Life+ will group together environmental programmes which until now came under different procedures and funding arrangements: the former Life programme, Forest Focus, the programme for sustainable urban development and the support programme for environmental NGOs.
Jaunais finanšu instruments LIFE+ laikposmā no 2007. līdz 2013. gadam apvienos vairākas līdz šim atšķirīgi finansētas vides programmas: Life, Forest Focus, programmu pilsētu attīstībai un nevalstisko organizāciju atbalstam.