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Nature conservation/LIFE
Since the proclamation of the Second Republic, Austria has taken numerous measures to ensure nature conservation. Since the country’s access to the EU in 1995, the European nature conservation directives have topped the agenda – the implementation of the Wild Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive. The focus here is on the establishment of a coherent ecological network of protected areas – Natura 2000. Its objective is to ensure the protection of major animal and plant species and their habitats across Europe.
The European Union created LIFE, a financial tool to finance and improve this network. For further information on LIFE and LIFE projects, see the sub-category Lifenatur.
ZThe Ministry of Life supports various species-related projects in order to contribute to the protection of nationally or globally endangered species and the improvement of their habitats, (see the subsection on Conservation of species).