The Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme supports projects related to documents and initiatives:
- Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora;
- Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (Codified version);
- Natura 2000 network (LIFE Programme and Natura 2000 - Funding nature conservation in the European Union);
- REGULATION (EU) No 1143/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (IAS Regulation);
- EU Biodiversity Strategy until 2030;
- EU Green Deal.