Within the framework of the LIFE programme, EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the first calls of the period 2021-2027 have been published. LIFE is one of the key contributors to the European Green Deal which aims to: transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use and