LIFE-Third Countries: 16 environmental improvement projects announced

The 2006 LIFE-TCY projects will be implemented in a variety of countries of the Mediterranean and Balkan regions, and in Russia. The full list of countries where projects will take place is: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Russia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. LIFE-TCY funding for these projects amounts to  6.5 million. The project objectives are to improve the environment and achieve Sustainable development by contributing to the creation or strengthening of the relevant institutions, policies, monitoring tools, training facilities, networks, and databases. Projects will address issues from waste management and air pollution prevention and control, to river basin management and sustainable tourism. Some projects promote harmonisation with EU environmental regulations or co-operation at regional or trans-national level.