LIFE ENV NAT TCY

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Project communication
- LIFE ENV / NAT / TCY -
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Contents of presentation

• External communications team
• Your project's communication
• LIFE communication tools

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External communications team
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Composition of communications team
EC
ASTRALE GEIE
Monitors / CT
Comm. team
Beneficiaries
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Your project's communication
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Why communicate?

• To improve participation of relevant
  stakeholders.
• To share knowledge and experience.
• To achieve synergies with other projects.
• To promote yourself and your product.

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Contractual requirements

• The beneficiary and partners
• shall be under an obligation to ...

Standard Agreement and Common Provisions
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Contractual requirements

• Visibility (CP 16.1)
• Acknowledge the support given by the Community in
  all documents and media
• Books,
• Brochures,
• Press releases,
• Videos, software,
• Audio-visual material (credits with explicit
  mention of LIFE support).

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Contractual requirements

• 2. Website (CP 11.7)
• Create or use an existing website.
• Project website must be indicated in the reports.

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Contractual requirements

• 3. LIFE and Natura2000 logos (CP 16)
• The LIFE logo should appear on all documents and
  media.
• However
• LIFE logo may not be referred to as a certified
  quality label or eco-label.
• Use of the LIFE logo is restricted to
  dissemination activities.
• All documents produced under a LIFE-NAT project
  must bear the Natura2000 logo.

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Contractual requirements

• 4. Audio-visual material (CP 18.1)
• Either VHS professional tape (Betacam SP or
  better), or DVD.
• The Commission shall not be considered
  co-producer.

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Contractual requirements

• 5. Notice boards (CP 16.3)
• Erect and maintain notice boards describing
  project at the locations where it is implemented
• Accessible and visible to the public.
• Carry LIFE logo (and if applicable Natura2000
  logo as well).

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Contractual requirements

• 6. Events (CP 16.5)
• Inform and invite Commission to all seminars and
  public conferences.
• At least three weeks in advance.

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Contractual requirements

• Layman report (CP 11.4)
• Part of final report.
• In electronic and paper format.
• Project objectives and results achieved.
• For decision-makers and non-technical parties.
• 5 10 pages.
• In language of the beneficiary
• English or French

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LIFE communication tools
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LIFE communication tools

• 1. LIFE website
• http//ec.europa.eu/life/home

• 2. LIFEnews
• Newsletter e-alert
• Subscribe
• http//ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/index.ht
  m

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LIFE communication tools

• 3. LIFE database
• Over 2,600 projects.
• Search by
• Theme
• Country
• Year
• Keyword
• Find
• Project summaries
• Laymans reports
• Websites
• Pictures

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LIFE database (step 1)
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LIFE database (step 2)
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LIFE database (step 3)
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LIFE database (step 4)
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LIFE communication tools
4. LIFE publications

• LIFE-FOCUS
• ENV Water, waste, air, urban, EMAS, IPPC
• NAT Forests, integrated management
• Upcoming Energy, marines
• Also
• Best LIFE-ENV projects series
• Compilations per branch

• In English
• Available online and some editions in print.

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LIFE communication tools

• 5. Communications toolkit
• Practical advice.
• Standard LIFE ppt presentations.
• Good examples.
• Common provisions.
• ...

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LIFE communication tools

• 6. Country summaries
• General information on LIFE.
• On different LIFE strands (ENV / NAT / TCY).
• Examples of projects.
• Financial information.

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LIFE communication tools

• 7. Thematic lists

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Conclusions...
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Comply with the contractual obligations!
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Use the external communications team!

• Send us
• News of your project
• Interesting results.
• Meetings and events.
• Prizes the project has won, etc.

• Tangible products
• Photos.
• Reports (DVD).
• Guidelines and recommendations.
• Newspaper clippings, etc.

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Please dont hesitate to contact ASTRALEs
external communications team directly...
aeidl_at_astrale.org Tel [phone]
... as always, with a copy to your monitoring
team.