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LIFE for nature: Why Europe’s flagship environmental programme must remain part of the next EU budget

For over 30 years, the LIFE programme has proven its worth as a highly effective resource for financing nature protection and restoration across Europe. It’s also widely considered one of the EU’s best performing funds.

Despite its vital role, however, the programme now risks being scrapped from the next EU budget, which would effectively remove the only dedicated source of EU funding for biodiversity in Europe.

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