The LIFE BIODIV’FRANCE project

January 2024

Presentation of the LIFE BIODIV’FRANCE project

The LIFE BIODIV’FRANCE project aims to support the implementation of the national biodiversity strategy through project engineering and expertise. It will run for nine years, from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2032, with a total budget of €50.45 million.

Target

• Local authorities

• Professionals

• Citizens

• Businesses

• Schools and teachers

The objectives of the LIFE BIODIV’FRANCE project

Five thematic objectives have been assigned to the project:

1. Support for local areas

This objective includes:

• national actions aimed at increasing information, awareness and the capacity for action of local authorities

• regional actions to support local authorities and project leaders with the aim of increasing the quantity and quality of projects that take biodiversity into account,

• actions dedicated to aquatic ecological continuity in order to accelerate the implementation of the national plan for amphibious migratory species and to plan the restoration of priority continuity.

2. Strengthening the effectiveness of protected areas

This objective aims to improve the effectiveness of protected areas in protecting habitats and species. The planned actions will make it possible to:

• standardise data on the management of protected areas,

• develop tools and analyses for monitoring, planning and evaluating protected areas,

• develop partnership networks of protected areas on key issues,

• support managers in moving towards integrated management of protected areas at different scales,

• strengthen the contribution of marine protected areas to the implementation of public policies.

3. Support for sectors

This objective aims to integrate biodiversity issues among economic actors, particularly those operating in sectors whose practices have a very negative impact on biodiversity. It comprises several groups of actions:

• at the sectoral level, to integrate biodiversity criteria into their labels and reference standards,

• at company level, to enable them to identify and implement changes in practice in order to reduce their impact on biodiversity,

• in four specific sectors: agriculture, forestry, renewable energies and fisheries.

4. Mobilising citizens

This objective aims to increase citizens’ commitment to nature protection.

It is structured around five areas:

• improving knowledge of how citizens take action,

• supporting actors who promote citizen mobilisation,

• facilitating direct citizen engagement

• changing social representations to encourage citizens to take action

• rolling out biodiversity and eco-citizenship education initiatives in schools

5. Skills development

This objective aims to facilitate access to biodiversity-related professions and to promote skills development among all stakeholders on biodiversity issues. It is organised around three areas:

• structuring biodiversity-related professions,

• creating new training pathways in biodiversity-related professions,

• integrating biodiversity issues into professions affected by this issue.

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