Finalists
Every year, the European Commission assess all completed LIFE projects based on various criteria:
- contribution to immediate and long-term environmental, economic and social improvements
- degree of innovation and transferability
- relevance to policy
- cost-effectiveness.
The most successful LIFE projects subsequently become finalists, and compete in the LIFE Awards.
The LIFE Awards ceremony
The LIFE Awards recognise the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects in three categories: nature protection, environment and climate action. The winners are selected by an expert jury and announced on the day of the ceremony, which takes place during the EU Green Week – Europe’s biggest environmental event.
Also, the LIFE Citizens’ Prize allows the general public to get to know the finalists and vote for their preferred project online.
LIFE Awards 2023 winners and finalists
NATURE PROTECTION
- LIFE Luchs Pfälzerwald: Reintroduction of lynxes in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve (LIFE Award 2023 NATURE winner)
- LIFE IAS Free Habitats: Improving and maintaining the conservation status of three of the rarest and most vulnerable natural forest and grassland habitat types in Bulgaria
- LIFE Lech: Conserving the natural dynamics of the Lech River system and surrounding riparian landscapes
ENVIRONMENT
- LIFE Plants for Plants: Introducing new organic biostimulants into conventional agriculture (LIFE Award 2023 ENVIRONMENT winner)
- LIFE TECMINE: Improving mine restoration activities in Mediterranean forest areas by testing innovative and highly transferable restoration techniques (LIFE Citizens Award 2023 winner)
- LIFE-FOODWASTEPREV: Changing attitudes to food waste in Hungary
CLIMATE ACTION
- LIFE METRO ADAPT: Mainstreaming climate change adaptation strategies and measures in the new territorial plan of the Metropolitan City of Milan (LIFE Award 2023 CLIMATE winner)
- LIFE Peat Restore: Reducing CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland
- U-MOB LIFE: Creating a European Network for Sustainable Mobility at Universities, with 85 members from 11 countries
More information
If you want to know more about the LIFE Awards 2023, check out the event notice.
Previous editions
Find out more about previous best projects and LIFE Awards winners:
Links
- LIFE Awards 2022 and Best LIFE projects completed in 2021
- LIFE Awards 2021 and Best LIFE projects completed in 2020
- LIFE Awards 2020 and Best LIFE projects completed in 2019
- LIFE Awards 2019 and Best LIFE projects completed in 2018
- LIFE Awards 2018 and Best LIFE projects completed in 2016-17
Documents
LIFE Awards 2016 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2015
LIFE Awards 2016 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2015
LIFE Awards 2015 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2014
LIFE Awards 2015 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2014
LIFE Awards 2014 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2013
LIFE Awards 2014 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2013
LIFE Awards 2013 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2012
LIFE Awards 2013 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2012
LIFE Awards 2012 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2011
LIFE Awards 2012 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2011
LIFE Awards 2011 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2010
LIFE Awards 2011 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2010
LIFE Awards 2010 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2009
LIFE Awards 2010 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2009
LIFE Awards 2010 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2008-2009
LIFE Awards 2009 and Best LIFE nature projects completed in 2007-2008
LIFE Awards 2009 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2007-2008
LIFE Awards 2008 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2006-2007
LIFE Awards 2007 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2005-2006
LIFE Awards 2006 and Best LIFE environment projects completed in 2004-2005