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LIFE4MECA Project


Project title:  Supporting Maritime Emission Control Areas
Project acronym:  LIFE4MECA
Programme: EC-LIFE
Duration: 01/03/2024 – 28/02/02/2027
Web site:  LIFE4MECA – SDG4MED

Project abstract

The LIFE4MECA project is the follow-up to the EU Preparatory Project LIFE20 PRE_IT_000002PRE (LIFE4MEDECA) that, ending on December 2023, is supporting the establishment of the ECA (both SECA and NECA) in the Mediterranean LIFE 3.0 – LIFE23-PRE-IT-LIFE4MECA/101148508
LIFE4MECA aims to support the preparation of the implementation of Emission Control Areas for sulphur oxides (SECA) in the Mediterranean Sea and the upcoming Atlantic SECA as well as for nitrogen oxides (NECA).
The project is coordinated by the Port Authority Network of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea and sees the qualified participation of Italian and foreign partners, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IT), Press-Kristensen APS (DK) and SDG4MED (IT) with the fundamental role of technical-scientific secretariat.

Total Project Eligible Budget:  775.040

EU contribution  697.536

People

INM project contact point
Elena Ciappi,
Research scientists and research engineer involved in the project activities
Elena Paifelman,