LIFEnews October 2013

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October 2013 Accession opens door fully to Croatia LIFE On 1 July 2013, Croatia became the 28th Member State of the European Union (EU). The accession means Croatia-based environmental and nature conservation projects are now fully eligible for LIFE+ programme co- funding. Read more >> ANNOUNCEMENTS 01 October RESTORE river project hosts final international conference 10 October SOL-BRINE project shares water management knowhow 11 October New EU forest strategy moves 'out of the forest' 14 October LIFE encourages you to join the Natura 2000 Communication Platform! 16 October Herman Van Rompuy launches LIFE OZON project 18 October LIFE project gives moorland a heather haircut 21 October Italian LIFE+ project data creates buzz among insect experts 24 October Nordic platform meeting hailed a success 28 October Flying the red- breasted goose conservation flag' 28 October Towards sustainable European construction through recycled gypsum 30 October LIFE project highlights biodiversity threat from ornamental plants View other announcements >> PROJECT SUMMARIES Read the latest project summaries KEEP IN TOUCH No need to surf to get informed about LIFE. Subscribe here. Follow us on Facebook: Click here. Follow us on Twitter: Click here. Follow us on Flickr: Click here. KH-AX-13-009-EN-N ISSN: 1725-1877 Croatia gets the LIFE bug "Interest in LIFE in Croatia is high," says Biserka Puc of the Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection. "People are calling pretty often and they are already preparing for the new LIFE programme." Ms Puc is the National Focus Point for Croatia, and she emphasises that a wide range of potential beneficiaries... Read more >> Featured Video This video documentary highlights the main objectives and results of the LIFE+ EFRUD (LIFE09 ENV/IT/000107) project. A useful video to understand concepts such as Green urban distribution, KM0 products, Urban Sustainability, Quality of life in European urban areas and Smart Cities... View Video >> FORTHCOMING EVENTS 15 /11 Crop for better soil project at BioCultura fair Madrid, Spain 14-15 /11 Aquatic warbler Baltic Conference Vilnius, Lithuania 18-19 /11 Final conference of LIFE+ alluvial habitats project Mohács, Hungary 19-20 /11 International Conference on Air Quality Programmes Brussels, Belgium 21-22/11 Platform Meeting on 'Alternative Future Urban Mobility' Berlin, Germany View other events >> About this e-mail LIFEnews is issued every month by the LIFE Unit of the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment. The content of the newsletter does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the institutions of the European Union. Visit the LIFE programme website at: http://ec.europa.eu/life Subscription To subscribe and unsubscribe to LIFEnews, please go to the EUROPA mailing lists © European Union, 2013 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged

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October's LIFEnews focuses on the EU's newest member, Croatia. A review article highlights a range of LIFE projects already undertaken in Croatia, under the LIFE Third Countries component. In this month's case study article, we speak to the National Focus Point for Croatia about the country's experience with LIFE so far and the priorities for the future.

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October 2013

Accession opensdoor fully to CroatiaLIFEOn 1 July 2013, Croatiabecame the 28th MemberState of the European Union(EU). The accession meansCroatia-based environmentaland nature conservationprojects are now fully eligiblefor LIFE+ programme co-funding.Read more >>

ANNOUNCEMENTS01 October RESTORE riverproject hosts finalinternational conference

10 October SOL-BRINE projectshares water managementknowhow

11 October New EU foreststrategy moves 'out of theforest'

14 October LIFE encouragesyou to join the Natura 2000Communication Platform!

16 October Herman VanRompuy launches LIFE OZONproject

18 October LIFE project givesmoorland a heather haircut

21 October Italian LIFE+ projectdata creates buzz amonginsect experts

24 October Nordic platformmeeting hailed a success

28 October Flying the red-breasted goose conservationflag'

28 October Towardssustainable Europeanconstruction through recycledgypsum

30 October LIFE projecthighlights biodiversity threatfrom ornamental plants

View other announcements>>

PROJECT SUMMARIES

Read the latest projectsummaries

KEEP IN TOUCH

No need to surf to getinformed about LIFE.Subscribe here.

Follow us on Facebook: Clickhere.

Follow us on Twitter: Clickhere.

Follow us on Flickr: Clickhere.

KH-AX-13-009-EN-NISSN: 1725-1877

Croatia gets the LIFE bug"Interest in LIFE in Croatia is high,"says Biserka Puc of the Ministry ofEnvironmental and Nature Protection."People are calling pretty often andthey are already preparing for the newLIFE programme." Ms Puc is theNational Focus Point for Croatia, andshe emphasises that a wide range ofpotential beneficiaries...Read more >>

Featured VideoThis video documentary highlights themain objectives and results of theLIFE+ EFRUD (LIFE09 ENV/IT/000107)project. A useful video to understandconcepts such as Green urbandistribution, KM0 products, UrbanSustainability, Quality of life inEuropean urban areas and SmartCities...

View Video >>

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

15 /11 Crop for better soil project at BioCultura fair Madrid, Spain

14-15 /11 Aquatic warbler Baltic Conference Vilnius, Lithuania

18-19 /11 Final conference of LIFE+ alluvial habitatsproject

Mohács, Hungary

19-20 /11 International Conference on Air QualityProgrammes

Brussels, Belgium

21-22/11 Platform Meeting on 'Alternative FutureUrban Mobility'

Berlin, Germany

View other events >>

About this e-mailLIFEnews is issued every month by the LIFE Unit of the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment. The content of the newsletter does notnecessarily reflect the opinions of the institutions of the European Union. Visit the LIFE programme website at: http://ec.europa.eu/life SubscriptionTo subscribe and unsubscribe to LIFEnews, please go to the EUROPA mailing lists © European Union, 2013 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged