The sustainable management of natural resources is a key objective of the Göteborg Strategy in favour of Sustainable development. The heading “Sustainable Management and Protection of Natural Resources” is directly aimed at responding to this strategy. It has a budget of 301 billion euros, which represents the second most important budget after the heading “Sustainable Growth”.
The heading «sustainable management and protection of natural resources» is made up of three major EU policies and funding instruments:
• the Common agricultural policy,
• the Rural Development policy co-funded by the ERDF, European Regional Development Fund,
• the Common Fisheries policy co-funded by the European Fisheries Fund,
• the financial instrument for the environment, Life+.
The Rural Development Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy and the financial instrument for the environment are all potentially of interest to cultural operators.