outcomes\nTargets/milestones 2017\nNATURE\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects targeting habitats or species in less than favourable/not secure conservation status\nPercentage 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\n100 %\nNo. of habitats targeted by ongoing or finalised projects in less than favourable/secure conservation status\nPercentage of habitats or species or Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised projects that are progressing towards an improved conservation status\n10 % of the habitats targeted\nNo. of species targeted by ongoing or finalised projects in less than favourable/secure conservation status\n10 % of the species targeted\nNo. of the Natura 2000 sites/ha of Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\n10 % of the Natura 2000 sites/ha of Natura 2000 sites targeted\nBIODIVERSITY\nNo. of ongoing or finalised projects targeting the implementation of targets 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions to improve or restore the targeted ecosystems\n80 %\nNo. of ecosystem types and ha of ecosystem surfaces targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nPercentage of ecosystem types or surfaces targeted by ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions and progressing towards improvement or restoration\n10 % of the ecosystem types targeted\n10 % of the ecosystem surfaces targeted\nIntegrated Projects (IPs) — according to Article 18(d) of the LIFE Regulation\nThematic priorities\nQuantitative outcomes\nQualitative outcomes\nTargets/Milestones 2017\nWATER (including the marine environment)\nNo. of all river basin districts (RBD) Union-wide targeted by ongoing or finalised water IPs\nPercentage of RBD covered by water IPs\n3 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of river basin management plans (RBMP)\nPercentage of IPs set up to implement compliant and efficient RBMP in the covered RBD, in conformity with the Water Framework Directive\n100 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of RBMP\nPercentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IPs\n100 %\nWASTE\nNo. of regions Union wide covered by ongoing or finalised waste IPs\nPercentage of regions covered by waste IPs\n2 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Waste Management Plans (WMP) and/or Waste Prevention Programmes (WPP)\nPercentage 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.\n100 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of WMP and/or WPP\nPercentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IP\n100 %\nAIR quality and emissions (including urban environment)\nNo. of persons from regions Union wide targeted by ongoing or finalised Air IPs\nPercentage of total Union population from regions covered by air quality IPs\n3 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Air Quality Plans and Programmes (AQPP)\nPercentage 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.\n100 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of AQPP\nPercentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IPs\n100 %\nNATURE\nNo. of Natura 2000 sites targeted by ongoing or finalised nature IPs\nPercentage of Natura 2000 sites covered by nature IPs\n4 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IPs targeting the implementation of Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAFs)\nPercentage of IPs set up to implement PAFs to ensure adequate management of Natura 2000 sites\n100 %\nNo. of ongoing or finalised IP targeting the implementation of PAFs\nPercentage of IPs, where complementary funding mobilised through the IPs is greater than the total value of the budgets of these IP\n100 %\nInformation and governance\nProjects according to Article 18(h) of the LIFE Regulation\nThematic priorities\nQuantitative outcomes\nQualitative outcomes\nTargets/milestones 2017\nINFORMATION AND AWARENESS\nNo. 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)\nPercentage 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\n80 %\nNo. stakeholders and citizens targeted by ongoing or finalised projects, unaware of the environmental objectives regarding which awareness is to be raised\nPercentage 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)\n25 %\nNo. of stakeholders and citizens targeted by ongoing or finalised projects\nActive 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)\n> 500 000\nENFORCEMENT\nNo. of projects targeting improved compliance and enforcement of EU environmental law\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised projects implementing replicable or transferable actions progressing towards an improved compliance or enforcement\n10 %\nNGO\nNo. of interventions by NGOs receiving operating grants in consultations on EU environmental policy\nPercentage of increase of interventions supporting EU policy\n12 %\nOther projects\nProjects according to Article 18(e) and (f) of the LIFE Regulation\nQuantitative outcomes\nQualitative outcomes\nTargets/milestones 2017\nTechnical assistance projects\nNo. of ongoing or finalised technical assistance projects\nOngoing or finalised technical assistance projects preparing IPs.\n10 preparing Nature IPs, 5 preparing Waste, Water or Air IPs\nNo. of ongoing or finalised technical projects\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised technical assistance projects leading to EU LIFE integrated projects of improved quality\n90 %\nCapacity building projects\nNo. of projects dedicated to capacity building\nPercentage of ongoing or finalised capacity building projects progressing towards an increase in uptake in the Member States concerned\n90 %\nNo. of successful action grant applications originating from Member States with ongoing capacity building projects\nIncreased 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)\n5 %",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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."
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